Helen Ruiz Laiseca

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2022 | Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull | Doctorado en Ciencias de la Educación por la Universidad Ramón Llull

2016 | Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull | Màster Universitari en Innovació Pedagògica i Lideratge Educatiu en el Segle XXI

1988 | Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Deusto | Helena Ruiz Laiseca

Experiència professional

2025 - 2025 | ENGAGE.EU | Director & Lead Coordinator, COIL Course: "Bridging Borders" | I have designed and led an international, interdisciplinary course across four European universities (Spain, France, Germany, Finland). I developed and implemented a joint syllabus focusing on intercultural learning

2019 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | Lecturer at Master’s degree for secondary education | Teaching ICT resources to enhance English language learning

2018 - 2019 | Ramón Llull University | Additional languages area coordinator | Coordinating the additional languages area for the Primary Education department

2017 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | PhD in Educational Science: Using Flipped Learning to Teach English as an Additional Language in Higher Education: A Case Study

2017 - 2020 | Ramón Llull University | Collaborator with the International Department | Assisting the International Department in the selection of students for international study programs and taking Primary Education students (English Degree) on international programs to the USA.

2016 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | Lecturer in Teacher Training for Primary Education (in English) and Joint degree course in Primary Education | Teaching how to teach additional languages and how to use children’s literature to learn an additional language from a plurilingual perspective.

2014 - 2016 | Ramón Llull University | Master in Pedagogical innovation and educational leadership

2012 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | Tutor for primary education school placement seminars | Tutor students to help them increase their professional objectives.

2012 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | Tutor for primary education teaching training seminars | Tutor students to help them increase their academic achievement and professional objectives

2012 - 2013 | Ramón Llull University | Lecturer in English Teaching Methodology: theory and practice | Teaching a course on literature for children

2007 - 2008 | Ramón Llull University | English department coordinator | Coordinating the English department for the Psychology, Teacher Training and Sports Science faculties

1998 - 1999 | Lanser (Language Services) | English teacher | Teaching on site Business English courses for multinational companies

1996 - 1998 | Private schools in Spain | English teacher | Teaching children at private schools in Spain

1992 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | English language trainer | Teaching advanced English language training to university lecturers and administrative staff

1992 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | EAP teacher for students of Psychology, Teacher Training and Sports Science | Teaching English for Academic Purposes

1992 - 2019 | Ramón Llull University | General English teacher | Teaching general and instrumental English at CEFR levels A1 to C2.

1991 - 2001 | Universidad de Barcelona, School of Modern Languages (Escola d’Idiomes Moderns, EIM) Barcelona | Self-Access centre coordinator | Coordinating the English section of the University’s three Self-Access Centres. I both created and organised teaching materials. I offered students personalised counselling and assessment.

1991 - 2001 | Universidad de Barcelona, School of Modern Languages (Escola d’Idiomes Moderns, EIM) Barcelona | English teacher | Teaching taught at CEFR levels A1 to C2 and teaching English for specific purposes (writing courses, oral fluency courses, intensive English learning courses).

1988 - 1991 | Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao | English teacher | Teaching English at CEFR levels A1 to C2 in various faculties. Teaching English in the schools of Tourism and Business Management. Organising and teaching Business English courses.

Experiència internacional

2015 - 2017 | European University Tandem (EUniTa) | Research group member | Creating materials for a new learning online language exchange platform which connects users from different countries and universities to practise their respective languages together

2014 - 2014 | University of Oulu | Lecturer | Lectures on Early Childhood Education in a multicultural context and Teaching English to Early Childhood education students to Finnish staff and students.

2000 - 2000 | Hull University | Seminar on Self-Access centre management

1996 - 1998 | Private schools in UK | English teacher | Collaborating in summer camps with some private schools in the UK

1986 - 1986 | Cambridge University | Studies on English literature and TEFL studies

1984 - 1984 | University College Dublin | Teacher training course

Altres

2015 - 2022 | Ramón Llull University | Member of CILCEAL: Research Group on Interlinguistic and Intercultural Competence in Language Teaching and Learning

2009 - 2009 | Universidad Ramon Llull | Seminar on CLIL

2001 - 2001 | ESADE | Course on the use of computers for language teaching

1983 - 1988 | Universidad de Deusto | Degree in English and German Studies

Ruiz, H. & Murphy, S. (2021). What’s in a class? Combining a flipped-classroom approach, translanguaging and co-teaching with primary education teacher trainees to teach literature to children.. Pilgrims.

Ruiz, H (2018). Language teaching: In-flipped English classroom. Blanquerna- Universitat Ramon Llull.

Ruiz, H. (2016). To Flip or not to Flip your English Class? Is that the Question?. Blanquerna- Universitat Ramon Llull.

Ruiz, H., & Ojando, E. (2015). La clase de inglés invertida. La enseñanza de la lengua inglesa como segunda lengua en la Educación Superior. C&P (Comunicación y Pedagogía).

Graus i dobles graus

Seminari I Grau en Educació Infantil

Pràcticum I: Disseny de la intervenció educativa Grau en Educació Infantil

Seminari III Grau en Educació Infantil

Seminari I Grau en Educació Primària

Pràcticum I: Disseny de la intervenció educativa Grau en Educació Primària

Didactics of the second and third languages and literature Grau en Educació Primària

Seminari III Grau en Educació Primària

Final degree project: English Grau en Educació Primària (Itinerari Anglès)

Investigadora | Grup de Recerca en Educació, Didàctica i Aprenentatge Institut de Recerca en Innovació Educativa i Lideratge