RESEARCH – RICERCA Smart University: the sustainable vector of knowledge Fabio Orecchini, Adriano Santiangeli, Fabrizio Zuccari, Alessandro Dell’Era A powerful learning object based on multiple answer test Matteo Martini, Fabrizio Fontana Teaching, researching and learning in a technology-based environment Valerio Lemma New challenges to promote a deeper interaction between e-learning and research Ilaria De Stefano, Paola Giardullo Modern technologies and distance learning in Science didactics Sabino Meola APPLICATIONS – APPLICAZIONI Development of authoring tools for online courses with assignments Benjamin Wallenborn, Matthias Then, Birgit Ianniello, Matthias Hemmje Using the virtual classroom system to teach a traditional girls’ classroom: benefits & challenges Mohssen Hakami Online discussion forums: a tool for stimulating language teachers’ interaction and reflection Fernanda Costa Ribas, Cristiane Manzan Perine The didactics of foreign languages and multimedia technology: teaching to translate Federico Corradi HIGHLIGHT – PROSPETTIVE Incontri di Fisica 2.0 Matteo Martini, Michela Tramonti Workshop Eurasia 2016 Gabriele Arcidiacono, Arturo La Valle, Matteo Martini, Alessandra Pieroni News from Guglielmo Marconi University