Alberto Cattaneo, Prof. Dr.

Cattaneo Alberto
Work experience
  • 1/1/2007 to date: Lecturer on topics related to didactic technologies (see list attached), SFUVET Lugano
  • 2004-2007: Lecturer responsible for the CMC2 teaching module, SFUVET Lugano
  • 2010 to date: Head of the “Innovations in Vocational Education and Training” research field, SFUVET - Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, Lugano
  • 2007-2010: Senior researcher, SFIVET - Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Lugano
  • 2000-2007: Junior researcher and lecturer, ISPFP - Swiss Pedagogical Institute for Vocational Training, Lugano
  • 2001-2004: Assistant on the “Engineering of training activities in the scientific and professional environment” course and the “Pedagogics of territorial development” seminar, Universitä della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
  • 2000-2004: Researcher on the 5th FP ASIMIL project (“Aero user-friendly SIMulation-based dIstance Learning”), Poschiavo Foundation project, Lugano
  • 1999-2000: Supply teacher in upper secondary schools (baccalaureate school specialised in science), Collegio Ballerini, Seregno
  • 1998-2000: Junior researcher. «Domani la Svizzera» FNSR n. 5004-51723 project “Nuove tecnologie e processi di formazione a distanza”, Fondazione Progetto Poschiavo, Lugano
Education
  • 2005-2010: Certificate of trainer on the “entretien d’explicitation”
    The certificate allow you to give courses about the entretien d’explicitation (Vermersch, 1994), a special technique which allows to deepen the thickness of acted competences. Association GREX, Group de Recherche sur l’Explicitation, Place de la Bergerie, 43300 Saint Eble – Paris 14, 34 Av. Reille

  • 2003-2005: PhD in Social, Developmental and Organizational Psychology, discussing a thesis on blended learning, Online Learning Environments, and Activity Theory ("Contesti senza spazio e spazi senza contesto? Rilettura di un'esperienza di blended learning" - Tutor: Ch.mo Prof. Felice Carugati). e-Learning, CMC, Activity Theory, didactical technologies, learning models, textual data statistical analysis, content analysis, logfile analysis. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Educazione

  • 1994-1999: Univ. Degree in Literature – Human Sciences discussing a thesis in Social Psychology on professional use of CmC ("Per un approccio psicosociale alla Computer-mediated Communication. Processi di costruzione dell'identità nei gruppi virtuali. Il caso del Progetto Poschiavo" - Relatore: Ch.mo Prof. Carlo Galimberti). CmC, Conversation Analysis, identity construction processes, group dynamics. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

  • 1998: Piano medium completion (8th year). Piano playing, history of music, theory of harmony, theory of music. Academy of Music

  • 1989-1994: Scientific school leaving certificate. Maths, physics, biology, chemistry, philosophy, history. Collegio Ballerini

Teaching experience

Annex 2 Teaching activities (selection)

Basic training

A.A. 2018/2019

  • Module 1-2, CMaP-CSS 18-19a. Multimedia learning and interactive videos. (4 TU*) 
  • Module 1-2, DMap-DSS 18-21. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)
  • Module 1-2, DMP 18-21b. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)
  • Module 3-4, DMP 17-20. Technologies for VET. Overview and conception of an instructional scenario. Multimedia learning and hypervideos: how to design and integrate them in a learning scenario. (8 TU)
  • Module 3-4, DMP 18-21a. Technologies for VET. Overview and conception of an instructional scenario. Multimedia learning and hypervideos. Laboratory for designing and producing multimedia learning material. (8 TU)
  • Module 6, DMP 17-20. Media education. Computer-mediated communication. (4 TU)
  • Module 6, DMP 18-21a. Media education. Computer-mediated communication. (4 TU)
  • Module 6, DMP 18-21b. Media education. Computer-mediated communication. (4 TU)
  • Module 10, DCG 17-20. Technologies for VET. Overview and conception of an instructional scenario. Multimedia learning and hypervideos. Laboratory for designing and producing multimedia learning material. (8 TU)
  • Module 12, DMP 17-20. Analysis of practice – Seminar. (8 TU)
  • Module 12, DMaP-DSS 18-21. Analysis of practice – Seminar. (4 TU)
  • Module 12, DMP 18-21a. Analysis of practice – Seminar. (8 TU)
  • Module 12, DMP 18-21b. Analysis of practice – Seminar. (8 TU)

