At the last monthly consortium meeting, partners of the ENTER project discussed about various aspects of the most prominent work packages leading to the implementation of the Learning Innovation Hubs (LIHs) that will take place in the fall. The discussion was mainly about the structure of the online learning environment for the blended learning courses, the establishment of the EdTech LIHs in the four partner countries (Portugal, Germany, Greece and Cyprus) and the validation of the learning courses through the pilot seminars. The next consortium meeting of the project will take place physically for the first time in Cyprus, at the CYENS premises on 19th-20th of May. We are looking forward to having our esteemed guests in Nicosia to work together towards contributing to the establishment of the LIHs.
Are you an educator or makerspace facilitator? Are you interested in making? Would you like to know how to promote self-assessment and help your students develop their 21st century skills while they are working in making activities? If so, register for our online event on Wednesday, 13/4/2022 at 17:00 (Greek time) and be introduced to Assessmake21 digital self-assessment tool for 21st century skills in makerspace contexts. The tool has been designed and developed by the Assessmake21 consortium and is currently used as part of pilot studies in schools and makerspaces in the four partner countries (Ireland, Sweden, Greece, and Cyprus), despite the challenges occurring due to the pandemic. You will get the chance to: Discuss with experts about making activities and their significance in education View successful makerspace models that have been established in Cyprus Get a glimpse of how the Assessmake21 tool is currently being used in schools and …
EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES: THE ROLE OF ACADEMIA AND THE MEDIA Hybrid conference: Vienna & Online – 28 April 2022, 10:00-16:30 (CET)
JOIN US: “Dare to STEM!” – A multiplier event of FeSTEM project We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd Multiplier event of FeSTEM project, in which ARIS participates as a partner, that will take place on March 15th, 2022 at ARIS in Limassol. The event under the title “Dare to STEM!” will provide information on the work conducted in the FeSTEM project and will open the discussion about the challenges encountered by women in the STEM industry and ways to promote female empowerment. Keynote speeches: “STEM UP!” – Dr. Xenia I. Loizidou, Co-founder ISOTECH Ltd & NGO AKTI Project and Research Centre “Challenges encountered by Women in Stem: the industrial perspective” – Dr. Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades, Founder/Director at Theramir Ltd, Promed Bioscience Ltd, RSL Revolutionary Labs Ltd Check out the Agenda for more information. Space is limited, so don’t forget to register here!
Consultancy project: UX Study of New online service for an e-banking System February 2022 The EdMedia MRG (a natural extension of the Cyprus Interaction Lab) conducted a user-experience (UX) evaluation study with users of a new online service, that will be integrated into an existing e-banking system. The study, which concentrated on a high fidelity prototype (i.e. a prototype that closely resembles the final service/product), aimed to understand how the new service responds to the needs of its prospective users, to uncover possible challenges regarding its usability and overall user experience, and to understand user preferences amongst various other design alternatives. A team of 4 UX researchers at CYENS/CIL planned and executed this study with various participants in a period of just over a week. Through the employment of formative and summative methods and the gathering of both behavioral and attitudinal data during prototype-user-testing, this type of UX studies can help provide …
SELFIE_EU: helping schools assess their technology use
The EDUBOTS consortium of partners (#differ.chat, #University of Leeds #Faculty of Organization and Informatics #CYENS Centre of Excellence #Hubert.ai #Universidad de Granada) is planning the closing event of the project on Tuesday, Jan 18th, entitled “Best practices of chatbots in higher education: Findings and insights from 2 years of applied research”. Join the event! FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/4609612502491316 LnkdIn: https://www.linkedin.com/events/bestpracticeofchatbotsinhighere6879133835964100608/ On a high-level, Edubots has the goal of improving educational attainment in European higher education. We do that by exploring best practice use of chatbots, and by creating a learning community of Educators in Europe. 1. We focus on engagement between students and educators facilitated by chatbots. 2. We focus on increasing the frequency and accuracy of feedback between educators and students. 3. Project pilots are designed with the overall goal of decreasing dropout rates by using chatbots. 4. We form a learning community of educators to participate in the project activities and make use of the research, free learning resources, …
