News: in Courage website, in UPF news 13.06.2019 & 29.04.2024

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The 4-year long Courage project "A Social Media Companion Safeguarding and Educating Students" funded by the Volkswagen Foundation has come to an end. We are proud of the work and the collaborations done in a so relevant social topic.

Project website: https://www.upf.edu/web/courage

UPF news

Video projected in the closing session of the project with the students of one of the participating high schools:

(In Catalan without subtitles, with Spanish subtitles, with English subtitles)

Publications (UPF):

2024

Börsting, J., Schwarze, V., Theophilou, E., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Odakura, V., Taibi, D., Scifo, L., Fulantelli, G., Hernández-Leo, D., & Eimler, S. C. (2024). An Empathy Training for Sensitizing Adolescents for Cyberbullying on Social Media: A Cross-National Study [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Donabauer, G., Theophilou, E., Lomonaco, F.,  Buršić, S., Taibi, D., Hernández-Leo, D., Kruschwitz, U., & Ognibene, D. (in press). Empowering Users and Mitigating Harm: Leveraging Nudging Principles to Enhance Social Media Safety. Proceedings of TRAC 2024.

Lobo-Quintero, R., & Hernández-Leo, D. (2024). Examining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Game Mechanics in Jigsaw CSCL Scripts [Conference presentation]. The International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Buffalo, USA.

Lobo-Quintero, R., Hernández-Leo, D., & Sánchez-Reina, J. R. (2024). Studying the Flow Experience in Collaborative Online Learning: A Study with PyramidApp [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Lobo-Quintero, R., Hernández-Leo, D., Taibi, D., Theophilou E., & Sánchez-Reina, J. R. (2024). Analyzing factors influencing student engagement in an educative social media platform [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Theophilou, E., Hernández-Leo, D., & Lobo-Quintero, R. (2024, April 25–26). Abordando la influencia de las redes sociales en la Imagen Corporal. Una aproximación desde Instareal [Conference presentation]. Actas del III Congreso Internacional de Comunicación y Salud (CICyS), Madrid, Spain.

Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Theophilou, E., Hernández-Leo, D., & Ognibene, D. (in press). Exploring undergraduates’ attitudes towards ChatGPT. Is AI resistance constraining the acceptance of chatbot technology? Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online. 

Schwarze, V., Börsting, J., Theophilou, E., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Hernández-Leo, D., & Eimler, S. C. (2024). “This is cyberbullying!” An empirical study investigating the influence of an empathy training on adolescents’ ability to adopt perspectives [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Theophilou, E., Lobo-Quintero, R., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Hernández-Leo, D., & Ognibene, D. (2024). Embedding educational narrative scripts in a social media environment [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Theophilou, E., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Odakura, V., & Hernández-Leo, D. (2024). An Exploratory Study on Empathy and Online Discussions in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning [Manuscript submitted for publication].

2023

Aprin, F., Malzahn, N., Lomonaco, F., Donabauer, G., Ognibene, D., Kruschwitz, U., Hernández‐Leo, D., Fulantelli, G., & Hoppe, H. U. (2023). The “Courage Companion” – An AI-Supported Environment for Training Teenagers in Handling Social Media Critically and Responsibly. In G. Fulantelli, D. Burgos, G. Casalino, M. Cimitile, G. Lo Bosco, & D. Taibi (Eds.), Communications in Computer and Information Science: Vol. 1779. Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online (pp. 395–406). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29800-4_30 

Koyutürk, C., Yavari, M., Theophilou, E., Buršić, S., Donabauer, G., Telari, A., Testa, A., Gabbiadini, A., Hernandez Leo, D., Ruskov, M., & Ognibene, D. (2023, December 4–8). Developing Effective Educational Chatbots with ChatGPT: Insights from Preliminary Tests in a Case Study on Social Media Literacy [Poster presentation]. 31st International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE), Matsue, Shimane, Japan. https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.10645 

Lobo-Quintero, R., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Theophilou, E., & Hernández-Leo, D. (2023). Intrinsic Motivation for Social Media Literacy, a Look into the Narrative Scripts. In G. Fulantelli, D. Burgos, G. Casalino, M. Cimitile, G. Lo Bosco, & D. Taibi (Eds.), Communications in Computer and Information Science: Vol. 1779. Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online (pp. 419–432). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29800-4_32 