A.A. 2017/2018

  • Module 1-2, CMaP-CSS 17-18a. Multimedia learning and interactive videos. (12 TU) 
  • Module 1-2, CMaP-CSS 17-18b. Multimedia learning and interactive videos. (4 TU) 
  • Module 1-2, DMP 17-20. Multimedia learning. (4 TU) 
  • Module 1-2, DMP 18-21a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)
  • Module 3-4, DMaP-DSS 16-18. Technologies for VET. Overview and conception of an instructional scenario. Multimedia learning and hypervideos: how to design and integrate them in a learning scenario. Laboratory for designing and producing multimedia learning material. (8 TU)
  • Module 12, DMap-DSS 15-18. Analysis of practice – Seminar. (8 TU)
  • Module 12 DMap-DSS 16-18. Analysis of practice – Seminar. (8 TU)

A.A. 2016/2017

  • Module 1-2, CMaP-CSS 16-17a. Multimedia learning and interactive videos. (12 TU )  
  • Module 1-2, CMaP-CSS 16-17b. Multimedia learning and interactive videos. (12 TU)
  • Module 1-2, CFA-CFP 16-17. iVideo and hypervideos for vocational education (4 TU)
  • Module 3-4, DMaP 15-18. Technologies for VET. Overview and conception of an instructional scenario. Multimedia learning and hypervideos: how to design and integrate them in a learning scenario. Laboratory for designing and producing multimedia learning materials (16 TU) 
  • Module 6, DMaP 15-17. Media education. Computer-mediated communication (8 TU)
  • Module 6, DMaP 16-18. Media education. Computer-mediated communication (8 TU)
  • Module 9-10 DMap-DSS 15-17. Interactive video. Multimedia learning, design and implementation of a learning scenario integrating hypervideos (8 TU)
  • Module 9-10 DMap-DSS 15-18. Interactive video. Multimedia learning, design and implementation of a learning scenario integrating hypervideos (8 TU)   
  • Module 9-10 DMap-DSS 16-18. Interactive video. Multimedia learning, design and implementation of a learning scenario integrating hypervideos (8 TU)
  • Module 12, DMaP 16-18. Metodology: experimental and quasi-experimental studies (4 TU)
  • Module 12, DMaP-DSS 15-18. Metodology: experimental and quasi-experimental studies (4 TU).
  • Module 12, DMap-DSS 15-18. Analysis of practice – Seminar (8 TU)
  • Module 12 DMap-DSS 16-18. Analysis of practice – Seminar (8 TU)

A.A. 2015/2016

  • Module 1-2, CMaP-CSS 15-16a, Multimedia learning. Hypervideos for VET (8TU)
  • Module 1-2, DMaP-DSS 15-18, Multimedia learning (8 TU)
  • Module 3-4, DMaP-DSS 14-16b, Technologies for VET. Overview and conception of an instructional scenario. Multimedia learning and hypervideos: how to design and integrate them in a learning scenario. Laboratory for designing and producing multimedia learning materials (16 TU)
  • Module 3-4, DMaP-DSS 15-17, Technologies for VET. Overview and conception of an instructional scenario. Multimedia learning and hypervideos: how to design and integrate them in a learning scenario. Laboratory for designing and producing multimedia learning materials (16 TU)
  • Module 5-7, CFP 14-15, Dual-T & Scuolavisione. Instructional design and interactive videos.
  • Module 6, DMaP 15-18. Media education. Computer-mediated communication (8 TU)
  • Module 6, DMaP-DSS 14-16a, Comunicazione e nuove tecnologie (8 TU)
  • Module 12, DMaP 15-17. Metodology: experimental and quasi-experimental studies (4 TU) 

A.A. 2014/2015

  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 14-15b. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 1-2, CMaP-CSS 15-16a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 1-2, DMaP-DSS 15-17, ICT and didactics (4 TU).
  • Module 3-4, DMaP-DSS 14-16a, Multimedia learning and hypervideos for VET: how to design and integrate them in a learning scenario. Laboratory for designing multimedia learning materials (16 TU).
  • Module 9-10, DMaP-DSS 14-16a, Technologies for VET (12 TU).
  • Module 9-10, DMaP-DSS 14-16b, Technologies for VET (12 TU).

