Thursday, July 6       Friday, July 7       Saturday, July 8

 

 

Thursday, July 6, 2023

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

09:30 – 10:00 – Registration

 

10:00 – 11:30 – Welcome and Keynotes

 

WELCOME

Professor Ġorġ Mallia

ICICTE Chair of the Scientific Committee

Head of the Media and Communications Department, Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta, Malta

 

INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor Emeritus Costas Tsolakidis

Climatopia Scientific Responsible, University of the Aegean, Greece

 

Keynote Address

SMART PEDAGOGY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING

Professor Linda Daniela

CLIMATOPIA Coordinator

Dean of Faculty of Education, Psychology, and Art

Chair of the PhD Defense Board in Educational Sciences of the University of Latvia, Latvia

 

Keynote Address 2

THE BASIC SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Dr Diamando Vlachogiannis and Dr Athanasios Sfetsos

National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”,

Greece

 

11:30 – 12:00 – Coffee Break

 

12:00 – 14:00 – Concurrent Sessions

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

WORKSHOP: VISUAL NARRATIVE AND COMICS CREATION FOR PEDAGOGICAL PURPOSES

Facilitator: Ġorġ Mallia, University of Malta, Malta

 

WORKSHOP: THE CLIMATOPIA SIMULATION AND DECISION-MAKING GAME

Facilitators: Guillermo Sanz Ruiz-Esteller, and Nuria de Pablo Sánchez, Fundación Siglo22, Spain

 

Hall Electra

 

SESSION 1: THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF DIGITAL EDUCATION: PEDAGOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ONLINE LEARNING, DIGITAL COMPETENCE, CHATBOTS, AND LEADERSHIP

Moderator: Professor Emerita Marcie Boucouvalas, Virginia Tech, United States of America

 

A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ONLINE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A COMPARISON OF RESEARCH TRENDS BEFORE AND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Aristovnik Aleksander, Umek Lan, and Ravšelj Dejan, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Public Administration, Slovenia; Karampelas Konstantinos,  University of the Aegean, Department of Primary Level Education, Greece

 

TEACHER EDUCATORS’ DIGITAL COMPETENCE: FIRST RESULTS OF A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Clarissa Lachmann and Michael T. Rücker, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

 

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY GENERATIVE AI-CHATBOTS: EFFECTS ON AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE ON DATABASES

Patricia Brockmann, Nuremberg Institute of Technology, Germany

 

DESIGNING AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENTS TO ADDRESS THE USE OF CHAT-GPT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Tiffany Winchester, Loretta Garvey and ChatGPT, Federation University, Australia

 

THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOOL LEADERS IN AMBITIOUS PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES

Maria Spante, University West, Sweden

 

14:00 – 16:00 – Lunch, Callirhoe Restaurant

 

16:00 – 17:30 – Concurrent Workshops

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

WORKSHOP: ACTIVITY THEORY AS A TOOL FOR REIMAGINING WIL: CONDUCTING CONTRADICTION ANALYSIS

Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics, and IT, Division of Informatics, University West, Sweden

 

Hall Electra

 

WORKSHOP: PYTHON: THE RIGHT CODING LANGUAGE FOR THE JOBS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW

Daniel Bird, Firia Labs, United States of America

 

20:30 – Welcome Reception, Pool Bar

 

 

Friday, July 7, 2023

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

09:30 – 11:30 – Synergy workshop of the Erasmus+ Climatopia, EU-Heart, CALMD, and  ECO-CENT projects with UDHR Scholars and Advocates

 

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Looking Backward, Looking Forward: A call to awareness, action, advocacy, and INQUIRY

Facilitators: Professor Emerita Marcie Boucouvalas, Virginia Tech/National Capital Region, U.S., Stacie Boucouvalas-Gianourakos, U.S., and Nancy Pyrini, University of the Aegean, Greece

 

THE FIVE WORKSHOP SEGMENTS

 

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (UDHR) – INCLUDING A MESSAGE FROM THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Professor Emerita Marcie Boucouvalas, Virginia Tech/National Capital Region, U.S.

Stacie Boucouvalas-Gianourakos, U.S.

 

2. EU-HEART: NEEDS AND STRATEGIES – TOOLKIT ON BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND STRATEGIES TO FULFILL THEM

Susanne Linde and Klaus Linde-Leimer, Blickpunkt Identität, Austria

 

3. CLIMATOPIA: SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE

Nancy Pyrini and Christos Ioannides, University of the Aegean, Greece

 

4. ECO-CENT: INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY ENTREPRENEURS

Nancy Pyrini and George Sarrigeorgiou, University of the Aegean, Greece

 

5. CALMD: A COMPREHENSIVE KIT FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES

Nancy Pyrini and Konstantinos Karampelas, University of the Aegean, Greece

 

11:30 – 12:00 – Coffee Break

 

12:00 – 14:00 – Concurrent Session and Workshops

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

SESSION 2: ELEVATING THE LEARNER EXPERIENCE THROUGH AUTHENTIC ACTIVITIES

Moderator: Ġorġ Mallia, University of Malta, Malta

 

COMBINING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND SCIENTIFIC WORK

Heidi Schuhbauer and Sebastian Schötteler, Computer Science Department, Nuremberg Institute of Technology, Germany

 

HRM STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF AN ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING IN A FULLY ONLINE UNIVERSITY COURSE IN SWEDEN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN UMEÅ

Monica Liljeström and Hanna Paulin, Department of Education, Umeå University, Sweden

 

UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ABOUT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF A RESEARCH CIRCLE

Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist and Åsa Bång, Mid Sweden Univsersity Division of research and educational support (FUS), Sweden

 