Αφορά εκπαιδευτικούς ή makerspace tutors που διδάσκουν παιδιά ηλικίας 12-18 χρονών σε δημόσια και ιδιωτικά σχολεία ή σε makerspaces. Το ευρωπαϊκό έργο ASSESSMAKE21 (https://www.assessmake21.eu) που χρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή στο πλαίσιο του ERASMUS+, προσκαλεί υποβολή δηλώσεων ενδιαφέροντος για συμμετοχή σε επιμορφωτικό πρόγραμμα με θέμα τη χρήση καινοτόμου εργαλείου αυτο-αξιολόγησης δεξιοτήτων του 21ου αιώνα κατά την ενασχόληση του μαθητή σε Μaker projects/ δραστηριότητες εντός makerspaces ή σχολικών μονάδων. Συμμετέχοντες Η συμμετοχή στο πρόγραμμα προϋποθέτει ειδικότητα (μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές) ή ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον ή εμπειρία σε Maker education. Η συμμετοχή στο πρόγραμμα προϋποθέτει επίσης βασικές γνώσεις χρήσης τεχνολογιών “Maker”, όπως για παράδειγμα ρομποτική και μικροεπεξεργαστές (robotics and microcontrollers) ή εργαλεία ψηφιακής κατασκευής όπως εκτυπωτές 3D, κόπτες λέιζερ (digital fabrication such as 3D printers, laser cutters) κτλ. Στόχοι και Διάρκεια προγράμματος Στόχος του ευρωπαϊκού έργου ASSESSMAKE21 είναι η επιμόρφωση των εκπαιδευτικών στη χρήση καινοτόμου εργαλείου αυτο-αξιολόγησης δεξιοτήτων του 21ου αιώνα κατά την ενασχόληση του μαθητή …
You are invited to the final Multiplier Event of the Erasmus+ project OPENLang Network [Open Languages & Cultures Network], entitled: “OPEN Language Learning Interactive Environments: Exploring language OERs & e-Tandem Language Learning”, which will take place online on December 15, 2021, 13:00-17:30 CET. The event is organised by the University of Macedonia (GR) and will present the lessons learned from the 3-year IKY/Erasmus+ Hellenic National Αgency “OPENLang Network” project regarding the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for language teaching and learning as well as e-Tandem Language Learning. The Top Inspirational Keynote Speakers of this event are: • Prof Christine Appel, Director of the eLearn Center, Open University of Catalonia (UOC), Spain.Title of speech: “Design elements for tandem language learning”. • Dr. Javiera Atenas, University of Suffolk, UK.Title of speech: “OERs: Lost in Space and lost in translation” The agenda is available at:https://www.openlangnet.eu/2021/12/11/multiplier-event-december-15-2021-open-language-learning-interactive-environments-exploring-language-oers-e-tandem-language-learning/ Register here to get the ZOOM link: https://shorturl.at/pDGJU …
“Design, develop and use language materials: The example of language OERs” WHEN?Monday, December 13th, 202113:30 CY time Are you a language instructor and would you like to learn how to integrate open educational resources into your classroom? Would you like to improve your Curriculum Design? You will be happy to learn that we are organizing an event that will take place on Monday 13th December, 2021! Join this event for FREE and you will have the chance to find out more about the activities of the OPENLang Network project as well as to meet our inspirational keynote speakers who are going to discuss Language OER, Open Language Education, Tandem Language Learning and more! A free certificate of participation will be sent to all attendees. Our Keynote speakers: Dr. Salomi Papadima-Sophocleous, Researcher, Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL), Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of TechnologyDr. Gregory Makrides, President of the European Association of …
You are invited to the Multiplier Event of the Erasmus+ project OPENLang Network [Open Languages & Cultures Network], entitled: “Open Educational Resources and Practices in Language Learning and Teaching”, which will take place online on December 10, 2021, 9:00-13:30 GMT. The event is organised by The Open University and will present the lessons learned from the 3-year OPENLang Network project regarding the use of OEP and OER for language teaching and learning. The Keynote Speakers of this event are: Ms Kate Borthwick MA Hons, MA, FHEA, Principal Enterprise Fellow(Educational innovation), University of Southampton, UK Dr Rob Farrow BA (Hons), MA, PhD, Pg.CHEP, FHEA, MAODE, SeniorResearch Fellow, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK The agenda is available here and the keynote speakers’ info is here.Register here: https://bit.ly/3xOcT5U. A free certificate of participation will be sent to all attendees.
Research Interests: Computer assisted language learning, participatory design methodology in language learning, intercultural education, curriculum development and lifelong learning.