Ferlino Lucia

I graduated in Pedagogy from the University of Genoa. I conduct study and research in the field of digital teaching resources, e-learning, inclusion, accessibility, and teacher training.

I have been a lecturer in the specialization courses for support teachers, habilitation courses, the Level I Masters in “Didactics and Psychopedagogy for Specific Learning Disorders” and the Level II Masters in “Koinè profession trainer for communication didactics,” organized by the University of Genoa.

In addition, I have collaborated with the chairs of “Technologies of Instruction and Learning,” “Educational Technologies for Disabilities,” and “Laboratory of Computer Science” at the Department of Education Sciences, University of Genoa.

I am a lecturer of the Laboratory of Educational Technologies for Disabilities, in the Primary Education Science course of the Department of Education Sciences, University of Genoa, and of the teaching “ICT Technologies for Inclusion,” in the specialization course for educational support activities for pupils with disabilities.

I have collaborated with some MIUR Territorial Support Centers, in the design and implementation of training proposals on the topic of 'Technology and Inclusion'.

My activity fits into the following lines of research of the Institute:

• E-inclusion
• Innovation in university and vocational education

The most recent projects I have collaborated on are:

• Essediquadro  (1999-ongoing), which concerns the implementation and management of a documentation and guidance service on digital educational resources. As of 2016, a new section has been set up within the service, dedicated to the training of teachers (disciplinary and non-disciplinary) in-service and in training (Essediquadro Formazione), which focuses on the theme “Technology, teaching and inclusion”
• SoDiLinux (2003-ongoing), which concerns the creation of live Linux distributions containing OpenSource educational software and a documentation database
• Presente Digitale  (2017-2021), which planned to create a portal for free online teacher training on digital literacy issues, which also offers reflection paths to be offered in the classroom and makes in-depth materials available for teachers and students
• Scuola e Comunicazione per la valorizzazione dei siti UNESCO della Sicilia (2018-2019), which aimed to make students understand the general themes related to Cultural Heritage and UNESCO's role in its preservation, the knowledge of Sicily's UNESCO Sites and their main characteristics, delve into the themes of a specific Site and the cultural values of the territory related to it
• SUL FILO - Una rete per piccoli equilibristi  (2018-2021), which aimed to -create a new Children's Pole in the city of Cagliari, create educational paths for cognitive enhancement, at school and in extracurricular contexts, train teachers, educators and operators
• Le forme dell'Identità (2019-2020), which had the overall objective of increasing the quality of enjoyment of the cultural offerings of UNESCO Sites, including through greater accessibility of content and places
• Dimensione L'UDA (2019-2022), which aimed to develop and validate innovative practices for the promotion of well-being and prevention of discomfort among minors in the 5 - 15 age group; facilitate communication between learning systems through the interaction between the theoretical aspects of knowledge, the practical aspects of reality tasks, and the abstractness of the evaluation systems of the educational system of education
• ShareFUN (2019-2022), which addressed the development of executive functions (FE) in preschoolers, i.e., a set of distinct but interconnected cognitive mechanisms of voluntary control, and the possibility of using new technologies (e.g., apps and educational robotics), side by side with more traditional tools, to promote the development of executive functions already in young digital natives with typical development and disabilities, in a simpler, faster, more accurate, and, at the same time, engaging, stimulating, and motivating way
• HEDforALL  (2021-2025), which aims to improve the inclusion of fragile students (with disabilities and DSA) in higher education and to support academic staff in developing the digital skills needed to address the specific needs of the most fragile students, in accessible resources, and in the transition to distance education
• LINNEO - pLatform for INnovation in Natural science onlinE educatiOn (2022-2024), aims to increase the availability of high quality and engaging digital educational resources in the natural sciences, targeting elementary school students; reducing the skills gap of teachers in integrating digital technologies into their teaching practice from a technological and methodological perspective
• RAISE - Spoke 1 - Urban Technologies for Inclusive Engagement (2022-ongoing), which aims to develop solutions that improve the level of engagement and quality of interaction between individuals and with the urban context, focusing on in-depth analysis of the interaction needs of able-bodied and disabled people. It aims to build a Smart City infrastructure capable of communicating to its citizens about the well-being
• GOOD - Guardare Oltre l’Orizzonte, Dalla scuola al paesaggio educativo (2024 - ongoing), which aims to promote the full inclusion of children in educational poverty and with disabilities within an “inclusive educational landscape” through the design and implementation of activities that eliminate or reduce barriers in accessing educational and recreational opportunities in the Cagliari area.