Persico Donatella

Donatella Persico has been active in the field of educational and training technology - theory and applications, since 1981, covering roles of increasing responsibility at the Institute for Educational Technology of the Italian National Research Council (CNR-ITD). Her major research interests include methods and tools for learning design and evaluation, open and distance learning techniques, computer-supported collaborative learning, self-regulated learning, game-based learning and teacher training. She is author of educational material of various kinds (books, educational software and multimedia material with patents) as well as of several research papers and essays concerning aspects of educational technology. In addition, since 2009, she is editor-in-chief of the Italian Journal of Educational Technology (IJET), formerly TD Tecnologie Didattiche, one of the Italian top-ranking journals according to ANVUR, the Italian National Agency in charge of the evaluation of the research Institutions and scientific journals.

In 1985, she was visiting scientist at the Psychology Department of the University of Bradford, UK, in 1986; at the Computer Science department of Exeter University, UK, in 2013; at Glasgow Caledonian Academy, UK, in 2018, and at the department of Pedagogy and Didactic of the university of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

From 2000 to 2006, she was lecturer of Educational Technology for the post-graduate school for secondary teaching of the University of Genoa. From 2015 to 2023, she was a member of the board of the doctoral school in “Philosophy and Educational Sciences” of Cà Foscari university of Venice. She still frequently lectures and gives talks on various themes pertaining to her research interests. She still occasionally supervises PhD students.

She sat on many professional boards including the Scientific Committee of CNR-ITD, the Regional Committee of the Italian computing society (AICA), the Comitato tecnico scientifico del centro Centro UniPR Co-Lab, the board of experts on mobile devices of the Italian Ministry of Education and still belongs to a number of journal scientific boards and professional associations. In particular, since 2023, she is a member of the executive committee of the Collaborative Knowledge Building Group (CKBG) and the Association for Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development (ASLERD).

She has been involved in the organization of several national and international conferences and has given a number of invited talks and keynote speeches.

Donatella Persico has been in charge of several national and international projects (as principal investigator, ITD team leader, or workpackage leader) among which:

• LOGICLANDIA (1987-1990), funded by IBM-Italia
• OSCAR (1992-1994), funded by EC, Delta main phase Programme
• FADxPMI (1996-1998), funded by the Province of Genoa
• T3-Telematics for Teacher Training (1996-1998), funded by EC, IV Framework Programme
• TD-SSIS (2000-2006), funded by University of Genoa
• SRL in TELE, funded by the Kaleidoscope NoE, EC, VI Framework Programme (2007)
• STEEL (2007-2010), funded by FIRB Programme, MIUR
• SRL in TELE, funded by STELLAR NoE, EC, VII Framework Programme (2010-2011)
• Science & Technology Digital Library, funded by Agenzia digitale Italiana (2013-2015)
• Gaming Horizons, H2020 (2016-2018), funded by EC, Horizon 2020-ICT Programme
• Professional Development in Knowledge Intensive Domains Project (2019-2021), funded by CNR
• PLEIADE (PLayful Environment for Inclusive leArning Design in Europe ) (2020-2023), funded by Erasmus + Programme

From 2007 to 2015, Donatella Persico has been in charge of the CNR Networked Learning research strand ("Commessa Apprendere in Rete").

She retired from the position of Research Director (Dirigente di Ricerca) at the end of 2022. Since then, she has been “associata con incarico di collaborazione senior”, that is, she formally collaborates with CNR-ITD by contributing to several of its projects (e.g. PLEIADE, SuperRED, L2L-L2T).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journals/Book chapters

Pozzi, F., Ceregini, A., Ivanov, S., Passarelli, M., Persico, D., & Volta, E. (2024). Digital vs. Hybrid: Comparing Two Versions of a Board Game for Teacher Training. Education Sciences, 14(3), 318.

Alioto, B. P., & Persico, D. (2024). Gamification and workers training: a systematic mapping review. QWERTY-Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology, Culture and Education, 19(2), 124-147.

Pozzi, F. Persico, D. (2024, in print). Gamification for teacher professional development:
the case for narrative approaches. Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal – IxDxA, 62.

