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=== Research interests ===

I am interested in elearning design, creation, implementation and evaluation in organizational contexts. I am currently focusing on online interaction and its relationship to training effectiveness. I am happy to compare notes and share information with other researchers.

=== About me ===

I graduated Cum Laude from the University of Monterrey (UDEM), Mexico, with a Bachelor of Psychology in 2006. My thesis was on applications of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, focusing on employee permanence, turnover, recruitment and selection.

While studying, I was doing an internship in the Human Capital and Development Department of a large company (+6,000 employees). I was in charge of managing their online training system and supporting online students. I also helped in the design of face-to-face courses. I worked there for three years.

In 2007 I received a national scholarship and studied a Master in Science with the option of Cognition and Education at the Faculty of Psychology of the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL), Mexico. My thesis was titled: “Relationships between affect, attitude, and the effectiveness of an online training system”. I graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2009 and became a teacher for undergraduate Psychology students at UANL.

In 2010 I was awarded a state scholarship to study the PhD in eLearning and Learning Technologies at the Beyond Distance Research Alliance (now the Institute of Learning Innovation) of the University of Leicester, UK.

=== Website ===

http://brendapadilla.wordpress.com/

=== Projects ===

==== PhD work ====

On June 13, 2014, I officially and successfully completed my PhD studies. My thesis title is: Instructional interactions and online course effectiveness at a large Mexican organisation.

==== Book Chapter ====

Hawkridge, D., Armellini, A., Nie, M., Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Witthaus, G. (2012). Digital audio for asynchronous interactive learning at an English university. In J. Jia (Ed.). Educational Stages and Interactive Learning: From Kindergarten to Workplace Training. IGI Global.

==== Articles ====

* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A. (in press). Applying the interaction equivalency theorem to online courses in a large organisation. Journal of Interactive Online Learning.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Adams, J. (in press). Acceptance of online degrees by undergraduate Mexican students. International Journal on E-Learning, 13(2).
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A. (2013). Student engagement with a content-based learning design. Research in Learning Technology, 21(2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v21i0.22106
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A. (2013). Interaction and effectiveness of corporate e-learning programmes. Human Resource Development International, 16(4), 1-10.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Armellini, A. & Hawkridge, D. G. (2013). In-company online training: strategic and operational lessons, Progressio, 35 (2), 193-208.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Fernandez Cardenas, J. M. (2012).Developing professional competence at a Mexican organization: Legitimate peripheral participation and the role of technology. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 69(2012), 8-13.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A. (2011). Aprendiendo en los museos [Learning in museums]. Presencia Universitaria, 39, 21-24.
* Flores Blanco, A. L., Martinez Moyeda, B. J., Mendoza Contreras, I. D. & Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2010). Deseabilidad social ante figuras de autoridad [Social desirability before authority figures]. Presencia Universitaria, 37, 26-29.

=== Conferences and Workshops ===

* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2014, May). Qualitative analysis using NVivo: An intermediate workshop. Delivered at the University of Northampton, United Kingdom.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2014, April, May). Qualitative analysis using NVivo: An introduction. Delivered at the University of Northampton, United Kingdom.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A. (2013, September). Student engagement with a content-based learning design. Presented at ALT-C (Association for Learning Technology Conference), Nottingham, United Kingdom.
* Fernandez Cardenas, J. M. & Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2012, October). Developing professional competence at a Mexican organization: Legitimate peripheral participation and the role of technology. Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology (ICEEPSY), Istambul, Turkey.
* Armellini, A., Moseley, A., Hayes, N., Sweeney, D., Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Conole, G. & Beard, J. (2012, September). An inclusive review of current uses of the institutional VLE y staff and students at the University of Leicester. Presented at the Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C), Manchester, United Kingdom.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2011, October). Taller: Usos académicos de Twitter [Workshop: Academic uses of Twitter]. Presented at the Symposium of Education and Technology, hosted by the Universidad Autonoma * de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2011, October). Taller: Aprendizaje electrónico y recursos educativos en línea [Workshop: Electronic learning and educational resources online]. Presented at Yazaki Corporation. Monterrey, Mexico.
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Adams, J. (2011). Acceptance of online degrees by undergraduate Mexican students. In T. Bastiaens & M. Ebner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2011 (pp. 238-246). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Available at: http://www.editlib.org/p/37872
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Rodriguez Nieto, M. C. & Padilla Montemayor, V. M. (2011). Evaluation of students' access to and experience with technology in a public Mexican university. In T. Bastiaens & M. Ebner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2011 (pp. 247-252). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Available at: http://www.editlib.org/p/37873
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Auer, N., Ratcliffe, A.E. & Ewing, A. (2011, April). PhD Students Following the Sun: How PhD Students Use and Perceive Technologies. Presented at the Learning Futures Festival Online 2011: Follow the Sun, hosted by Beyond Distance Research Alliance of the University of Leicester and the Australian Digital Futures Institute of Southern Queensland University.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2010). Relationship between affect and learning in an online course. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2010 (pp. 2489-2494). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Available at: http://www.editlib.org/p/34988
* Padilla Rodriguez, B.C., Rodriguez Nieto, M.C. & Padilla Montemayor, V.M. (2009). Evaluating E-Learning Effectiveness Using Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Model. In G. Siemens & C. Fulford (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009 (pp. 3341-3346). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Available at: http://www.editlib.org/p/31958
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2009, May). La actitud hacia la educación en línea y la experiencia previa en un curso en línea [Attitude towards online education and previous experiences with an online course]. Paper presented at the XXXVI Congress of the National Council of Teaching and Researching in Psychology (Consejo Nacional para la Enseñanza e Investigación en Psicología; CNEIP). Cuernavaca, Mexico. Available at: http://www.cneip.org/congresos/cuernavaca/revista/Numero_Especial_CNEIP_2009.pdf
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Rodriguez Nieto, M. C. (2008, September). Relaciones entre la disposición afectiva, la actitud y la efectividad de un sistema de capacitación en línea [Relationships between dispositional affect, attitude, and effectiveness of an online training system]. Paper presented at the V Investigation Colloquium of the Multirregional Net of Quality Psychology Graduate Programs (Red Multirregional de Programas de Posgrado de Calidad en Psicología), San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
* Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Rodriguez Nieto, M.C. (2008). Relationships between Affective Style, Attitude towards E-Learning, and Effectiveness of an Online Training System. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 787-792). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Available at: http://www.editlib.org/p/28482
* Rodriguez Nieto, M. C. & Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. (2002, November). El superdotado universitario: Estudiante incomprendido por el sistema educativo mexicano [Gifted university student: A student misunderstood by the Mexican educational system]. Paper presented at the 1st International Congress of Education for Life. Monterrey, Mexico.