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