ATTENTION UNDER PRESSURE: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON TEACHER PRESENCE

Tiffany Winchester, Emma Price, and Anthea Groessler, Federation University, Australia

 

FILM MAKING SKILLS FOR A PERSONAL BRANDING: FMID PROJECT

Alicia de Pablo Sánchez, FUNDACIÓN SIGLO22, Spain

 

Hall Electra

 

THE EUROPEAN HEART PROJECT - STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC VALUES ON THE BASIS OF BASIC HUMAN NEEDS

Facilitators: Susanne Linde and Klaus Linde-Leimer, Blickpunkt Identität, Austria

George Sarrigeorgiou, Directory of Secondary Education of East Attica, Greece

Nancy Pyrini, PARAGON-eduTech, Greece

 

12:00 – 12:30 – The EU-HEART Online Platform and Mobile Application

 

12:30 – 13:00 – Hands-on or experiential learning with the eLearning Platform

 

13:00 – 13:30 – Let’s Play the ACT-Game

 

13:30 – 14:00 – Completion of the evaluation questionnaire by the participants

 

14:00 – 16:00 – Lunch, Callirhoe Restaurant

 

16:00 – 18:00

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

SESSION 3: ENERGIZING TEACHERS AND LEARNERS TO MAXIMIZE SKILLS AND SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER PRACTICES

Moderator: Professor Mariano Sanz Prieto, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

 

POST-COVID-19 TEACHING: REFLECTIONS ON EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNT

Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist, Mid Sweden University, Department of Education, Sweden

 

TEACHING KIDS THE BASIS OF CODING: MAKE IT FUN!

Nuria de Pablo, Jaitek Tecnologia Y Formacion, Spain

 

RoboAquaria: ROBOTS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS TO PROMOTE STEM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.

Nancy Pyrini, Konstantinos Karampelas, George Sarrigeorgiou, University of the Aegean, Greece

 

GAMIFYING ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: BENEFY PROJECT

Guillermo Sanz Ruiz-Esteller and Alicia Corral Marugan, FUNDACIÓN SIGLO22, Spain

 

MIRACLE: COMICS AND ILLUSTRATIONS AUGMENTED TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

Nancy Pyrini and Darya Yegorina, CleverBooks, Ireland

Evangeline Marlos Varonis and George Sarrigeorgiou, PARAGON-eduTech, Greece

Ġorġ Mallia, University of Malta, Malta

Mariano Sanz-Prieto and Gema de Pablo González, Jaitek Tecnologia Y Formacion, Spain

 

DIGITAL TEACHERS: CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS CREATED WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

George Sarrigeorgiou, PARAGON-eduTech, Greece

 

 

Saturday, July 8, 2023

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

10:00 – 11:00 – Keynote

 

INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Professor Emeritus Costas Tsolakidis

Climatopia Scientific Responsible, University of the Aegean, Greece

 

Keynote Address

THE ROLE OF MOOCS FOR EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING

Professor António Moreira Teixeira

Associate Professor at Universidade Aberta (UAb), Portugal

 

11:00 – 12:00 – Philosophers’ Cafe (coffee included)

Moderator: Ġorġ Mallia, University of Malta, Malta

 

12:00 – 13:30 – Concurrent Sessions

 

Hall Terpsichore

 

WORKSHOP: DIGGING IN THE DIGITAL COMPETENCES OF FUTURE EDUCATORS

Facilitators: Mariano Sanz-Prieto and Gema de Pablo González, Jaitek Tecnologia Y Formacion, Spain

 

Hall Electra

 

Session 4 (online): INNOVATIONS IN LEARNING DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

Moderator: Evangeline Marlos Varonis, PARAGON-eduTech, Greece

 

APPLYING THE QUALITY MATTERS RUBRIC TO ASSESS ACCESSIBILITY

Kimera Moodley and Mari van Wyk, University of Pretoria, South Africa

 

PLAYING AN INDIGENOUS SOUTH AFRICAN GAME AS AN INDICATOR OF SUCCESS FOR LEARNING PROGRAMMING IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Tendesai J.W. Chinamasa and Nola Payne, The Independent Institute of Education, South Africa

 

VRTEACHER PROJECT: A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO TEACHER EDUCATION USING VIRTUAL REALITY

Kalliopi Evangelia Stavroulia and Andreas Lanitis, Cyprus University of Technology and CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus; Anastasia Pyrini, University of the Aegean, Greece; Mariano Sanz Prieto and Isabel Álvarez Testillano, Fundación Siglo22, Spain; Sarah Keegan and Martin Debattista, Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning, Malta; Paloma Díaz Pérez and Telmo Zarraonandia Ayo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Christos Roussias, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus

 

TOWARDS AI-POWERED LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: AN EXPLORATION OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Siyanda Simelane, The Independent Institute of Education - Faculty of ICT, South Africa

 

BLOCK CHAIN-BASED COMPANIES’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO RAISE CLIMATE CRISIS AWARENESS: CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE SINGLE EARTH TWITTER ACCOUNT

Hazal Koray Alay, Batman University, Management and Organization, and Şeyma Esin Erben, İstanbul Gelişim University, Turkey

 

13:30 – 14:00 – Closing Ceremonies

 

CLOSING REMARKS

Professor Ġorġ Mallia

ICICTE Chair of the Scientific Committee,

Head of the Media and Communications Department, Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta, Malta

 

FRIEND OF THE CONFERENCE AWARD 2023

Nancy Pyrini

ICICTE Founder and Director, Greece

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ICICTE 2024

Professor Emeritus Costas Tsolakidis

University of the Aegean, Greece

 

14:00 – 16:00 – Lunch

 

20:00 – Greek Night

Pick up from the Heliotrope Hotel to

Kalamies Restaurant,

Aerodromio Neapoli, 81100 Mytilene

 



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