A.A. 2013/2014

  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 13-14c. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 14-15a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 3-4, DMaP-DSS 13-15, ICT and VET (8 TU)

A.A. 2012/2013

  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 12-13b. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 13-14a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 3-10, DCG12-14, Multimedia learning and hypervideos for VET (8 TU).
  • Module 3, DMaP-DSS 12-14. ICT and Multimedia learning course. (16 TU)  

A.A. 2011/2012

  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 11-12b. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 12-13a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 3, DMaP-DSS 11-13. ICT and Multimedia learning course. (20 TU)
  • CFP Multimedia learning and technologies for VET (8 TU)  

A.A. 2010/2011

  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 10-11b. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 11-12a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 3, DMaP-DSS 10-13. ICT and Multimedia learning course. (32 TU)  

A.A. 2009/2010

  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 09-10b. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 10-11a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 3, DMaP-DSS 09-11a. ICT and Multimedia learning course. (32 TU)  

A.A. 2008/2009

  • Module 1, CMaP-CSS 09-10a. Multimedia learning. (4 TU)  
  • Module 3, DMaP-DSS 08-10a. ICT and Multimedia learning course. (24 TU)  
  • Module 3, DMaP-DSS 08-10b. ICT and Multimedia learning course. (24 TU)  

A.A. 2007/2008

  • Module 3, DMaP-DSS 07-09. ICT and Multimedia learning course. (24 TU)

A.A. 2006/2007

  • Responsible for the module MAB3 062, Comunicazione mediata da Computer – Livello 2A (CmC2A) (25 TU)

A.A. 2005/2006

  • Responsible for the module MAB4 061, Comunicazione mediata da Computer – Livello 2B (CmC2B) (25 TU)
  • Responsible for the module MAB3 061, Comunicazione mediata da Computer – Livello 2A (CmC2A) (25 TU)
  • Responsible for the module MAB3 052, Comunicazione mediata da Computer – Livello 2A (CmC2A) (25 TU)

A.A. 2004/2005

  • Responsible for the module MAB4 051, Comunicazione mediata da Computer – Livello 2 (CmC2)(50 TU)
  • Responsible for the module MAB4 04, Comunicazione mediata da Computer – Livello 2 (CmC2) (50 TU)

Ongoing training

A.A. 2018/2019

  • CAS Form@tore/Form@trice digitale. Collaboration in the conception of the CAS. Teaching activities. Assessment. (40 TU + certification)
  • Realtà virtuale e aumentata nella formazione professionale. (4 TU)
  • Quali effetti avrà la digitalizzazione sull’attività e sul ruolo del docente? Giornata di riflessione. (8 TU)

A.A. 2017/2018

  • CAS Form@tore/Form@trice digitale. Collaboration in the conception of the CAS. Teaching activities. Assessment. (40 TU + certification)
  • Corso di formazione su iVideo per Tutor RD SMS. (12 TU)
  • Realto: una piattaforma digitale per la formazione professionale (3 times). (3 TU)
  • Il metodo iVideo I: spiegazione metodo e illustrazione di scenari didattici. (6 TU)
  • Il metodo iVideo II: progettazione e costruzione del video interattivo. (6 TU)
  • Progetto video interattivo. (18 TU)

A.A. 2016/2017

  • CAS Form@tore/Form@trice digitale. Collaboration in the conception of the CAS. Teaching activities for . Assessment. (40 TU)
  • BES-16-604 Nationale Tagung FuB (Fördern und Begleiten): Lerndokumentation - hilfreich zur Lernortkooperation und zur Kompetenzorientierung (6 TU) 
  • DID-171-09, Sfide ed oppurtunità dell tecnologie didattiche nella formazione (2.5 TU) 
  • DID-171-12, Dispositivi mobili e didattica (2 TU)

