Member of the Research Committee of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya ELearn Director of Research Center – UOC.
Visiting professor at the University of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont. USA). College of Education and Social Services. Department of Education. February 1997.
Visiting professor at New Mexico University, State of New Mexico (Albuquerque, USA). College of Education. June-September 2007. http://www.mkt2mkt.com/olit/fac_eBarbera.htmlhttp://www.mkt2mkt.com/olit/fac_eBarbera.html
Visiting professor at Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom. Engineering Faculty. July 2013
Visiting professor at Beijing Normal University, China. Research Center on Distance Education. August 2014
Coordinator of the EDUS research group (School and University Distance Education) since1997 recognised by IN3/OUC (Internet Interdisciplinary Institute).
Member of the doctoral commission at the Open University of Catalonia (since 1998).
Member of the UNESCO professorship council on e-learning at the OUC.
Period: 2005-2007.
Member of the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (ISSS).
Period: 2006-2007.
Member of the European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction.
Period: 1998-2008.
Tutor to a number of doctoral students since 1998 , and member of research tribunals in different universities (theses and dissertations).
Currently supervising three doctoral theses.
Elena Barberà 