Persico, D., Pozzi, F., & Passarelli, M. (2024). Designing collaborative learning activities for the development of self-regulated learning skills. In M. Ranieri & A. Sangrà (Eds.), Exploring Self-Regulated Learning in Digital Education: Learning design, technology and practice (pp. 19-58). Pensa Multimedia.

Passarelli, M., Pozzi, F., Manganello, F., & Persico, D. (2024). The SRL-4Rs game: a tool to foster the design of collaborative learning activities oriented to self-regulated learning. . In M. Ranieri & A. Sangrà (Eds.), Exploring Self-Regulated Learning in Digital Education: Learning design, technology and practice (pp. 91-116). Pensa Multimedia.

Persico, D., & Pozzi, F. (2024). Facets of Openness in a Serious Game: Opening up Format, Content, Software and Hardware. In Alessandro Aldini (Ed.), Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2023 Collocated Workshops CIFMA 2023 and OpenCERT 2023 Revised Selected Papers, LNCS 14568, Springer.

Persico, D., Manganello, F., Passarelli, M., Pozzi, F. (2023). Is GBL good for teachers? A game for teachers on how to foster students’ self-regulated learning. Education sciences, 13(12), 1180.

Pozzi, F., Manganello, F., & Persico, D. (2023). Collaborative Learning: A Design Challenge for Teachers. Education Sciences, 13(4), 331.

Pozzi, F., Manganello, F., Passarelli, M., Persico, D., & Romagnoli, M. (2023). Collaborative Approaches in Online Nurse Education: A Systematic Literature Review. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 21(3), 121-140.

Passarelli, M., Dagnino, F.M., Persico, D., Pozzi, F., Manganello, F. (2022). Gamification and support to self-regulation as a means to promote practice sharing for Teacher Professional Development (Ludificación y fomento de la autorregulación para incentivar el intercambio de prácticas docentes en el desarrollo profesional del profesorado). Culture and Education (Cultura y Educación), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/11356405.2022.2102291

Brasher, A., Whitelock, D., Holmes, W., Pozzi, F., Persico, D., Manganello, F., Passarelli, M. and Sangrà, A. (2022). Comparing the comparators: how should the quality of education offered by online universities be evaluated? European Journal of Education, 57(2), 306-324. 10.1111/ejed.12497.

Manganello, F., Pozzi, F., Persico, D., Dagnino, F. (2021). A dashboard to monitor self-regulated learning behaviours in online professional development. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET), 19(1), 18-34. DOI 10.4018/IJDET.2021010102

Persico, D., Passarelli, M., Manganello, F., Gewerc Barujel, A., & Rodriguez Groba, A. (2020). The participatory dimension of teachers’ self-regulated professional learning about learning design: beliefs versus behaviours. Professional Development in Education, 49(2), 340-352. DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2020.1787193

Passarelli, M., Earp, J., Dagnino, F. M., Manganello, F., Persico, D., Pozzi, F., ... & Perrotta, C. (2020). The Distant Horizon: investigating the relationship between social sciences academic research and game development. Entertainment Computing, 34, 100339. DOI 10.1016/j.entcom.2020.100339

Persico, D., Manganello, F., Passarelli, M. (2020). Participatory approaches to Learning Design: the gap between theory and practice. Interaction Design & Architecture(s) - IxD&A, 44, 96-108.

Giovannella, C., Passarelli, M., Persico, D. (2020). The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Italian Learning Ecosystems: the School Teachers’ Perspective at the steady state. Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal - IxD&A, 45, 2020, 264 – 286.

Persico, D., Passarelli, M., Manganello, F., Pozzi, F., Dagnino, F.M., Ceregini, A., Caruso, A. (2020). Automatic feedback, self-regulated learning and social comparison: a case study. QWERTY, 15(2), 27-44. DOI: 10.30557/QW000029

Gewerc, A., Persico, D., Rodés-Paragarimo, V. (2020). Guest Editorial: The Emperor has no clothes: the COVID-19 emergency and the need for digital competence. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Technologias del Aprendizaje. DOI 10.1109/RITA.2020.3033208 Spanish version DOI 10.5281/zenodo.

