Ascensión received her D.E.A. in Web 2.0 from UNED in 2008 and has taught English at Varona's Institute, English Study Centre, since 1990. She has managed several courses in English (B1,B2,C1) in Moodle platforms. Her areas of interest, aside from teaching English, are research in open resources online, Moocs and more precisely in LMoocs (Language Multiple Open Online Courses).