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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Thursday, July 11, 2024

 

ICICTE 2024 Programme

 

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

 

Athina Lobby

09:30 – 10:00 – Registration

 

Hall Athina Main

10:00 – 11:25 – Welcome and Keynote

 

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

 

ADDRESS

Eleni Maragkaki

Member of the Europe Goes Local National Working Group, GREECE

 

INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Professor Emeritus Costas Tsolakidis

ARISTARCHUS and NEWSpiracy Scientific Responsible, University of the Aegean, GREECE

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

ADVANCING ASTRONOMY EDUCATION THROUGH IMMERSIVE LEARNING AND ENACTED ASTRONOMY

Dr Eleni Chatzichristou

Astrophysicist, analyst and consultant on scientific research policy issues, European Research Council Executive Agency, BELGIUM

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Chatzichristou here.

 

Hall Athina Main

11:25 – 11:40 – Seated Mobility Session – Mindfulness reconnection and relaxation – taking a few minutes to stop, stretch, breathe and train the mind to reconnect with the body.

Moderators: Shirley Cauchi and Maria E. Varonis

 

Athina Lobby

11:40 – 12:00 – Coffee Break

 

Hall Athina Main

12:00 – 13:30 – Concurrent Sessions

 

SESSION 1: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND

METHODOLOGIES

Moderator: Professor Emerita Marcie Boucouvalas

Virginia Tech, United States of America

 

EXPLORING SCHOOL LEADERS´ LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC. REFLECTIONS IN RETROSPECT

Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist

Mid Sweden University, SWEDEN

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Håkansson here.

 

ACTIVE METHODOLOGIES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES: A WINNING COMBINATION FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS?

Maria Concetta Carruba Università Telematica Pegaso, Alessandro Barca

Università Telematica Pegaso

Mariella Tripaldi

Università degli Studi Aldo Moro Bari, ITALY

 

EVALUATION OF eLEARNING PLATFORMS FOR ENHANCING DIGITAL COMPETENCIES OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET) EDUCATORS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Georgios Karavasilis

School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, GREECE

 

WOMEN'S RIGHTS NGOS AND ONLINE INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NGOS' WEBSITES IN TURKIYE

Seyma Esin Erben

İstanbul Gelişim University

Hazal Koray Alay,

Batman University, TURKIYE

 

Hall Ariadne

SESSION 2: COMBATING FAKE NEWS AND THE ONLINE POST-TRUTH CONSPIRACY

Moderator: Evangeline Marlos Varonis

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

 

Keynote Speech

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND FAKE NEWS

Professor Emeritus Costas Tsolakidis

ARISTARCHUS and NEWSpiracy Scientific Responsible, University of the Aegean, GREECE

 

NEWSpiracy UNVEILED: SETTING THE STAGE FOR A JOURNEY THROUGH MEDIA LITERACY

Professor Mariano Sanz Prieto

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, NEWSpiracy project Coordinator, SPAIN

 

FAKE NEWS DETECTION: PREDICTION TECHNIQUES BASED ON NEURAL NETWORKS

Antonis Gatzos

University of Piraeus, GREECE

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Gatzos here.

 

LEVERAGING DIVERSE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO ENGAGE VARIED AUDIENCES: DAILY STRATEGIES FOR THE US CAPITAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Yianni Varonis

US Capital Historical Society, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Elia Restaurant

13 :30 – 15:30 – Lunch

 

15:30 – 17:00 – Concurrent Workshops

 

Hall Athina 2

WORKSHOP 1: EXPLORING AND IMPLEMENTING THE HUMAN ORRERY - ENACTING, REFLECTIVE, AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN STEAM EDUCATION

Facilitators:

George Sarrigeorgiou, Konstantinos Karampelas, and Costas Tsolakidis

University of the Aegean, GREECE

 

Hall Ariadne

WORKSHOP 2: TRUTH TRACKERS - UNRAVELING THE WEB OF FAKE NEWS

Facilitators:

Anastasia Pyrini

University of the Aegean, GREECE

Professor Mariano Sanz Prieto

Universidad Autónoma De Madrid

Nuria de Pablo Sánchez

Fundación Siglo22, SPAIN

 

Thalassa Restaurant

20:00 – Welcome Reception

 

 

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

 

Hall Athina Main

9.45 – 10:00 – Seated Mobility Session – Mindfulness reconnection and relaxation – taking a few minutes to stop, stretch, breathe and train the mind to reconnect with the body.