Ognibene, D., Donabauer, G., Theophilou, E., Buršić, S., Lomonaco, F., Wilkens, R., Hernández-Leo, D., & Kruschwitz, U. (2023). Moving Beyond Benchmarks and Competitions: Towards Addressing Social Media Challenges in an Educational Context. Datenbank Spektrum, 23(1), 27–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13222-023-00436-3 

Ognibene, D., Wilkens, R., Taibi, D., Hernández-Leo, D., Kruschwitz, U., Donabauer, G., Theophilou, E., Lomonaco, F., Buršić, S., Lobo-Quintero, R. A., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Scifo, L., Schwarze, V., Börsting, J., Hoppe, U. H., Aprin, F., Malzahn, N., & Eimler, S. C. (2023). Challenging social media threats using collective well-being-aware recommendation algorithms and an educational virtual companion. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2022.654930 

Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Theophilou, E., Ognibene, D., & Hernández-Leo, D. (2023, September 13–15). “Shall we rely on bots?” Students’ adherence to the integration of ChatGPT in the classroom” [Conference presentation]. 5th International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online (HELMeTO), Foggia, Italy.

Taibi, D., Börsting, J., Hoppe, H. U., Ognibene, D., Hernández‐Leo, D., Eimler, S. C., & Kruschwitz, U. (2023). The Role of Educational Interventions in Facing Social Media Threats: Overarching Principles of the COURAGE Project. In G. Fulantelli, D. Burgos, G. Casalino, M. Cimitile, G. Lo Bosco, & D. Taibi (Eds.), Communications in Computer and Information Science: Vol. 1779. Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online (pp. 315–329). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29800-4_25 

Theophilou, E., Hernández-Leo, D., & Gómez, V. (2023). Gender-based learning and behavioural differences in an educational social media platform. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12927

Theophilou E., Koyutürk C., Yavari M., Buršić S., Donabauer G., Telari A., Testa A., Boiano R., Hernandez-Leo D., Ruskov M., Taibi D., Gabbiadini A., & Ognibene D. (2023). Learning to Prompt in the Classroom to Understand AI Limits: A pilot study. In R. Basili, D. Lembo, C. Limongelli, & A. Orlandini (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 14318. AIxIA 2023 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence (pp. 481–496). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47546-7_33 

Theophilou, E., Lobo-Quintero, R., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., & Hernández-Leo, D. (2023). Students’ Generated Text Quality in a Narrative-Centered Learning Environment: Effects of Pre-Collaboration, Individual, and Chat-Interface Submissions. In H. Takada, D. M. Marutschke, C. Alvarez, T. Inoue, Y. Hayashi, & D. Hernández-Leo (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 14199. Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing (pp. 101–114). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42141-9_7 

Theophilou, E., Lomonaco, F., Donabauer, G., Ognibene, D., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Hernández-Leo, D. (2023). AI and Narrative Scripts to Educate Adolescents About Social Media Algorithms: Insights About AI Overdependence, Trust and Awareness. In O. Viberg, I. Jivet, P. Muñoz-Merino, M. Perifanou, & T. Papathoma (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 14200. Responsive and Sustainable Educational Futures (pp. 415–429). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42682-7_28 

Theophilou, E., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Hernández-Leo, D., Odakura, V., Amarasinghe, I., & Lobo-Quintero, R. (2023). The effect of a group awareness tool in synchronous online discussions: studying participation, quality and balance. Behaviour & Information Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2200543 

Theophilou, E., Schwarze, V., Börsting, J., Sánchez-Reina, R., Scifo, L., Lomonaco, F., Aprin, F., Ognibene, D., Taibi, D., Hernández-Leo, D., & Eimler, S. C. (2023). Empirically Investigating Virtual Learning Companions to Enhance Social Media Literacy. In G. Fulantelli, D. Burgos, G. Casalino, M. Cimitile, G. Lo Bosco, & D. Taibi (Eds.), Communications in Computer and Information Science: Vol. 1779. Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online (pp. 345–360). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29800-4_27 

2022

Amarasinghe, I., Michos, K., Crespi, F., & Hernández‐Leo, D. (2022). Learning analytics support to teachers' design and orchestrating tasks. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12711 

