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ICICTE 2014 Programme

 

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

 

THURSDAY

08:00 – 09:00 Registration


Hall I
09:00 – 11:00 Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Address
Welcome: Dr Chris Barlow, Chair Steering Committee,
Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

Introduction of the Keynote Speaker:
Dr Costas Tsolakidis, University of the Aegean, Greece

Keynote Address
“Looking at the present by looking back”: a review of 25 years of editorials in The American Journal of Distance Education
Dr Michael Grahame Moore,
Distinguished Professor of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, United States
Editor: The American Journal of Distance Education

Invited speakers
Increasing Instructional Interactivity
Jay Carpenter, UK Manager, Turning Technologies

“Oracle Academy, Are You Ready?”Oracle
Danny Gooris, Senior Manager EMEA, Oracle Academy


11:00 – 11:30 Coffee


11:30 – 13:30 Concurrent Sessions 1-3


Plenary Session 1. Designing for Learning: Employing Technology, Tools and Games
Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Moderator: Dr Maximina Freire, Catholic University of Sao Paulo – PUCSP, BRAZIL

GRAFICA - A COMPUTER GRAPHICS TEACHING ASSISTANT
Andreas Savva, George Ioannou, Vasso Stylianou, and George Portides
University of Nicosia, Cyprus

A TOOL FOR REAL-TIME ILLUSTRATION OF BASIC CONCEPTS IN AN ECONOMICS COURSE
Andreas Savva, Spyros Hadjidakis, and Vasso Stylianou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

MOTIVATING THE LEARNERS BY COMBINING THE ELEMENTS OF PERSONALIZATION AND GAMIFICATION
Maria Zajac and Magdalena Andrzejewska, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland

DECONSTRUCTING CANDY CRUSH: WHAT INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN CAN LEARN FROM GAME DESIGN
Evangeline (Litsa) Varonis, The University of Akron and Maria E. Varonis, Tesla Nanocoasting
United States of America

TUTORING FORUMS IN AN ONLINE COURSE ON THE TEACHING-LEARNING OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN BRAZIL
Maria Eugenia Witzler D’Esposito, Faculdade Cultura Inglesa, GPeAHF, Brazil


Plenary Session 2. Understanding Student Needs: Listening to Student Perspectives
Hall 2: Artemis 6-7
Moderator: Dr Clare Klunk, Adult Learning and Human Resource Development Program, Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech/ National Capital Region, United States of America

“I DON’T REALLY ‘DO’ COMPUTERS!” - GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS’ VIEWS OF THEIR OWN DIGITAL LITERACY
Paul N. Wright, Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

STUDENTS’ PREFERENCES FOR ONLINE STUDY MATERIALS
Blanka Frydrychova Klimova and Petra Poulova, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

FACE-TO-FACE Vs ONLINE LEARNING: FACTORS INFLUENCING SUCCESS
Despo Ktoridou and Androulla Papakyriakou, University of Nicosia, and Nikeia Eteokleous
Frederick University, Cyprus

THE USE OF SMARTPHONES AMONG STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR EDUCATION AND SOCIAL LIFE
Ria Nicoletti Morphitou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Avros Morphitis, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom


Plenary Session 3. Implementing Web 2.0: Status and Approaches
Hall 3: Artemis 8-9
Moderator: Dr Marcie Boucouvalas, Program Director Adult Learning and Human Resource Development, Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech/National Capital Region, United States of America

FACTORS OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: PRESENT LEVEL OF USE IN TWO COUNTRIES
Razep Echeng and Abel Usoro, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

WEB MENTORING: PEER-TO-PEER (P2P)
Robert Gücker, Paula Glaser, Sebastian Hurle, and John Thomson
University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Offenburg, Germany

ASSESSING THE USE OF FLASH CARDS IN THE HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM
Natasa Petrovic, Veljko Jeremic, Marko Cirovic, Nemanja Milenkovic, and Jelena Andreja Radakovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia


13:30 – 15:30 Lunch
Main Restaurant


15:30 – 17:30 Graduate Student Award Symposium & Workshops

ICICTE Graduate Student Award Symposium
Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Panel:
Dr Greg Anderson, Justice Institute of British Columbia, Canada
Dr Michael Grahame Moore, Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
Dr Ġorġ Mallia, University of Malta, Malta
Dr Costas Tsolakidis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Dr Linda Morris, Virginia Tech, United States of America

CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES ON ADOPTION OF E-LEARNING IN TANZANIAN HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: LESSONS TO FUTURE ADOPTERS
Dalton H. Kisanga, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE PERSISTENCE OF STRUCTURALIST APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE IN ONLINE DISTANCE COURSES
Souzana Mizan, São Paulo University, Brazil

AMI & ED: MOVING IMAGE ART VS DEAD MODERNIST ARTISTS
Mark Smith, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

DEALING WITH DYSCALCULIA OVER TIME
Antonia Plerou, Ionian University, Greece

Workshop Hall 2: Artemis 6-7
Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (Higher Education version) Part I
Facilitator: Evangeline (Litsa) Varonis, The University of Akron, United States of America


Workshop Hall 3: Artemis 8-9
T-Story: Digital Storytelling Applied to Training Part I
Facilitator: Dr Tharrenos Bratitis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece


18:00 – 20:00 Welcome Drink
Kafenio
 

 

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FRIDAY

09:00 – 10:00 Posters Session
Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Adjudicating Panel:

Dr Marcie Boucouvalas, Virginia Tech, United States of America
Dr Τharennos Bratitsis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
Dr Maximina Maria Freire, Catholic University of Sao Paulo – PUCSP, Brazil
Dr Iain McPhee, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
Dr Zuhaira Najjar, The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel, Israel
Dr Maria Eugenia Witzler D’Esposito, Faculdade Cultura Inglesa, São Paulo, Brazil

EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY’S ONLINE PH.D. IN AVIATION: BUCKING THE TREND
Alan Stolzer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, United States of America

HOW LOUD IS TOO LOUD?
Lee Davison and Chris Barlow, Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

STUDENTS’ USE OF VIDEO AND VERBAL FEEDBACK FOR PRESENTATIONS, A PILOT STUDY
Poly Long and Sean Lancastle, Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

KEEP CALM AND LOVE PROGRAMMING: DEVELOPING AN APP FOR THE YouthActiv PROGRAMME
Stefanos Nastos, George Sarrigeorgiou and Anastasios Karagiorgos, Technical Vocational School of Oropos, Greece

THINK AND CLICK: PILOTING RESPONSE CARDS IN A GREEK ELEMENTARY CLASS
Nancy Pyrini, 1st Primary School of Rafina, Greece


10:00 - 11:30 Concurrent Sessions 4-6


Plenary Session 4. Accommodating Student Learners in a Digital World
Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Moderator: Piers MacLean, Lecturer in Human Cognition, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom

EVIDENCE-BASED ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES USING THREE ACADEMIC YEARS OF INCOMING STUDENT DATA
Robert G. Crosby III, Dirk Davis and Riste Simnjanovski, California Baptist University, United States of America

FROM BARRIERS TO BRIDGES: APPROACHING ACCESSIBILITY IN COURSE DESIGN
Evangeline (Litsa) Varonis, The University of Akron, United States of America

IS STUDENT ALIENATION IN POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION RELATED TO ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT?
Iain McPhee and Alison McEntee, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

IMMERSIVE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT: INVESTIGATING ONLINE RESIDENCY AND STUDENT LEARNING
Constantinos Iliopoulos, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

21st CENTURY LEARNING SPACES AND ONLINE RESIDENCY: JUST HOW MUCH TIME DO STUDENTS SPEND ONLINE?
Linda Crearie, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom


Plenary Session 5. Using Technology to Create Environments for Language Development
Hall 2: Artemis 6-7
Moderator: Dr Paul Wright, Academic Leader, School of Technology Maritime and Technology Faculty, Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FOR A “SOCIAL” CLASSROOM: EDMODO AND TWITTER IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Evriklea Dogoriti and Jenny Pange, University of Ioannina, Greece

