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Leadertech
Why define a digital strategy for your educational establishment ? Apple Briefing, SWISSDIDAC, Bern, Switzerland, 2023
The pedagogical challenges of generative AI, Gymnase de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Swtizerland, 2023
Risks and opportunities of generative AI for education, Digital education task force, Fribourg, Switzerland, 2023
Bringing digital technologies into schools, istituto scolastico di Lugano, Switzerland, 2023
AI in higher education - a conference for secondary school principals in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, 2023
Digital coaches: roles, challenges and issues - a conference for digital coaches in primary schools in Sion, Switzerland, 2023
Digital technologies and pupils' well-being - a conference for teachers (300+) from Sion primary schools, 2023
Teacher shortage and virtual reality (Lehrermangel und Metaverse) - a conference followed by a workshop, Bern, Switzerland, 2022
Christiane Caneva and Caroline Pulfrey
Scientific conferences
Caneva, C. & Pulfrey, C. (2023). Coaching teachers in a digital education reform: what is the role of instructional coaches? 7th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (INTED), Valencia, Spain.
Caneva, C. & Pulfrey, C. (2023). School leaders: from crisis management to digital transformation? 7th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (INTED), Valencia, Spain.
Caneva, C. & Pulfrey, C. (2022). Human challenges schools face in their quest for digital integration and how to overcome them. International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), Sevilla, Spain.
Pulfrey, C. & Caneva, C. (2022). What to prioritize in building academic digital capacity: using SELFIE to support digital development in schools. International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), Sevilla, Spain.
Caneva, C., Pulfrey, C. & Monnier, E.C. (2021). Issues, difficulties and needs of digital instructional coaches in supporting teachers in implementing digital technology in schools: the EduNum project. (canton de Vaud, Switzerland). International Conference AUPTIC, Sierre, Switzerland.
Caneva, C. & Pulfrey, C. (2020). Managing a school during a pandemic: the viewpoint of school principals in Vaud (Switzerland) administrative region. International Conference AUPTIC, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Christiane Caneva
Scientific conferences
Caneva, C. (2025). Leadership and digital strategies: roles and perceptions of higher education leaders. 12th International Conference on Education & 13th Digital Education Summit (CRIFPE), Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Caneva, C. (2024). Enhancing digital capacity in educational institutions. 18th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), Valencia, Spain. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2024.1415
Cattaneo-Molteni, L., Platteaux, H. & Caneva, C. (2024). Challenges and Opportunities of Integrating a chatbot in a Faculty Development Centre. EDEN Conference, Graz, Austria.
Brabant, C. & Caneva, C. (2023). Family learning in haredi Jewish communities in Quebec: for a quality and adapted education. 19th international conference of the AFDECE (Association Française d'Education Comparée et des Echanges). Education in the context of crisis: a priority issue for comparative education, IFASIC, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Caneva, C. (2020). Supporting school leaders when implementing digital projects: avenues to follow based on 60 empirical studies. International Conference in Education (CRIFPE), Montréal, Canada. (Conference cancelled)
Brabant, C., Gaudreau, J., Caneva, C. & Dumond, M. (2020). The case of distance learning for young people: the contribution of parents to the governance of the Quebec education system. 88th Acfas Congress, Sherbrooke, Canada. (Conference cancelled)
Gaudreau, J. Brabant, C., Caneva, C. & Dumond, M. (2020). Parental participation in the governance of the Quebec education system and the modelling of democratic learning: the case of alternative public schools. 88th Acfas Congress, Sherbrooke, Canada. (Conference cancelled)
Dumond, M., Brabant, C., Gaudreau, J. & Caneva, C. (2020). Parental participation in the governance of the Quebec education system and the modelling of the democratic learning process: the case of homeschooling. Colloque Éducatif Présent!, University of Montreal, Canada. (Conference cancelled)
Caneva, C. (2019). The missing link: a critical perspective on the role of school principals in implementing digital education action plans. 87th Acfas Congress, Gatineau, Canada.
Caneva, C. (2019). Professionalization and professional development of teachers in a context of digital integration: the case of Costa Rica. International Conference in Education (CRIFPE), Montreal, Canada.
Brabant, C., Caneva, C., Gaudreau, J. & Dumond, M. (2019). The progress of educational innovations proposed by parents within the institution: alternative, home, native and distance schools. 87th Acfas Congress, Gatineau, Canada.
Caneva, C. (2018). The contribution of research to the development of digital governance in an educational context: the 'digital education' project. Symposium on Governance and Integration of Educational Research. International Conference in Education (CRIFPE), Montreal, Canada.
Brabant, C., Caneva, C., Goudreault, J. & Dumont, M. (2017). Innovation Proposals From Marginal Groups of Parents And the Institutional Response To Bottom-Up Change: A Study Of Four Limit Cases, European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Copenhagen, Danemark.
Caneva, C. (2017). Introducing digital technologies in a teacher training institution. What are the challenges? Education and Leadership Symposium, Zug, Switzerland.
Caneva, C. (2017). Future teachers and technology: uses and perceptions in initial teacher training. International Conference in Education (CRIFPE), Montreal, Canada.
Caneva, C. (2017). Training to be a teacher in a developing country. What role for digital technologies? Acfas Congress, Montreal, Canada.