Persico, D., Passarelli, M., Pozzi, F., Earp. J., Dagnino, F.M., Manganello, F. (2019). Meeting Players Where They Are: Digital Games and Learning Ecologies. BJET, 50(4), 1687-1712. DOI 10.1111/bjet.12777

Pozzi, F., Manganello, F., Passarelli, M., Persico, D., Brasher, A., Holmes, W., Whitelock, D., Sangrà, A. (2019). Ranking meets distance education: defining relevant criteria and indicators for online universities, IRRODL, 20(5).

Perrotta, C., Bailey, C., Haggis-Burridge, M., Persico, D., Ryder J. (2019). Games as (not) culture: a critical policy analysis of the economic agenda of Horizon 2020. Games and culture. DOI 10.1177/1555412019853899

Asensio-Pérez, J. I., Dimitriadis, Y., Pozzi, F., Hernández-Leo, D., Prieto, L. P., Persico, D., & Villagrá-Sobrino, S. L. (2017). Towards teaching as design: Exploring the interplay between full-lifecycle learning design tooling and Teacher Professional Development. Computers & Education, 114, 92-116. DOI 10.1016/j.compedu.2017.06.011

Pozzi, F., Ceregini, A., Ferlino, L., & Persico, D. (2016). Dyads Versus Groups: Using Different Social Structures in Peer Review to Enhance Online Collaborative Learning Processes. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL), 17(2), 85-107.

Raffaghelli, J. E., Cucchiara, S., Persico, D. (2015). Methodological approaches in MOOC research: retracing the myth of Proteus. British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), 46(3), 488–509. DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12279

Persico, D, Pozzi, F. (2015). Informing Learning Design with Learning Analytics to improve Teacher Inquiry. British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), 46(2), 230-248. DOI: 10.1111/bjet.1207

Persico, D, Manca, S., Pozzi, F. (2014). Adapting the Technology Acceptance Model to evaluate the innovative potential of e-learning systems. Computers in Human Behavior (CHB), Volume 30, 614-622, DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.045

Pozzi, F., Bottino, R.M., Persico, D. (2014). Enhancing Human Capital in TEL Research: a case study from the STELLAR Network of Excellence. Computers in Human Behavior (CHB), vol.31, pp.425-431. DOI 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.062.

Persico, D., Manca, S., Pozzi, F.(2012) Three by Three by Three: a Model for E-learning Evaluation, in Beldhuis H. (ed) Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL-2012, 26th-27th October 2012, Groningen, NL, pp 416-424,

Persico, D., Manca, S., Pozzi, F.(2012). Innovation and sustainability in higher education: lessons learnt from the case study of an online university, Online Pre-Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability in Education InSuEdu2012, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1 October 2012¸ http://insuedu.iist.unu.edu/Papers/

Persico, D., Pozz,i F. (2011). Task, Team and Time to structure online collaboration in learning environments. World Journal on Educational Technology, 3(1), pp.1-15. http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/wjet/issue/view/26

Persico, D., Pozzi, F. (2011). Task, Teams and Time: three Ts to structure CSCL processes, in F. Pozzi e D. Persico (eds). Techniques for Fostering Collaboration in Online Learning Communities. Theoretical and practical perspectives (pp.1-14). NY: Information Science Reference, Hershey.

Delfino, M., Dettori, G., Persico, D. (2011). Influence of Task Nature on Learners Self-Regulation in Online Activities. in G. Dettori e D. Persico (eds) (2011) Fostering Self-Regulated Learning Through ICT (pp. 145-161). Hershey, NY: Information Science Reference.

Pozzi, F., Hofmann, L., Persico, D., Stegman,n K., Fischer, F. (2011). Structuring CSCL through collaborative techniques and scripts. International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design, vol.1, n.4, pp.39-49

Delfino, M., Persico, D. (2011). Unfolding the potential of ICT for SRL development.
In R.Carneiro, P.Lefrere, K.Steffens and J.Underwood (eds) Self-Regulated Learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments. A European Perspective. SENSE Publishers, Rotterdam, pp. 53-74.

Persico, D., Pozzi, F., Sarti, L. (2010). A model for monitoring and evaluating CSCL. In Angel A. Juan, Thanasis Daradoumis, Fatos Xhafa, Santi Caballe, & Javier Faulin (eds), Monitoring and Assessment in Online Collaborative Environments: Emergent Computational Technologies for E-Learning Support, IGI Global, pp.149-170.

