Innovation in university teaching: experiences for a changing educational landscape

He holds a degree in Philosophy and Letters and a PhD in Economic and Business Sciences. He is a Professor of Economic History and Institutions at the University of Valladolid, where he carries out his teaching activities. His primary research focuses on the Spanish railway system prior to nationalization, its regulation, and the history of railway companies and the public sector. Current research interests also include technical training and economic growth, as well as the Spanish Transition period and Spain's accession to the EEC. He has published widely in specialized books and journals and has participated in numerous national and international conferences on these subjects. He has undertaken research stays at the London School of Economics and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris). He serves as Vice-President of the Council of the International Railway History Association. He is a board member of the Iberian Railway History Association, co-editor of the editorial board of the journal *Transportes, Servicios y Telecomunicaciones*, and a member of the advisory committee for the University of Valladolid Press (Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid). He is currently the Director of the Department of Fundamentals of Economic Analysis and Economic History and Institutions at the University of Valladolid.

Ana Velasco Molpeceres is a professor in the Department of Journalism and New Media at the Complutense University of Madrid. She holds a PhD in Spanish (awarded with distinction) and a degree in Journalism, as well as degrees in Art History and in Geography and History. She has published forty academic articles and eight books: *Fashion and the Women's Press in Spain (19th Century)*; *History of Fashion in Spain: From the Mantilla to the Bikini*; *Eugenia de Montijo: Neither Frivolous nor Haughty—An Empress with Her Own Voice*; *Old Clothes: A History of the Garments We Wear*; *Fashion Under the Franco Regime: Illusion Tulle and "Arriba España"*; *Great Tales of Fashion*; *Spanish Fashion 1898–1936: Corset Stays, Apaches, and Blooming Cocaine*; and *Fashion and Politics: The Appearances of Power*. Deeply interested in teaching innovation and media education, her work focuses on the history of media and its impact on society, fashion, and social media.