Caneva, C. (2017). Training Teachers in a Developing Country: What is the Place of Technologies in Current Practices? Interdisciplinary Conference on Education, Research, Humanities, and Statistics, Washington DC, USA.
Invited lectures (selection)
Training in the Age of AI: Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities for Trainers. Inauguration of the TestLab, HEP BEJUNE, 2025, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
Digital Education at School: Demystification and Added Value. Special session of the Grand Council of the Canton of Fribourg, 2025, Fribourg, Switzerland.
From Teacher to Teacher-Trainer. Certificate of Advanced Studies EdNum graduation ceremony, Service de l’enseignement de langue francophone (SEnOF), HEP Fribourg, 2025, Fribourg, Switzerland.
AI for Better Student Support? School of Engineering, HES-SO Valais, 2025, Sierre, Switzerland.
Rethinking Assessment in the Age of AI. Department of Education, Finance and Digitalisation (DFFD), 2024, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Teacher shortage in Switzerland. What are the causes and what does the future hold? Is the Metaverse the solution? CNO, 2022, Bern, Switzerland.
Round table discussion in connection with the publication of the book "School, training and research in education in a crisis context". HEP Bejune, 2021, Delémont, Switzerland.
Integration of Digital Technologies in the Preschool and Primary Education Program of the National University. Invitation by the Deputy Director of the Department of Basic Education (División de educación básica), National University, 2020, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Policy for Implementing Digital Education in the Training System of the Canton of Vaud. Invitation by the Deputy Secretary General of the Department of Education, Youth and Culture of the Canton of Vaud. Conference Day on Digital Education, 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Learning to Teach on YouTube. University of Geneva Lecture Series, Brown Bag, 2018, Geneva, Switzerland.
Integrating Technology in an Education System: Challenges for School Leaders. Invitation by the Director General of Primary and Secondary Education of the Canton of Geneva to speak at the leadership council of primary education, 2017, Switzerland.
Integrating Technology in an Education System: Challenges for School Leaders. Invitation by the Director General of Primary and Secondary Education of the Canton of Geneva at the meeting of representatives of primary and secondary school leaders, 2017, Geneva, Switzerland.
The Integration of Digital Technologies in French L2 Courses. Invited lecture at the professional development day of the Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Costa Rica, 2016, San José, Costa Rica.
The Use of Technology for Collaborative Writing. Invited lecture at the professional development day of the Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Costa Rica, 2016, San José, Costa Rica.
Caroline Pulfrey
INTED, Valencia, March 6-8th, 2023. Encouraging more secondary school pupils to study Computer Science: the importance, the challenges and what works.
ICERI, Seville, November 7th-8th, 2022. Human challenges schools face in their quest for digital integration and how to overcome them. Symposium presentation.
ICERI, Seville, November 7th-8th, 2022. What to prioritize in building academic digital capacity: using SELFIE to support digital development in schools. Symposium presentation and session chair.
AREF, Lausanne, September 12-16th, 2022. What to prioritize in building school digital capacity: the role of SELFIE as a tool for digital development. Presented in workshop : Gouvernance et Numérique.
IDC, Brag, Portugal, June 26th, 2022. Strategy, support and sharing: Keys to sustainable integration of learning technologies in schools. Presented in workshop: For the Long Run- Promoting Sustainable use of Learning Technologies in Schools
Edulearn, Palma, July 3-5th 2022. Emergency adaptation to distance Learning: no magic bullet, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Online presentation.
Didapro 9 – Didastic, May 18-20th, 2022. 1) La Science Informatique au lycée : comment assurer la qualité et la pertinence des ressources ? Workshop. 2) Enseigner la Citoyenneté Numérique à l’école primaire en utilisant des albums comme support de discussion - Bénéfices et défis.
Report to Canton de Vaud Education Department and State Minister of Education and Regional Press Conference. Lausanne. May, 2020. A votre Écoute : L’expérience des enseignants vaudois de l’enseignement à distance COVID_19.
Colloqium Auptic 2020, Louvain, France, November, 2020. L’enseignement à distance COVID 2019. Défis, solutions, opportunités. Individual talk in symposium.
7th International Self-Determination Conference, Amsterdam, May, 2019. You just can’t win: Power and achievement value adherence, lack of autonomy and emotional exhaustion in the workplace. Individual paper presentation.
19th European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Turin, May, 2019. Value congruence between individuals and organizations and employee burnout - It’s not just a question of fitting in. Individual paper presentation.
American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, April, 2017. Are you encouraging your students to cheat? How task instruction style impacts cheating behavior. Paper presented as part of symposium.
12th Congrès International de Psychologie Sociale en Langue Française, July, 4-6th, 2018. Le Bon Tricheur. Individual paper.
15th Swiss Psychological Society Congress, Lausanne September 4th – 5th, 2017. Suited for Status? How office environments influence leadership characteristics in leader-subordinate interactions. Individual paper.
18th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Dublin, Ireland. May, 17–20th, 2017. We are the 99%. Leader distance and counterproductive workplace behaviour. Individual paper.
The International Conference on Motivation, 2016. Thessaloniki, Greece. August 24 –27th, 2016. Under pressure to achieve? Task instructions and cheating. Presented in invited symposium.
The 11th Annual INGRoup Conference. Helsinki, Finland. July 14 – 16th, 2016. The Good Cheat. Adherence to benevolence values, ingroup loyalty and collective cheating. Individual paper.