Gabriella Casalino - Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online: Third International Workshop, HELMeTO 2021, Pisa, Italy, September 9–10, 2021, Revised ... Computer and Information Science Book

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This volume of Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) contains the post-proceedings of HELMeTO 2021, the third International Workshop on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online, which took place during September 910, 2021. This time, the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Pisa organized the event, which was held online one more year due to the restrictions derived from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conference included three general tracks and five special tracks, previously proposed by their organizers and peer-reviewed by the Program Committee.

The first general track tackled the topic of Methodologies for Distance Learning in Higher Education. In this session, proposals to improve and to innovate in online learning approaches were presented, fostering a wider spectrum of activities farther than the traditional ones. The second general track was about Technologies for Distance Learning in Higher Education. Proposals in this section presented both new tools and new uses of technology to enhance distance learning activities in several areas, including those which need a manipulative or practical approach. The last (but not least) general track dealt with the cross-cutting issue of the pandemic: Facing the COVID-19 Emergency in Higher Education Teaching and Learning. In this session, authors shared their own experiences in different subjects and different contexts, reflecting on what difficulties arose and what worked best.

In the special sessions authors presented their proposals about digital skills in e-learning and continuous assessment; students perception of online learning, teaching, and assessment in higher education; faculty development, distance education, and online learning systems in higher education; e-learning and disciplinary teaching: issues and innovations in contemporary higher education; and passing from an emergency Distance Didactic to new forms of blended learning via effective methodologies to design, deliver, and evaluate learning. An international Program/Scientific Committee with members from seven countries (Italy, Spain, Morocco, China, the USA, Germany, and the UK) was in charge of peer-reviewing the 65 papers submitted to the conference. A final set of the best 47 papers were finally accepted for the conference, and 26 papers were extended and selected for publication in this book after a separate peer-review process involving three members of the Program/Scientific Committee.

We thank all the authors for their contributions and presentations, for their efforts, and for their presence online at the event. Similarly, we would like to thank all the committee members, organizers, and contributors, for their involvement and help in the process of preparing and hosting both the conference and this book. Our thanks go also to the University of Pisa and to SIREM (Societ Italiana di Ricerca sullEducazione Mediale). Finally, we thank ION Group for kindly sponsoring HELMeTO 2021.