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Open Education - The Journal for Open and Distance Education and Educational Technology , 2024

The humanitarian and social aspect of artificial intelligence is the critical factor that will de... more The humanitarian and social aspect of artificial intelligence is the critical factor that will determine the next steps in all aspects of our daily lives, from work and transactions to education, information and entertainment. In the field of education, highlighting the human centric character of artificial intelligence is a prerequisite for the transformation of our educational systems in order to be able to respond in a critical and creative way to the demands of the new era. This research focuses on the critical role of teachers in the course of the transition and highlighting the basic characteristics of the necessary pedagogical framework for the introduction and critical utilization of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence in Education.

Διεθνές Συνέδριο για την Ανοικτή & εξ Αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευση, 2016

Στην εργασία αυτή παρουσιάζεται το πλαίσιο σχεδιασμού και υλοποίησης διαδραστικών εκπαιδευτικών τ... more Στην εργασία αυτή παρουσιάζεται το πλαίσιο σχεδιασμού και υλοποίησης διαδραστικών εκπαιδευτικών τηλεδιασκέψεων με στόχο τη συνεργατική οικοδόμηση των γνώσεων και τη διαθεματική προσέγγιση περιβαλλοντικών ζητημάτων. Στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος «ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑΣ 2011», τη σχολική περίοδο 2010-2011, 152 μαθητές και 13 δάσκαλοι από την Αθήνα, την Αίγινα, τη Σούδα και την Κίσσαμο Χανίων σχεδιάζουν και υλοποιούν συνεργατικές δραστηριότητες μάθησης από απόσταση μέσω τηλεδιάσκεψης. Με τη βοήθεια της προτεινόμενης μεθοδολογίας μαθητές και δάσκαλοι των συνεργαζόμενων σχολείων διερευνούν, ανακαλύπτουν και οικοδομούν συνεργατικά τις γνώσεις τους σε θέματα που σχετίζονται με το περιβάλλον, τη Μεσόγειο Θάλασσα και τις ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας. Φορέaς Υλοποίησης του προγράμματος «ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑΣ 2011» είναι το Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης του Πανεπιστήμιου Κρήτης (http://www.edc.uoc.gr/~odysseas/ ).

This paper presents the round table speeches and discussions on the theme "University Pedago... more This paper presents the round table speeches and discussions on the theme "University Pedagogy: Thoughts, Proposals, Reflections", at the 2nd International Workshop on Applied Didactics: "Teaching ...

Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

3D Virtual Learning Environments (3D VLEs) are increasingly becoming prominent supporters of blen... more 3D Virtual Learning Environments (3D VLEs) are increasingly becoming prominent supporters of blended learning for all kinds of students including adult learners with or without disabilities. Due to the evidenced effect of architectural design of physical learning spaces on students’ learning and current lack of design codes for creating 3D virtual buildings, this case study aims at evaluating the suitability of the architectural design elements of existing educational facilities and learning spaces within 3D VLEs specifically for delivering blended e-learning for adult students with disabilities. This comprises capturing student contentment and satisfaction levels from different design elements of the 3D virtual spaces in an attempt to issue recommendations for the development of 3D educational facilities and hence initiate a framework for architectural design of 3D virtual spaces to augment accessibility, appeal and engagement for enhancing the e-learning experience of under-gradua...

Supporting Organizations, 2011

The authors examined computer-mediated-communication technologies, perceived social support, perc... more The authors examined computer-mediated-communication technologies, perceived social support, perceived cultural distance, and socio-cultural adjustment in 80 international undergraduate students. Findings revealed that computer-mediated-communication technologies not elated to socio-cultural adjustment. Perceived social support and perceived cultural distance were positively related to socio-cultural adjustment in international students.

Computers & Education, 2008

As schools are increasingly encouraging students to use the Internet and web-based technology at ... more As schools are increasingly encouraging students to use the Internet and web-based technology at home and in the classroom, concerns among some parents have increased. Today's parents have learned about computers as adults and did not receive guided participation as children either from their parents or from their teachers. The essence of this paper is twofold: (a) to investigate how parents view their children's opportunity to acquire new educational and interpersonal experiences from the introduction of collaborative learning activities by distance via videoconferencing in school settings and (b) to examine the differences in parents' attitudes to the use of the Internet and web based technologies by elementary students in the family home as an acknowledgment of their importance in their children's day-today social and educational activities, in two developing but still traditional European countries. Using data from two groups of parents (N = 98)-one from an urban province of Crete (Rethymno) and the other from a rural province of Cyprus (Avgorou), the present paper showed that parents respond to the ''newness'' of digital collaborative learning and interpersonal activities of their children according to their level of use and perceived compatibility of the information and communication technologies.

