Teaching Innovation

A Commitment to Teaching

Teaching innovation projects are fundamental to improving the learning experiences of the educational community and developing tools and resources that facilitate and make learning processes more effective and creative. At Ciber, we promote teaching innovation projects that link teaching with research and transfer to society, seeking not only to adapt training to professional reality and respond to new social challenges, but also to contribute actively to the improvement of society through accessible, inclusive, and quality education.

Teaching Innovation Group GEDUFIN — Financial Education Teaching Innovation Group
Hosted by CIFICE

GEDUFIN promotes financial education, a key national objective of the Spanish government, by generating open educational resources that foster free access to knowledge and broaden understanding of the current economic and financial environment. Another objective of the group is to incorporate artificial intelligence into the evaluation process of graduate-level financial courses, using rigorous, scientifically validated methodologies.

Finanzas con un café
Project «Finanzas con un café» – Finance with a Coffee

This teaching project developed by GEDUFIN is part of the PRAUZ program of the University of Zaragoza, which promotes the publication of open educational materials. The project utilizes its YouTube Channel as a key tool for the dissemination of relevant economic and financial content in Spanish.

Through the channel, the project publishes short videos that cover specific and current topics. These materials are presented in accessible and not excessively technical language, aiming to reach a broad audience — including those without prior training in the area — and contribute to the national objective of financial education. The channel regularly publishes new recordings, following a consistent format and brand identity, as part of a long-term project aimed at providing a sustainable source of open educational resources.

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Cristina Ortiz
Cristina Ortiz
Coordinator, Financial Education
Since 2024–25
Teaching Innovation Group ECOEDU — Teaching Innovation and Digital Well-Being in Economics
Hosted by CIFICE

The overall objective of ECOEDU is to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative teaching-learning strategies based on emerging educational technologies, Artificial Intelligence, interactive digital resources, and immersive virtual environments. These strategies not only promote learning, but also foster the personal, ethical, educational, emotional, and social well-being of university students, and ensure inclusion, accessibility, and social responsibility in the educational process.

In recent years, ECOEDU has been analyzing whether students in the School of Economics and Business incorporate or use artificial intelligence tools, virtual environments, and interactive digital resources aimed at improving the personalization of learning and active student participation.

ECOEDU is interested in studying whether students are aware of the permitted limits and the ethical implications of AI use, as well as their perceptions regarding authorship of work, plagiarism, the reliability of AI-generated responses, the limits of use in the academic sphere, and the possible consequences arising from the detection of irregular practices and academic fraud.

Isabel Marco
Isabel Marco
Coordinator, Teaching Innovation & Digital Well-Being
Since 2025–26
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Other Research Projects Led by Members of Ciber

Ciber is part of a wide variety of official projects focused on teaching excellence and innovation. These are the most recent ones led by members of our research team.

GRANT PIIDUZ 5876 Leader: María Vargas · University of Zaragoza
AI as an Academic Support Tool in the Degree Programmes of the School of Economics and Business Administration
The primary objective of this project is to analyse the use that students in the School of Economics and Business Administration make of various Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in their learning process. The aim is to explore the extent to which they use these tools and for what purposes: assistance with writing and proofreading texts in coursework for continuous assessment, help with understanding certain concepts to optimise their study, language learning, assistance with text synthesis and structuring, creation of multimedia content, and so on. Additionally, the project seeks to analyse the distribution of use across the different degree programmes taught at the faculty, across different year groups, and particularly across different modules. The research will also investigate how long students have been using these tools, the frequency with which they use them, and the motivations that lead them to use them, as well as their perception of the effectiveness and usefulness of AI in their academic training. Ultimately, the project aims to identify areas for improvement in the integration of AI into the teaching-learning process.
GRANT PIIDUZ 4676 Leader: Fernando Muñoz · University of Zaragoza
Mapping of the Sustainable Development Goals in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes of the School of Economics and Business Administration
The University, as a catalyst for societal change, holds a crucial role in advancing sustainable development. In alignment with the University of Zaragoza’s dedication to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Faculty of Economics and Business (FECEM) has taken steps to integrate SDG-related content into course programs. This initiative includes the revision of course syllabi for both undergraduate and master’s programs, ensuring that the objectives and learning outcomes of each subject align with relevant SDGs. To achieve this goal, the team reviewed the syllabi for 276 courses across 4 bachelor’s degrees and 5 official master’s programs for the 2023–24 academic year.
GRANT PIICT 5758 Leader: Beatriz Cuéllar · University of Zaragoza
Development of Critical Thinking in Business Administration Students: Design and Implementation of Educational Activities for Finance Modules
The project implements innovative methodologies to strengthen one of the five transversal competencies that form the 5+1 hallmark of the University of Zaragoza: critical thinking. This competency will be applied specifically to the analysis of economic and financial information, markets, and institutions within the financial system. Through structured educational activities, third-year students on the Business Administration and Management degree programme will analyse news and financial information from various sources, developing skills to assess reliability, identify biases, and contextualise data. The pilot phase will be implemented in the Financial Risk Management module, with two-hour collaborative sessions where students will apply defined analytical frameworks to develop well-founded conclusions about current financial information.