Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health systems worldwide, mobilizing most of its resources to care. In Portugal, since mid-March 2020, the scheduled assistance activity primary care services has been altered or interrupted, respond needs users with suspected diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study intends aims assess impact in terms access during 2020 Portugal. Primary Health Care a...

New models and strategies have been on trial for the advantage of emerging information and communication technologies over the last decades. Among these, a particular group of technologies impacts the way time and space constraints are now consider. Additionally, the information and knowledge society requires new skills to both the professional and the learner. In particular, considering a high...

This paper examines initial teacher training policies in the context of youth digitalisation. Based on international ICT competency frameworks for teachers (UNESCO, 2008, 2019) and information literacy, MIL 2011), we analyse how Spanish (public private) universities represent digital innovation, identity practices young people, linked to hyperconnectivity. Focusing received by future secondary ...

This research investigated the crucial correlation between stakeholder engagement and knowledge management, their role in enhancing sustainability project with a specific focus on virtual environment. With shift towards solutions due to COVID-19 pandemic, as well rise of remote work, it has become increasingly important understand how these constructs interact this new context. Through web-base...

Nowadays, with the use of technology and the Internet, education is undergoing significant changes, contemplating new ways of teaching and learning. One of the widely methods of teaching used to promote knowledge, consists in the use of virtual environments available in various formats, taking as example the teaching-learning platforms, which are available online. The Internet access and use of...

The popularity of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) has grown enormously, with communities of players reaching into the millions. Their fantasy narratives present multiple challenges created by the virtual environment and/or other players. The games’ potential for education stems from the fact that players are immersed in a virtual world where they have the opportunity t...

In a Classroom Multiplayer Presential Game (CMPG) peers interact collaboratively with the virtual world and amongst themselves in a shared space. The design of this kind of game, however, is a complex process that must consider instruction strategies, methodology, usability and ludic aspects. This article’s aim is to develop and systematize guidelines for the design of CMPGs. To develop these g...