Faculty

Dr Fidalgo is an Associate Professor who joined the Emirates College for Advanced Education in 2014 and has taught in undergraduate and graduate programs. She holds a PhD in Sciences of Education from Nova’s University of Lisbon, Portugal. Dr Fidalgo is an expert in Technology, Networks and Multimedia in Education and Training, with over 24 years of teaching experience in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Before joining ECAE, Dr Fidalgo was Chair of a bachelor’s program in Communication Sciences and was in charge of the Erasmus Office in her previous college in Portugal. At the Erasmus Office, she was responsible for the exchange program of students between her college and other European universities.

Dr Fidalgo was Chair of the Emerging Researchers’ Group of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) from 2011 to 2016. In this role, she managed and organized the group’s activities, its annual international conference, and Summer Schools.

Her research interests include the use of technological devices by higher education students, the usefulness of learning information literacy skills to enhance 21^st century skills, and the integration of 3D printing in educational settings. Dr Fidalgo is researching the potential of distance education as an added strategy for higher education institutions. She also has experience using blended and distance learning models.

Dr Fidalgo is the Head of the Curriculum and Instruction Division and the Chair of the Research Grants Committee at ECAE.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Research Journals

• Fidalgo, P., Thormann, J. & Kulyk, O. (2021) A multinational study of students’ views on the use of technology and performance of online tasks. In Taricani, E. M. (Ed.), Innovation in Education Impacting Policy and Learning. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Menano, L., Fidalgo, P. Santos, I. M. & Thormann, J. (2019). Integration of 3D Printing in Art Education: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Computers in Schools, Vol. 38 (2), https://doi.org/10.1080/07380569.2019.1643442
• Melkonian, M., Areepattamannil, S., Menano, L., & Fidalgo, P. (2019). Acculturation orientations of first- and second-generation immigrant adolescents in Portugal: relations to reading, mathematics, and science achievement. Social Psychology of Education, Vol. 22 (3), 1-21.
• Fidalgo, P. & Thormann, J. (2019). Student and instructor opinions about using ePortfolios to learn information literacy skills. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Vol. 28(2), 165-191.
• Thormann, J. & Fidalgo, P. (2017). Reaching students in online courses using alternative formats. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol. 18 (2), https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v18i2.2601
• Fidalgo, P. Santos, I. M., Thormann, J. (2017). College students’ preferences of instructional material formats. Scholars Bulletin, Vol. 3 (1).
• Rashad, F., Fidalgo, P. Menano, L. & Saqr, S. (2016). Preservice Teachers’ Concerns about the Classroom-based Internship Experience. Scholars Bulletin, Vol. 2 (11).
• Thormann, J. & Fidalgo, Patricia (2014). Guidelines for Online Course Moderation and Community Building from a Student’s Perspective. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 10 (3), 374-388.
• Hallet, Fiona & Fidalgo, Patricia (2014). Educational Research Capacity Building in the European Union: a critique of the lived experiences of emerging researchers. European Educational Research Journal, Vol. 13 (4), 425-433.

• Fidalgo, P., Thormann, J., Kulyk, O., Lencastre, J. & Santos, M.J. (2022). Student Voices about Distance Education during the Pandemic. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), PROCEEDINGS OF EDMEDIA + INNOVATE LEARNING (PP. 1026-1030). New York City, NY, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
• Fidalgo, P. (2022) Distance or distant Education? Lessons from the pandemic [keynote]. In PROCEEDINGS OF TECHHIGED PAKISTAN. Pakistan Air University, Islamabad. Pakistan
• Fidalgo, P., Thormann, J., Kulyk, O., Lencastre, J. & Figueiras, M.J. (2021). Distance Education during the COVID-19 pandemic. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), PROCEEDINGS OF EDMEDIA + INNOVATE LEARNING (PP. 938-940). United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
• Fidalgo P. & Santos I. M. (2020). Innovative Teachers for the 21st Century: Competencies, Barriers and Challenges. THE DRIVERS OF THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION CONFERENCE, AJMAN, UAE
• Fidalgo P., Santos I. M., Menano, L. and Thormann J. (2019). Using 3D printing for curriculum enhancement, EDMEDIA 2019 WORLD CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA, HYPERMEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
• Fidalgo P., Santos I. M. and Thormann J. (2019). Blended learning environments and learning resources. Front. Hum. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE, ABU DHABI, UAE
• Fidalgo, P., Santos, I. & Thormann, J. (2018). Instructional materials and students’ learning styles,  EDMEDIA 2018 WORLD CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA, HYPERMEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
• Melkonian, M., Areepattamannil, S., Menano, L., Fidalgo, P. (2018). The relationship between cognitive achievement and the perceived cultural-distance and acculturative orientations of immigrant adolescents, 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
• Menano, L. & Fidalgo (2017).  Art and Technology - The Practice and Influence of Art and Technology in Education, #16.ART: ARTIS INTELLIGENTIA: IMAGINAR O REAL, PORTO, PORTUGAL
• Fidalgo, P. & Thormann, J. (2017). Information Literacy in the 21st century: usefulness and ease of learning, 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING, LISBON, PORTUGAL