Lobo-Quintero, R., Theophilou, E., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., & Hernández-Leo, D. (2022). Evaluating an Adaptive Intervention in Collaboration Scripts Deconstructing Body Image Narratives in a Social Media Educational Platform. In L. H. Wong, Y. Hayashi, C. A. Collazos, C. Alvarez, C., G. Zurita, & N. Baloian (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 13632. Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20218-6_14 

Odakura, V., Amarasinghe, I., Hernández‐Leo, D., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Theophilou, E., & Lobo-Quintero, R. (2022). Effects of Debriefing in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Pyramid Scripts with Open-Ended Task. In L. H. Wong, Y. Hayashi, C. A. Collazos, C. Alvarez, C., G. Zurita, & N. Baloian (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 13632. Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing (pp. 23–37). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20218-6_2 

Rodríguez-Rementería, A., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Theophilou, E., & Hernández-Leo, D. (2022, November 16–18). Actitudes sobre la edición de imágenes en redes sociales y su etiquetado: un posible preventivo [Conference presentation]. EDUTEC 2022 International Congress, Palma, Spain.

Sánchez-Reina, J. R.  (2022, September 6–8). Investigando con menores. Retos y oportunidades para el trabajo de campo [Conference presentation]. 33 Encuentro Nacional AMIC, Puebla, México.

Sánchez-Reina, J. R., & González-Lara, E. (2022). The COVID-19 infodemic among young people and adults: The support of critical media literacy. Comunicar, 73, 71–81. https://doi.org/10.3916/C73-2022-06    

Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Hernández-Leo, D., Theophilou, E., & Lobo-Quintero, R. (2022). ‘But I don’t wanna share my data’. Analyzing teen’s concerns about the use of social media [Conference presentation]. Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation: Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts (IAMCR 2022), Beijing, China.

Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Hernández-Leo, D., Theophilou, E., & Lobo-Quintero, R. (2022, October, 26–29). Uso de redes sociales en adolescentes catalanes. Hábitos y Competencias Mediáticas [Conference presentation]. XVII Congresso Ibero-Americano de Comunicação (IBERCOM 2022), Porto, Portugal.

Theophilou, E., Schwarze, V., Börsting, J., Sánchez-Reina, R., Scifo, L., Lomonaco, F., Taibi, D., & Eimler, S. C. (2022, September, 21–23). Enhancing Social Media Literacy Skills in Students: Empirically Investigating Virtual Learning Companions [Conference presentation]. 4th International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online, Palermo, Italy.

2021

Amarasinghe, I., Hernández-Leo, D., Theophilou, E., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., & Quintero, R. A. (2021). Learning Gains in Pyramid Computer-Supported Collaboration Scripts: Factors and Implications for Design. In D. Hernández-Leo, R. Hishiyama, G. Zurita, B. Weyers, A. Nolte, & H. Ogata (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 12856. Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing (pp. 35–50). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85071-5_3 

Hernández-Leo, D., Theophilou, E., Lobo, R., Sánchez-Reina, J. R., & Ognibene, D. (2021). Narrative Scripts Embedded in Social Media Towards Empowering Digital and Self-protection Skills. In T. De Laet, R. Klemke, C. Alario-Hoyos, I. Hilliger, & A. Ortega-Arranz (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 12884. Technology-Enhanced Learning for a Free, Safe, and Sustainable World (pp. 394–398). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86436-1_42 

Sánchez-Reina, J. R., Theophilou, E., Hernández-Leo, D., & Medina-Bravo, P. (2021). The power of beauty or the tyranny of algorithms: How do teens understand body image on Instagram? In B. Castillo-Abdul, & V. García-Prieto (Eds.), Prosumidores emergentes: redes sociales, alfabetización y creación de contenidos (pp. 429–450). Editorial Dykinson S.L.

Theophilou, E., Amarasinghe, I., Hernández-Leo, D., Lobo, R., & Crespi, F. (2021). Towards socially shared regulation within CSCL scripts: mirroring group participation in PyramidApp. In A. Hernández-García, D. Hernández-Leo, M. Caeiro-Rodríguez, & T. Sancho-Vinuesa (Eds.), Learning Analytics Summer Institute Spain 2021 (pp. 73–80). https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3029/paper07.pdf 

2020

Martínez-Moreno, J., Hernández-Leo, D., & Santos, P. (2020, June 21–24). Artificial intelligence and social media threats: Increasing teenagers’ reflective thinking through digital literacy [Workshop participation]. IDC '20: Interaction Design and Children, London, United Kingdom.