Maria Nieves Lorenzo Galés

Maria Nieves Lorenzo GalésNeus Lorenzo (PhD) is an Inspector of Education in Barcelona, Spain, for the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan government). She is former head of the Foreign Language Service in the Departament d’Ensenyament, the local Ministry of Education in Catalonia (Spain), and she has been a trainer and advisor for the Council of Europe, Anna Lindh Foundation, Jaume Bofill Foundaition ans other institutions. She has coordinated the Lifelong Learning Project of the European Union in Catalonia and has also represented the Spanish autonomies at the Education Committee of the European Parliament. Neus Lorenzo is an author and co-author of educational material and textbooks for Oxford University Press, Richmond-Santillana, Oceano, McGraw-Hill, and IGI-Global among others. Her areas of expertise include communication, language learning, digital learning, ICT, transmedia and transliteracy, Nemetics, organizational networking, educational assessment, international collaboration, and headmaster coaching. She is currently Co-Chair of the primary and pre-primary education Research and Development Community of Association for Teacher Education in Europe. She is co-founder of The Transformation Society and teaches in Masters programmes in several Catalan universities. You can also follow her on twitter: @NewsNeus

Publications

Educational Transformation in the Post-COVID Era: Parent-School Collaboration and School Networking
Educational Transformation in the Post-COVID Era: Parent-School Collaboration and School Networking
Francesca Burriel, Neus Lorenzo. © 2022. 18 pages.
This chapter provides a window into how the coronavirus pandemic has suddenly transformed instructional classes, family-school communication, and parent-teacher interaction at...
A Nemetic Model for Transmedia Organizational Literacy
A Nemetic Model for Transmedia Organizational Literacy
Ray Gallon, Maria Nieves Lorenzo Galés, Michael Josefowicz. © 2021. 15 pages.
The increasing diversification of interconnected media platforms, which provide a complex discourse, demands an effective use of the space that is now called “transmedia”. This...
Developments for Smart Classrooms: School Perspectives and Needs
Developments for Smart Classrooms: School Perspectives and Needs
Jordi Mogas Recalde, Ramon Palau, Neus Lorenzo Galés, Ray Gallon. © 2020. 17 pages.
This paper presents results of a focus group that gathered data from principals of several public schools in Catalonia regarding the educational impact of Industry 4.0...
Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
Michael Josefowicz, Ray Gallon, Maria Nieves Lorenzo Galés. © 2019. 12 pages.
The increasing diversification of interconnected media platforms, which provide a complex discourse, demands an effective use of the space that is now called “transmedia.” This...
Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
Michael Josefowicz, Ray Gallon, Maria Nieves Lorenzo Galés. © 2018. 10 pages.
The increasing diversification of interconnected media platforms, which provide a complex discourse, demands an effective use of the space that is now called “transmedia”. This...
Higher Education and Globalization
Higher Education and Globalization
Neus Lorenzo, Ray Gallon. © 2015. 30 pages.
In this chapter, the authors examine the forces influencing higher education in a digitally globalized, plurilingual, and intercultural world, and how they have already begun to...