A.A. 2015/2016

  • AA-161-40, Il Video Interattivo per l’Apprendimento (2 TU)

A.A. 2014/2015

  • AA-151-08, Formazione software Scuolavisione-iVideo (16 TU) 
  • DID-142-01, Didattica multimediale e comunicazione a schermo: principi di efficacia (4 TU)
  • PSI-142-04, Intervista di esplicitazione: seminario 1 (7a edizione) (48 TU)

A.A. 2013/2014

  • AA-132-05, Come integrare efficacemente le tecnologie nella didattica (12 TU) 
  • ICT-13-252 « Scuolavisione » Journée de réflexion et d'échanges autour du projet (6 TU) 
  • PSI-132-07, Analisi e sviluppo delle pratiche professionali e comunicative del formatore (40 TU) 
  • TIC-132-03, Didattica multimediale e video interattivi (Scuolavisione) per l’apprendimento di procedure professionali (12 TU)

A.A. 2012/2013

  • DID-122-02, Scuolavisione: potenzialità didattiche del video interattivo (12 TU) 
  • PSI-122-04, Intervista di esplicitazione: seminario 1 (6a edizione) (40 TU)

A.A. 2011/2012

  • AA-121-14, Sensibilizzazione ai principi e metodi della didattica (16 TU) 
  • DID-112-05, Catturare esperienze significative sul posto di lavoro per sviluppare attività didattiche (4 TU)
  • TIC-112-02, Creazione di filmati interattivi (Scuolavisione) per supportare gli allievi nell'apprendimento teorico (9.5 TU)

A.A. 2010/2011

  • AA-102 -07, Scuolavisione (9 TU)
  • CG-102-01, Giornata cantonale per docenti di cultura generale (4.5 TU)
  • CS-102-01, Summer School 7a edizione. La formazione e la conoscenza ai tempi del Web (17 TU)
  • DID-102-01, Catturare esperienze significative sul posto di lavoro per sviluppare attività didattiche (3 TU)
  • PSI-111-07, Intervista di esplicitazione: seminario 1 (5a edizione) (48 TU)
  • TIC-102-01, Blended learning (approfondimento) (6 TU)
  • TIC-111-10, Scuolavisione: potenzialità didattiche del video e sfruttamento degli archivi radiotelevisivi
  • (12 TU)

A.A. 2009/2010

  • AA-101-44, Tecnologia, formazione, professioni: idee tecniche per l'innovazione (6 TU)
  • COM-101-07, Le competenze relazionali e comunicative del formatore: come descriverle, analizzarle e svilupparle (40 TU)
  • PSI-092-05, Intervista di esplicitazione: seminario 1 (3a edizione) (43.5 TU)
  • PSI-101-09, Intervista di esplicitazione: seminario 1 (4a edizione) (44 TU)
  • TIC-092-01, Introduzione al blended learning (24 TU)

A.A. 2008/2009

  • AA-091-15, Introduzione e sensibilizzazione alle tecniche di esplicitazione della pratica professionale
  • (8 TU)
  • CS-082-04 Verso una nuova identità del docente: competenza e tecnologia nella scuola (2 TU)
  • ORFO-082-03, Giornata di formazione continua. Competenze metodologiche e sociali: sì, ma come? (8 TU)

Other experiences

A.A. 1999/2000

  • Italian literature supply teacher, secondary school (Scientific High School)

*TU = Teaching Units

Area of expertise
  • ICT and didactics, VR applications, blended learning models
  • Professional fields analysis
  • Qualitative data analysis and CAQDAS
  • Entretien d'explicitation
  • Activity Theory and related models
Projects
360° videos for VET
The project aims to identify and test use cases for 360° videos in vocational education and training (VET). The research aims to explore how 360° videos can be integrated into training prog... More information
iVideo.education
iVideo.education is a project intended to promote creation of interactive videos using small pieces of footage, in order to foster learning. More information
Publications
Transfer into practice
Presentations
Mandates/Memberships
  • SIG Coordinator for the EARLI SIG 6 "Instructional Design"