Open Education: The Journal for Open and Distance Education and Educational Technology, 2022

This paper reviews recent reports about the implementation of Distance Education during the Covid... more This paper reviews recent reports about the implementation of Distance Education
during the Covid-19 pandemic in Greece and worldwide. In particular, it aims to
determine how Educational Systems reacted to the transition to a new home-based
learning environment focusing on the Greek Educational System and its plans to
address the current situation. Specifically, the emerging framework of Education is
outlined.
It can be concluded that Educational Systems responded to the new reality of social
distancing similarly worldwide. The emphasis was mainly on ensuring equal access to
Distance Education environments and remote technological support to all those involved in
the educational process. This was also the case in Greece, where accessibility issues were
primarily met despite existing difficulties. However, the pedagogical dimension of Distance
Education was absent.
Based on these conclusions, education policy developers should consider transitioning from
Phase A of Distance Education: Remote Emergency Support, to Phase B: Pedagogical
Dimension, and, ultimately, to Phase C: Transition to the Open School of Inquiry Based
Learning, Collaborative Creativity and Social Solidarity.

Problems of Education in the 21st Century

Due to the increasing children’s use of the Internet at home and at school as well as that inappr... more Due to the increasing children’s use of the Internet at home and at school as well as that inappropriate Internet content may jeopardize their health or safety, the aim of the present study is twofold: a) to examine parents’ perceptions of the degree to which children may be exposed to negative Internet content, and b) to find out the differences in parents' attitudes to the use of the Internet by students of 4th, 5th and 6th grade, as an acknowledgment of being an important part of their children's day-to-day educational and interpersonal life. 1503 questionnaires from urban and rural provinces of Crete demonstrate that parents’ technological efficacy is strongly related to their better evaluation of the Internet hazards and their effectiveness in promoting Internet safety awareness when navigating with their children at home. Key words: Internet safety awareness, factors, parental control, primary school.

Recognizing that schools have become the universal location where young people are learning about... more Recognizing that schools have become the universal location where young people are learning about the Internet in a safe and responsible manner and are also an important conduit of information for parents- many of whom are not as technically literate as their children, this research investigates: a) teachers' and parents’ education about the safe and responsible use of the Internet by elementary students, b) the differences in parents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards the students’ use of the Internet in the family home and at school and, c) the kind of issues or concerns that emerge between parents and teachers as an acknowledgment of the web based technologies importance in the students’ day-to-day social and educational activities. Interviews by 230 teachers and 1289 parents in 36 elementary schools in urban and rural provinces of Crete demonstrate that technologically sophisticated parents expressed more concern over their children’s negative consequences of the Internet use ...

J. Educ. Technol. Soc., 2011

The introduction of the Internet at schools has raised new pedagogical challenges facing educator... more The introduction of the Internet at schools has raised new pedagogical challenges facing educators trying to ensure children’s awareness of the possible dangers when surfing the Web. This article aims to investigate how teachers evaluate the possible dangers that students might face when surfing the Net for various educational or interpersonal purposes, and the teachers’ technological skills in terms of their ability to promote Internet safety awareness when supervising elementary students surfing the Web within the school premises. Using questionnaire surveys from 179 teachers in Greece, the present data showed that teachers who tended to incorporate technology in their every-day personal or professional habits were found to be more effective in promoting Internet safety issues in class such as discussions with students or teaching children moral behaviours when navigating the Net than their less technology enthusiastic colleagues. The current work strongly recommends the importanc...

The closing of schools at the beginning of spring 2020 in Greece highlighted the need for school ... more The closing of schools at the beginning of spring 2020 in Greece highlighted the need for school distance education to make up for lost teaching time and to maintain learners’ contact with the educational process and other members of the school community. However, the teachers needed support in this urgent situation since they did not have previous experience in school distance education. The Laboratory for Advanced Teaching Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Distance Education (E-Learning Lab) of the University of Crete, attempted to contribute with its own means to the support of these teachers. Within this framework, fast-pace, distance seminars were designed and implemented to support teachers on pedagogical issues of distance education. A total of 20 distance training seminars were conducted from 19March to 29April2020 in which more than 40000 teachers of primary and secondary education in Greece participated. The overall presentation and assessment of the training actions ...

Abstract The development of a blended distance learning environment requires an overall approach ... more Abstract The development of a blended distance learning environment requires an overall approach that includes pedagogic, technological and organizational aspects. The traditional educational environment is characterized by face-to-face teaching methods. Technology on its own is unable to substitute's interpersonal human communication, which is an essential constitutive element of learning. The combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning can, under certain conditions, provide suitable circumstances for the ...

The introduction of communications and information technologies in the area of education tends to... more The introduction of communications and information technologies in the area of education tends to create a totally different environment, which is marked by a change of the teachers' role and a transformation of the basic components that make up the meaning and content of the learning procedure as a whole. We could say that, despite any changes, the training process is subject to a tayloristic linear model of production, which takes the student at childhood and gives him back to society and the dynamics of the market with the hope that he will be able to respond creatively to the constantly increasing demands. As the student moves on the school assembly line, the teachers at the various levels give him the knowledge that has been worked out for each level in a predefined and uniform way. Is the introduction of training technology going to help reverse the closed model of training process, as we have known it up to now, or is it just going to modernize the ways and methods, keepi...