Moderators: Shirley Cauchi and Maria E. Varonis

 

10:00 – 11:30 – Concurrent Sessions

 

Hall Athina Main

SESSION 3: EXPLORING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN EDUCATION

Moderator: Associate Professor Panagiotis Kosmas

University Of Limassol, Cyprus

 

A PROPOSAL FOR AN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY COMPETENCIES FRAMEWORK FOR HISTORY TEACHERS: TOWARDS A SPECIALIZATION OF TPACK

Aránzazu García-Martínez

University of Burgos

Víctor Gómez-Muñiz

Universidad de Vitoria Gasteiz EUNEIZ, SPAIN

Elisa Serrano-Ausejo

Umeå University

Peter Mozelius

University of Gävle, Mid Sweden University, SWEDEN

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Garcia-Martinez et al. here.

 

ROBOAQUARIA: ROBOTS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS TO PROMOTE STEM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Konstantinos Karampelas, Anastasia Pyrini, George Sarrigeorgiou, and Costas Tsolakidis

University of the Aegean, GREECE

David Scaradozzi, Laura Screpanti, and Benedetta Castagna

Università Politecnica delle Marche, ITALY

Ana Sović Kržić

University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CROATIA

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Karampelas et al. here.

 

ARISTARCHUS—ARTISTIC REALITY IN SCHOOL EDUCATION: ENACTED, REFLECTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING WITH THE HUMAN ORRERY SPACE

Konstantinos Karampelas, Anastasia Pyrini, George Sarrigeorgiou, and Costas Tsolakidis

University of the Aegean, GREECE

Emmanuel Rollinde

Université de Cergy-Pontoise, LDAR - Laboratoire de Recherche, FRANCE

Malte Ubben and Maximilian Alexander Loch

University of Münster, GERMANY

Nicoletta Pantela

Center for the Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology, CYPRUS

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Karampelas et al. here.

 

EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION: REFLECTIONS FROM THE MIRACLE PILOT INITIATIVES

Orestes Varonis, Evangeline Varonis, and George Sarrigeorgiou

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Anastasia Pyrini and Darya Yegorina

CleverBooks, Ireland

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN MEDIA EDUCATION: COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL EMPOWERMENT BY THE SUMED PROJECT

Ġorġ Mallia and Monika Maslowska

University of Malta, MALTA

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Mallia and Maslowska here.

 

Hall Ariadne

SESSION 4: FOSTERING DIGITAL CREATIVITY THROUGH Coding4Kids

Moderator:

Anastasia Pyrini

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

 

UNLOCKING CODING: EMPOWERING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH Coding4Kids

Gema de Pablo González

JAITEK Tecnología y Formación , SPAIN

 

DIGITAL LITERACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS: NURTURING CREATIVE THINKING THROUGH CODING EDUCATION

Anastasia Pyrini, George Sarrigeorgiou, Evangeline Varonis and Orestes Varonis

PARAGON - eduTech, GREECE

 

Athina Lobby

11 :30 – 12:00 – Coffee Break

 

12:00 – 13:00 – Concurrent Sessions

 

Hall Athina Main

SESSION 5: ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH AI AND IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Moderator:

Associate Professor Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist

Mid Sweden Univsersity, SWEDEN

 

LEVERAGING AI FOR PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: INITIAL FINDINGS FROM THE LEADER AI PROJECT

Apostolos Kostas, Dimitris Spanos, Filippos Tzortzoglou, Alivisos Sofos

University of the Aegean GREECE

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Kostas et al. here.

 

THE PERCEPTIONS OF SLOVENIAN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS ON CHATGPT: A COMPARISON WITH GLOBAL TRENDS

Aleksander Aristovnik, Lan Umek, Dejan Ravšelj

Faculty of Public Administration, University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Aristovnik et al. here.

 

CHATGPT AND AI IN K-12 EDUCATION: VIEWS AND PRACTICES OF GREEΚ TEACHERS

Apostolos Kostas and Christos Chanis

University of the Aegean, GREECE

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Kostas and Chanis here.

 

A SCOPING REVIEW ON MENTAL MODELS IN TEACHING BASIC PROGRAMMING WITH GENERATIVE AI

Amine Bitar

University of Balamand, Lebanon

 

Hall Ariadne

WORKSHOP 3: EMPOWERING YOUNG MINDS WITH CODING4KIDS - MASTERING CODING THROUGH ELEARNING

Facilitators:

Anastasia Pyrini

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Gema de Pablo González

JAITEK Tecnología y Formación , SPAIN

 

Elia Restaurant

13 :30 – 15:30 – Lunch

 

15:30 – 17:00 – Concurrent Workshops

 

Hall Athina 2

WORKSHOP 4: INTEGRATING AUGMENTED REALITY AND ELEARNING FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION

Facilitators:

George Sarrigeorgiou, Konstantinos Karampelas, and Costas Tsolakidis

University of the Aegean, GREECE

 

Hall Ariadne

WORKSHOP 5: NAVIGATING AND NEGOTIATING THE ETHICAL TERRAIN OF AI

Facilitator:

Professor Emerita Marcie Boucouvalas

Virginia Tech, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

17:00 – Let’s Play

An interactive session featuring Trivia, an innovative board game developed as part of the Erasmus+ OREO project, "To chatbOt in higheR Education or not to chatbOt?". This game is designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in artificial intelligence.