Delfino, M., Manca, S., Persico, D., Sarti. L. (2010). Progettare e condurre l’apprendimento in rete: un corso blended per futuri insegnanti. ISDM – Informations, Savoirs, Décisions & Médiations - International Journal of Information Sciences for Decision Making, n. 39-656.

Del Re, E., Delfino, M., Limongiello, G., Persico, D., Scancarello, I., Suffritti, R. (2010). Systems, enabling technologies and methods for distance learning: the STEEL project. ISDM – Informations, Savoirs, Décisions & Médiations - International Journal of Information Sciences for Decision Making, n. 39-657

Delfino, M., Dettori, G., Persico, D. (2010). An online course fostering self-regulation of trainee teachers, Psicothema, 22(2), 299-305.

Persico, D., Pozzi, F., Sarti, L. (2010). Monitoring collaborative activities in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Distance Education, 31(1), 5-22.

Persico, D., Pozzi, F., Sarti, L. (2009) Design Patterns for Monitoring and Evaluating CSCL Processes, Computers in Human Behavior, 25(5), 1020-1027.

Alvino, S., Persico, D. (2009). The relationship between assessment and evaluation in CSCL. in Cartelli A. e Palma M.(eds.) Encyclopaedia of Information and Communication Technology, vol. II, (pp.698-703), Hershey, NY: Information Science Reference.

Persico, D., Pozzi, F., Sarti, L.(2009). Fostering collaboration in CSCL, in Cartelli A. e Palma M.(eds.) Encyclopaedia of Information and Communication Technology, vol. I, (pp. 335-340), Hershey, NY: Information Science Reference.

Dettori, G. Persico, D. (2009). Supporting Self-Regulated Learning with ICT. In Cartelli A. e Palma M.(eds.) Encyclopaedia of Information and Communication Technology, (pp.735-741), Hershey, NY: Information Science Reference.

Delfino, M., Persico, D.(2009). Self-regulated learning: issues and challenges for initial teacher training, in L.T. Wee Hin and R. Subramanian (eds) Handbook of Research on New Media Literacy at the K-12 Level: Issues and challenges, IGI Global:Hershey-New York, pp.839-854.

Manca, S., Benigno, V., Persico, D. (2009). Self, virtual identity and learning processes in communication technologies. Editoriale in tre lingue del numero 4(1) di QWERTY, pp.5-17.

Dettori, G., Persico, D.(2008). Using Interaction Analysis to Reveal Self-Regulated Learning in Virtual Communities. in Dillenbourg, P., Specht, M.(eds.) Times of convergence. Technologies across learning contexts, (pp.1-14), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5192, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg.

Delfino, M., Dettori, G., Persico, D. (2008). Self-regulated learning in virtual communities. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 17(3), 195-205.

Dettori, G., Persico, D. (2008). Detecting Self-Regulated Learning in online communities by means of interaction analysis. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 1 (1), 11-19.

Books

Persico, D. (2022). A guide for teachers on self-regulated learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments. CNR Edizioni. http://doi.org/10.17471/54017 ISBN 97888 8080 555 7

Haggis, M., Perrotta, C., Persico, D., Bailey, C., Earp, J., Dagnino, F., Passarelli, M. Manganello, F., Pozzi, F., Buijtenweg, T. (2018). A manifesto for European Video Games. Roma, Italia: CNR Edizioni. doi: 10.17471/54006 ISBN 9788880802815

Persico, D. (2016). Auto-regolazione nell’apprendimento online. Roma, Italia: CNR Edizioni. DOI 10.17471/ 9788880801993.20.CNR
ISBN 9788880801993

Cerone, A., Persico, D., Fernandes, S., Garcia-Perez, A., Katsaros, P., Shaikh, S.A.,Stamelos, I. (Eds.) (2014). Information Technology and Open Source: Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability, SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaDS, and OpenCert, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 1-2, 2012, Revised Selected Papers. Lectures Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 7991, XV, 305p. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54338-8 1

Persico, D., Midoro, V. (eds) (2013). Pedagogia nell’era digitale. Menabò edizioni, Ortona (Chieti), pp. 148, DOI 10.13140/2.1.1168.3206

Pozzi, F., Persico, D. (eds) (2011). Techniques for Fostering Collaboration in Online Learning Communities. Theoretical and practical perspectives. Information Science Reference, Hershey:NY, pp.397.