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF LANGUAGE COURSES OFFERED FULLY ONLINE OR THROUGH BLENDED LEARNING
Androulla Papakyriakou and Despo Ktoridou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

AFFORDANCES FOR HOME LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE CREATED BY MULTIMODAL WEB 2.0 AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES.
Liam Morgan and Maria Gabriella Peter, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

CREATING AN ONLINE ORAL LANGUAGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: SPEAKAPPS
Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl, Colm Ó Ciardúbháin, and Oisín Ó Doinn
Fiontar, Dublin City University, Ireland


Plenary Session 6. Educating the Educators for Using New Technologies
Hall 3: Artemis 8-9
Moderator: Dr Costas Tsolakidis, Department of Education, University of the Aegean, Greece

EUROPEAN EDUCATORS’ TRAINING NEEDS FOR APPLYING DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN THEIR TEACHING PRACTICE
Tharrenos Bratitsis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
Paola Chesi and Cristina Godio, ISTUD Business School, Italy
Ana Barroca, Advancis Business Services, Portugal
Peter Fruhmann and Yvor Broer, InDialogue, The Netherlands
Emilia Szczygielska, University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz, Poland
Raul Gonzalez and Maria Martin, FASE.Net Training and Consultancy in Selection and Employment, Spain
Maria Toia and Laura Malita, Romanian Institute for Adult Education, Romania

USING SIMULATIONS AS A TOOL TO ENHANCE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Kalliopi-Evangellia Stavroulia, Democritus University of Thrace, Evanthia Makri-Botsari, Sarantos Psycharis, ASPETE, Gerassimos Kekkeris, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

ICT TEACHER TRAINING: EXPLORING THE FINDINGS OF THE ICT EDUCATION SURVEY IN BRAZILIAN SCHOOLS
Maria Eugenia Sozio, Camila Garroux, and Fabio Senne
Brazilian Network Information Center, Brazil

“THE TABLET IS ON THE TABLE!” - THE NEED FOR A TEACHERS’SELF-HETERO-ECO TECHNOLOGICAL FORMATION PROGRAM
Maximina M. Freire, Catholic University of São Paulo, PUCSP, Brazil


11:30 – 12:00 Coffee


12:00 – 13:30 Concurrent Sessions 7 & 8 and Workshop

Plenary Session 7. Using Technology to Engage Students
Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Moderator: Dr Chris Barlow, Reader in Audio Technology, Maritime and Technology Faculty, Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

VIRTUAL REALITY IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE CLASS: THE CASE OF A GREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Konstantinos Karampelas, Sarantis Karvounidis and Stamatia Mantikou,
2nd Model Experimental Primary School, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

EXPERIENCE SCIENCE: THE CLICK BETWEEN SCIENCE APPS AND SCIENCE LEARNING
Rachel Mintz, Tali Genzel and Sherman Rosenfeld
The Center for Educational Technology (CET), Israel

EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE UPTAKE AND USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN A 1:1 COMPUTER INITIATIVE: POSSIBILITES AND CHALLENGES FROM A PUPIL PERSPECTIVE
Marcia J. P. Håkansson Lindqvist, Umeå University, Sweden


Plenary Session 8. Focusing Technology on Developing Critical Skills
Hall 2: Artemis 6-7
Moderator: Dr Gregory Anderson, Dean, Office of Applied Research and Graduate Studies, Justice Institute of British Columbia, Canada

INTEGRATING ROBOTICS TO DEVELOP PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING SKILLS
Nikeia Eteokleous, Frederick University
Despo Ktoridou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

DRILL ACQUISITION IN WEAPON HANDLING: EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MULTIMEDIA REVISION TOOL
Marie Cahillane and Piers MacLean, Cranfield Defence & Security, United Kingdom

MAINTAINING A HUMAN TOUCH IN THE DESIGN OF VIRTUAL PART-TASK TRAINERS (VPPT): LESSONS FROM COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND LEARNING DESIGN
Piers MacLean and Marie Cahillane, Cranfield Defence & Security, United Kingdom