 

Dive into challenges and questions across categories such as ethics, critical thinking, social competencies, and cybersecurity. Compete to earn points and crowns while exploring the fascinating world of AI through a futuristic, space-themed adventure.

 

 

Thursday, July 11, 2024

 

Hall Athina Main

10.15 – 10:30 – Seated Mobility Session – Mindfulness reconnection and relaxation – taking a few minutes to stop, stretch, breathe and train the mind to reconnect with the body.

Moderators: Shirley Cauchi and Maria E. Varonis

 

Hall Athina Main

10:30 – 11:30 – Plenary Session

 

Paper Presentation

NEWSPIRACY: TRAINING TEACHERS IN POST TRUTH RECOGNITION

Mariano Sanz Prieto, Elena Lopez de Arana and Gema de Pablo González, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SPAIN

 

Download a pre-publication copy of the full paper by Sanz Prieto et al. here.

 

Posters Session

 

Gender Equality in Leadership: Latvia Context

Linda Daniela and Zinta Zālīte-Supe

University of Latvia, LATVIA

 

OREO: To chatbOt in higheR Education or not to chatbOt?

Anastasia Pyrini and George Sarrigeorgiou

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Nuria de Pablo Sánchez and Rubén Vega Gutierrez

Fundación Siglo22, SPAIN

Mirela Pachou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GREECE

Mart Susi

Tallinn University, Estonia

Maximilian Alexander Loch and Malte Ubben

University of Münster, GERMANY

 

DIGITAL TEACHERS: Classrooms Without Borders Created with Digital Technologies

Georgia Dimitrakopoulou,

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Alberto Costa, Almerindo Oliveira, Maria do Céu Brandão, Paulo Ramalhoto and Virgínia Teniz

Agrupamento de Escolas Terras do Ave, PORTUGAL

 

Coding For Kids

Evangeline Varonis, Georgios Karavasilis and Despina Sarrigeorgiou

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Gema de Pablo González

Jaitek Tecnologia Y Formacion, SPAIN

 

MIRACLE: coMics and IllustRations Augmented to tackle CLimate change in primary Education

Evangeline Varonis, Georgia Dimitrakopoulou and Despina Sarrigeorgiou

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Nuria de Pablo Sánchez and Gema de Pablo González

Jaitek Tecnologia Y Formacion, SPAIN

Ġorġ Mallia and Megan Mallia

University of Malta, MALTA

 

Efficient Parenting in Times of Permacrisis

Georgia Dimitrakopoulou and Despina Sarrigeorgiou

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Alicia De Pablo Sánchez and Guillermo Sanz Ruíz-Esteller

Fundación Siglo22, SPAIN

 

Work as a Remedy

Anastasia Pyrini and George Sarrigeorgiou

PARAGON-eduTech, GREECE

Nuria de Pablo Sánchez and Rubén Vega Gutierrez

Fundación Siglo22, SPAIN

Kateřina Nevřalová and Martina Derková

InErudico - inovace ve vzděláváni, z.s., CZECH REPUBLIC

 

 

11:30 – 13:00 – Philosophers’ Café

 

Engage in an enlightening session at the Philosophers' Café, where stimulating discussions unfold in the round over a cup of coffee.

 

Moderated by Professor Ġorġ Mallia, this event will feature keynote speakers delving into the mysteries of the universe through astronomy and examining its implications for science and technology. The conversation will also explore the benefits of integrating coding into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education to enhance learning outcomes and foster innovative thinking.

 

Additionally, the session will address strategies for educating individuals on recognizing and combating misinformation in the digital age.

 

This interactive session aims to inspire participants, broaden perspectives, and foster meaningful conversations. Join us for an intellectually invigorating experience that promises to leave a lasting impact on your approach to education and beyond.

 

13:30 – 14:00 – Closing Ceremonies

 

CLOSING REMARKS

Professor Emeritus Costas Tsolakidis

University of the Aegean, Greece

 

FRIEND OF THE CONFERENCE AWARD 2024

Nancy Pyrini

ICICTE Founder and Director, Greece

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ICICTE 2024

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

 

20 :00 – Greek Night

 

19:30 Pick up from the Conference Venue

 

Closing “Greek Night” Dinner

Taverna “Leventis”

Ano Stalos, Chania, Crete, Greece

 

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