Dettori, G., Persico, D. (eds) (2011). Fostering Self-Regulated Learning Through ICT.
Information Science Reference, Hershey:NY, pp.472.

Bartolomé, A., Bergamin, P., Persico, D., Steffens, K., Underwood, J.(eds) (2011). Self-regulated Learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments: Problems and Promises. Proceedings of the STELLAR-TACONET Conference, Barcellona, October 1st, 2010, Shaker Verlag, pp.180.

Delfino, M., Manca, S., Persico, D. (eds) (2006). Apprendimento online: Proposte Metodologiche, Edizioni Angelo Guerini, Milano, pp.267.

Delfino, M., Manca, S., Persico, D., Sarti, L. (eds) (2005). Come costruire conoscenza in rete? Menabò edizioni, Ortona (Chieti), pp.223.

Persico, D., Ferlino, L., Olimpo, G., Tavella, M., Tirendi, C. (eds) (2002). Atti multimediali del convegno TED 2002. Genova, 27 Febbraio-1 Marzo 2002.

Persico, D. (ed.) (2001). Tecnologie Didattiche e scuola. Atti del convegno TED 2001, Genova, 12-14 Febbraio 2001. Stampato da Microart’s (Recco GE) (finanziamenti del Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione e del CNR per Convegno TED), pp.545.

Midoro, V., Olimpo, G., Persico, D. (eds) (1996). Tecnologie Didattiche. Metodi e strumenti innovativi per la didattica. Menabò edizioni, Ortona (Chieti), 1996, pp.349.

Persico, D., Sarti, L. Insegnare con l'intelligenza artificiale. CUEN, Napoli, 1988, pp.68.

Multimedia learning material (patented)

• Persico, D., Jesi S., Marceglia L., Rivella S.,
  Brevetto internaz. di marchio "Logiclandia", 19/4/91, numero di deposito TO91 C000875, rif. CNR 819, licenza esclusiva a Theorema Editore.
• Persico, D., Marceglia L., Rivella S.,
  Dispense di Logiclandia, diritti d'autore depositati il 9/7/92, n. 329091, licenza esclusiva a Theorema Editore.
• Persico, D., Innocenti C., Jesi S., Massucco C,
  Manuale di Logiclandia, diritti d'autore depositati il 9/7/92, n. 329090, licenza esclusiva a Theorema Editore.
• Calsamiglia G., Chioccariello A., Midoro, V., Persico, D., Sarti, L., Stucchi M., Tavella M.
  Brevetto internaz. di marchio TERREMOTI, depositato il 19/4/91, n. TO 91 C 000872, rif CNR 00821
• Ferraris M., Midoro, V., Olimpo G., Persico, D., Trentin G.
  Brevetto internaz. di marchio "Delfi", 10/12/86, numero deposito 41797 C/86, rif. CNR n. 00433
• Ferraris M., Midoro, V., Olimpo G., Persico, D., Sarti, L., Tavella M.
  Brevetto internaz. di Marchio "Il robot Martino", 20/12/ 84, numero di deposito 36444 C/84, rif CNR 00184, licenza esclusiva a SEI editrice
• Ferraris M., Midoro, V., Olimpo G., Persico, D., Sarti, L., Tavella M., Bottino M., Forcheri P., Molfino M.T., Brevetto di diritto di autore "Corso di introduzione all'informatica- guida studente", 10/12/1985, numero di deposito 282226, rif. CNR 00370, licenza esclusiva a SEI editrice.
• Ferraris M., Midoro, V., Olimpo G., Persico, D., Sarti, L., Tavella M., Bottino M., Forcheri P., Molfino M.T., Brevetto di diritto di autore "Corso di introduzione all'informatica- guida docente", 10/12/1985, numero di deposito 282225, rif. CNR 00365, licenza esclusiva a SEI editrice