THE IMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY OF A FATAL AIRLINE ACCIDENT: A CASE STUDY
Tim Brady, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, United States of America



Workshop
Hall 3: Artemis 8-9
World Summit on the Information Society: Progress and Challenges 2014
Facilitators:
Marcie Boucouvalas, Clare Klunk, and Linda Morris, Virginia Tech/ National Capital Region, United States of America


13:30 – 15:30 Lunch
Main Restaurant


15:30 – 17:30 Workshops

Workshop Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Reaching the Tuned Out: Increasing Student Engagement
Facilitators:
Paula Furr, Vickie Gentry, and Lisa Abney
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Linda. Morris, Virginia Tech/National Capital Region
United States of America


Workshop Hall 2: Artemis 6-7
Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (Higher Education version) Part II
Facilitator: Evangeline (Litsa) Varonis
The University of Akron, United States of America


Workshop Hall 3: Artemis 8-9
T-Story: Digital Storytelling Applied to Training Part II
Facilitator: Dr Tharrenos Bratitis
University of Western Macedonia, Greece
 

 

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SATURDAY


09:00 – 10:30 Workshops

Workshop Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Making the most of mobiles and media-- Exciting ways to integrate technology and the arts promoting learning across age groups and subjects.
Facilitators:
Helen Caldwell and Rebecca Heaton
University of Northampton, United Kingdom


Workshop Hall 2: Artemis 6-7
Application of Cmap Tools in the PBL Online
Facilitator: Dr Carla Joana Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal


Workshop Hall 3: Artemis 8-9
Vine and all that jazz: Creating and uploading online social media micro-videos for educational purposes
Facilitator: Mark Smith, Loughborough University, UK


10:30 – 11:30 Philosophers’ Café


11:30 – 14:00 Session 9 & Workshops Day 3

Plenary Session 9. Building Culture and ICT Literacy.
Hall 1: Artemis 1-5
Moderator: Dr Liam Morgan, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

EXPLORING CULTURE IN A DIGITAL WORLD
John Hunt, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

THE E-BOOK IN THE SERVICE OF “EMERGING LITERACY” AMONG ARABIC-SPEAKING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Zuhaira Najjar, The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel-Haifa
Aneese Jarjoura, Ministry of Education, Israel

IMPROVING ICT SKILLS OF STUDENTS VIA ONLINE COURSES
Rozita Tsoni and Jenny Pange, University of Ioannina, Greece

A POLICY PERSPECTIVE ON THE ICT COMPETE CRIES OF TEACHING GRADUATES IN AUSTRALIA
Jim Tangas, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Australia

THE “NEW” SOFT SKILLS FOR EMPLOYABILITY
Sofia Meacham, Keith Phalp, Bournemouth University
Margaret Ross, Mark Udall, Southampton Solent University
United Kingdom


Workshop
Hall 2: Artemis 6-7
Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (Higher Education version) Part III
Facilitator: Evangeline (Litsa) Varonis
The University of Akron, USA


Workshop
Hall 3: Artemis 8-9
Europe at Schools Through Art and Simulation (EuropeStARTS)
Facilitators: Dr Foteini Asderaki, University of Piraeus
Dimitris Maragkos, State Scholarships Foundation
Nancy Pyrini, 1st Primary School of Rafina, Greece


14:00 – 14:45 Closing Ceremonies
Hall 1: Artemis 1-5

ICICTE Graduate Student Award
Dr Greg Anderson, Chair Scientific Committee

ICICTE Best Poster Award
Dr Costas Tsolakidis, Resources Manager

Friend of the Conference Award
Nancy Pyrini, Conference Director

Volunteers Awards
Dr Ġorġ Mallia, Chair of the Publications and Promotions Committee

Acknowledgements and Closing Remarks
Dr Chris Barlow, Chair Steering Committee


20:30 Pick up from the Conference Venue
Closing “Greek Night” Dinner
Taverna “Akrogiali”
Mastichari, Kos

 

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This is the programme for ICICTE 2014.

 

 

 

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