Short Bio

Ana P. Varela Afonso, was born in Quelimane, Mozambique and is the mother of a 5 year old boy, she lives by the seaside at Figueira da Foz. Currently she is an Auxiliary Guest Professor at the Universidade Aberta. She is an associate researcher at CISUC and an integrated researcher at LE@D, Universidade Aberta. A researcher, lecturer, trainer, author, independent educational and community consultant, is author and co-author of books, book chapters and conference papers, about education and learning in virtual contexts. She has been awarded with the BRIPA2020 by EDEN - European Distance and E-Learning Network. Her research interests include e-learning, contextual learning, e-mentoring, EaD training for teachers, digital transformation in education, virtual learning communities, learning communities, community managing, senior education, game-based learning, game-based learning, playfulness, imagination, collective imagination.