Audiovisual Content
Digital Facilitators Network: These videos present the pilot test on the training of Community Digital Facilitators in Vic, an initiative to combat the digital divide. They explain the role of the facilitators, who help to solve technological doubts, and share testimonies of experiences of volunteers. This collaborative project began in September at the Pilarín Bayés Library, with the participation of LISD, Vic City Lab, Vic City Council, EAP Vic and Comunalitats, to promote the network of digital facilitators.
Testimonials: These two videos share experiences in educational activities related to LISD. In the first video, Ivet Leiva explains her experience as a LISD facilitator and her research on the digital habits of young people in Remei, carried out during her studies of Social Education at UVic. In the second video, Harnit Singh talks about his participation in the creation of podcasts, highlighting the knowledge acquired in recording and production. Both testimonies reflect the interest in social research and digital production.
Disconnecting Inequalities day: The following videos provide a summary of the Disconnecting Inequalities day, organized by the Ferrer y Guardia Foundation, in which Mar Beneyto, Ivet Leiva and Mohamed El Maimouni participated on behalf of LISD. The first video includes the full interventions of all participants, as well as the reflections of experts in digital rights and representatives of the third sector. The second video presents a summary of the day, with the intervention of Mar Beneyto, who highlights the importance of research on digital rights and socio-digital inclusion.
CIISE Day: This video corresponds to the session of Line 3 of the 5th International Congress on Innovation and Educational Services (CIISE 2024), focused on new technologies, ICT and education. In this session, Carlos Bosch and Mar Beneyto-Seoane present the paper entitled “Promoting socio-digital inclusion from an intersectional gender perspective”, which focuses on the need to integrate an intersectional gender perspective in socio-digital inclusion initiatives.
Articles and chapters
Opportunities and challenges of digital participation of the young population. An action-research on digital inequalities and opportunities.
Bosch-Geli, C., Beneyto-Seoane, M. (2024).
This article, published in the framework of the 3rd International Congress: Education and Knowledge, presents the results of a research led by the Laboratory for Digital Social Innovation (LISD) of the UVic-UCC on inequalities and digital opportunities among the young population of Vic. Through a mixed methodology with questionnaires and these young people, identifying the profiles most vulnerable to digital exclusion.
Recognizing digital diversity for social equity. Foundations and actions of the digital social innovation laboratory.
Beneyto-Seoane, M., Simó-Gil, N., Bosch-Geli, C., Reig-Bolaño, R. (2023).
This article describes the foundations and actions of the Laboratory for Digital Social Innovation (LISD) of the University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), which is committed to the development of inclusive digital practices and, through action research, accompanies processes of digital and social improvement with and for the community, specifically the young population. The methodology used aims to recognize the socio-digital needs of the territory and work together with the community in the construction of improvement actions from a pedagogical perspective.
Catalan Journal of Pedagogy, 23(1), 63-79. Access to the publication
ApS practices against digital inequality in the young population.
Beneyto-Seoane, M., Bosch-Geli, C., Leiva Suárez, I., Reig-Bolaño, R., Simó-Gil, N. (2023).
The Laboratory for Digital Social Innovation (LISD), led by a team of researchers and a facilitator of the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), has developed Service-Learning experiences (ApS) that have contributed to the digital empowerment of young people and the improvement of networking in the territory. Some of the ApS developed are: language learning through digital tools, digital help in educational transition, inclusive questionnaires or co-creation of multimedia material.
Social Pedagogy in a digital and hyperconnected society: challenges and proposals (p. 21-21). Access to the publication
A participatory strategy to fight digital inequality.
Bosch-Geli, C., Leiva Suárez, I., Beneyto-Seoane, M., Simó-Gil, N., Reig-Bolaño, R. (2023).
The digital divide does not only refer to difficulties in accessing and using digital technologies, such as computers, mobile devices or the Internet. It is also related to the acquisition of digital skills: that is, the knowledge of how to use technology and the ability to exploit its full potential.