EDEN Conference Proceedings

The closing of schools at the beginning of spring 2020, because of the Corona Virus pandemic, fea... more The closing of schools at the beginning of spring 2020, because of the Corona Virus pandemic, featured the need for School Distance Education (SDE). Nevertheless, teachers did not have previous experience in SDE and as a result, they were in need of support in this urgent situation. The Laboratory for Advanced Teaching Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Distance Education (e-Learning Lab) of the University of Crete, attempted to contribute with its own means to the support of teachers who struggled to respond to the challenges of distance teaching resulting from the suspension of schools. Within the above framework, fast track distance seminars were designed and implemented, aiming at the support of teachers on pedagogical issues of Distance Education. During the period from 19 March to 29 April 2020, 20 distance training seminars were conducted, in which more than 40,000 teachers of primary and secondary education from around Greece participated. The overall presentation and as...

Open Journal of Social Sciences

The rapid development of social networks has decisively contributed to the configuration of a new... more The rapid development of social networks has decisively contributed to the configuration of a new environment in the field of distance education (Jones, 2020) which also has an impact on adult education. The research objective is the attitude of teachers towards the use of social media in the context of their training. At the same time, the role and pedagogical utilization of Social Networking in the context of Teacher training was investigated. The Laboratory for Advanced Learning Technologies in Lifelong and Distance Learning [e-Learning Lab] of the Department of Education of the University of Crete designed and created a new Social Network which was pedagogically utilized during teacher training. The results showed that Social Media can be used pedagogically in various levels: communication, collaboration, interaction, as well as participatory learning.

ACADEMIA, 2020

This paper presents the round-table discussions on the theme of "University Pedagogy: Though... more This paper presents the round-table discussions on the theme of "University Pedagogy: Thoughts, Proposals, Reflections," at the 2nd International Experiential Conference on Applied Teaching: "Teaching Trends and Challenges in Contemporary Learning Environments". In order to achieve the active and experiential engagement of all participants, a process inspired by the Science Café movement has been applied. Participants were invited to send in short comments and questions regarding the issue of University Pedagogy/Teaching and learning in Higher Education. These comments were collected, categorized and discussed immediately after the predetermined speeches, which are presented extensively herein with the following titles: "University Pedagogy: Trends and perspectives in Greece and internationally", "University Pedagogy in Practice: An Epistemological and Didactical Approach" and "University Pedagogy in Greece: findings of empirical research...

Research on e-Learning and ICT in Education, 2016

Knowledge Society creates new financial and social framework at an international level. The recen... more Knowledge Society creates new financial and social framework at an international level. The recent economic crisis, having ethical, political, cultural, and social dimensions, exacerbates social inequalities violently and rapidly contributes, from scratch, to the search of concepts and situations, which seemed solid in recent decades. The educational system follows these developments uneasily and tries to manage a new routine, feature of which is the uncertainty and the constant unknown that changes constantly. All we have as a fact is that we train citizens for a society and a world we have no idea how it will be, after a few years. The purpose of this paper was to highlight the collaborative creativity with the use of ICT, as one of the most important tools, which the thinking teacher has in order to respond critically to the demands of our times.

Open Education - The Journal for Open and Distance Education and Educational Technology , 2024

Διεθνές Συνέδριο για την Ανοικτή & εξ Αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευση, 2016

Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Supporting Organizations, 2011

Computers & Education, 2008

Open Education: The Journal for Open and Distance Education and Educational Technology, 2022

Problems of Education in the 21st Century

J. Educ. Technol. Soc., 2011

EDEN Conference Proceedings

Open Journal of Social Sciences

ACADEMIA, 2020

Research on e-Learning and ICT in Education, 2016

Προπομπός, 2007

Περίληψη Η διδακτική αξιοποίηση της Διαδραστικής Τηλεδιάσκεψης στο δημοτικό σχολείο υπό παιδαγωγ... more Περίληψη
Η διδακτική αξιοποίηση της Διαδραστικής Τηλεδιάσκεψης στο δημοτικό σχολείο υπό παιδαγωγικές προϋποθέσεις, συνεισφέρει σημαντικά στην δημιουργία συνεργατικών περιβαλλόντων οικοδόμησης της γνώσης από απόσταση, στην ανάπτυξη κρίσιμων κοινωνικών δεξιοτήτων, στην εξοικείωση μαθητών και δασκάλων με τις ΤΠΕ, στο άνοιγμα της σχολικής τάξης στην πραγματική ζωή και στην εμπλοκή των μαθητών σε αυθεντικά περιβάλλοντα μάθησης. Στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος «ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑΣ 2007», την σχολική περίοδο 2006-2007, 120 μαθητές και 8 δάσκαλοι τεσσάρων δημοτικών σχολείων από το Ρέθυμνο, τα Χανιά, την Αίγινα και την Αθήνα σχεδιάζουν και υλοποιούν συνεργατικές δραστηριότητες μάθησης από απόσταση μέσω τηλεδιάσκεψης, προσεγγίζοντας διαθεματικά, ζητήματα που έχουν να κάνουν με την προστασία της θάλασσας και τις σύγχρονες τοπικές βιογραφίες. Φορείς Υλοποίησης του προγράμματος «ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑΣ 2007» είναι το Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης του Πανεπιστήμιου Κρήτης και το Διδασκαλείο Δ.Ε. «Μαρία Αμαριώτου» (http://www.edc.uoc.gr/~odysseas/)