Research on E-Learning and Ict in Education: Technological, Pedagogical and Instructional Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9783319950587 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 407 str.

Mikropoulos, Tassos Anastasios

Opis

This book is an essential text for researchers and academics seeking the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of e-learning and ICT in education, providing expanded peer-reviewed content from research presented at the 10th Panhellenic Conference on ICT in Education. The volume includes papers covering technical, pedagogical, organizational, instructional, as well as policy aspects of ICT in Education and e-Learning, and emphasizes applied research relevant to the educational realities in schools, colleges, universities and informal learning organizations. Research on e-Learning and ICT in Education is a valuable resource for education professionals interested in keeping up with current trends, perspectives, and approaches determining e-Learning and ICT integration in practice, including learning and teaching, curriculum and instructional design, learning media and environments, teacher education and professional development.

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Part I: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PEDAGOGY

1

The feasibility and interest of monitoring the cognitive and affective states of groups of co-learners in real time as they learn

Julien Mercier

University of Montreal, Canada

 

2

Exploring the potential of computer-based concept mapping under self- and collaborative-mode within emerging learning environments

Sofia Hadjileontiadou¹, Sofia B. Dias², José Diniz², and Leontios J. Hadjileontiadis^3,4

¹Hellenic Open University, Athens, Greece,

²Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal,

³Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece,

⁴Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE.

 

3

Creativity and ICT: theoretical approaches and perspectives in school education

Kleopatra Nikolopoulou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

 

4

Exploring teachers’ perceptions of Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge: Implications of a pilot study in Greece

Demetra Demetriou, Athanassios Jimoyiannis

University of Peloponnese, Greece

 

5

An ensemble-based semi-supervised approach for predicting students’ performance

I.E. Livieris¹, K. Drakopoulou², T. Mikropoulos³, V. Tampakas¹, and P. Pintelas²

¹ Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Greece

² University of Patras, Greece

³ University of Ioannina, Greece

 

6

Addressing creativity in the collaborative design of digital books for Environmental and Math Education

Maria Daskolia, Chronis Kynigos, Angeliki Kolovou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

 

7

How do transformational principals perceive ICT as a means for promoting 21st century skills? A descriptive case study

Spiridoula Laschou, Vasilis Kollias & Ilias Karasavvidis

University of Thessaly, Greece

Part II: Educational Games

8 

The Educational Impacts of Minecraft on Elementary School Students

Thierry Karsenti & Julien Bugmann

University of Montreal, Canada

 

9

Mobile games in computer science education: State of the art and proposal of a mobile game design that incorporates physical activity

Ioannis Siakavaras, Marina Papastergiou, Nikos Comoutos

University of Thessaly, Greece

 

10

Exemplifying online game design and exploitation for interdisciplinary teaching in Primary School through the WeAreEurope game for EU citizenship education

Tharrenos Bratitsis

University of Western Macedonia, Greece

 

11

Evaluation of an augmented reality game for environmental education: “Save Elli, Save the environment”

Koutromanos George¹, Tzortzoglou Filippo², Sofos Alivisos²

¹ National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

² University of the Aegean, Greece

Part III: Science and Mathematics

 

12

Hostage of the Software: Experiences Teaching Inferential Statistics to Undergraduate Human-Computer Interaction students and a Survey of the Literature

Frode E. Sandnes^1,2, Evelyn Eika

¹ Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway

² Westerdals Oslo School of Art, Communication and Technology, Norway

 

13

Examining Students Actions while Experimenting with a Blended Combination of Physical and Virtual Manipulatives in Physics

George Olympiou, & Zacharias C. Zacharia

University of Cyprus, Cyprus

 

14

The impact of virtual laboratory environments in teaching-by-inquiry electric circuits in Greek Secondary Education: the ElectroLab Project

Taramopoulos Athanasios, Psillos Dimitrios

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

 

 

15

Tracing Students’ Actions in Inquiry-based Simulations

Apostolos Michaloudis, Anastasios Molohidis, Euripides Hatzikraniotis

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

 

16

The use of ICT and the Realistic Mathematic Education for understanding simple and advanced stereometry shapes among University students

Nicholas Zaranis¹, George M. Exarchakos²

¹University of Crete, Greece

²Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, Greece

 

Part IV: Robotics

17

Learning to program a humanoid robot: Impact on students in special education

Julien Bugmann, Thierry Karsenti

University of Montreal, Canada

 

18

e-ProBotLab: design and evaluation of an open educational robotics platform

Christoforos Karachristos, Konstantinos Nakos, Vassilis Komis, Anastasia Misirli

University of Patras, Greece

 

Part V: Higher Education

19

A software tool to evaluate performance in a higher education institution

Hugo Paredes^1,2, Arsénio Reis^1,2,Jorge Borges¹, Carlos Rodrigues¹, João Barroso^1,2

¹ University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

² INESC TEC, Portugal

 

20

Integration of technologies in higher education: Teachers’ needs and expectations at UTAD

Ana Maia^1,2, Jorge Borges¹, Arsénio Reis^1,3, Paulo Martins^1,3, João Barroso^1,3

¹University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

²Research Center “Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education”, Portugal

³INESC TE , Portugal

 

21

Virtual environments for vocational training: immersion and user experience in a virtual kitchen

Nikiforos M. Papachristos, George Ntalakas, Ioannis Vrellis, Tassos Anastasios Mikropoulos

University of Ioannina, Greece

O autorze

Anastasios Mikropoulos is a Professor in the Department of Primary Education at the University of Ioannina in Ioannina, Greece. His primary research interests include learning technologies, virtual reality in education, educational neuroscience, and digital educational games. He is the Director of the Educational Approaches to Virtual Reality Technologies Laboratory (EARTH Lab) at the University of Ioannina, which conducts basic and applied research in the scientific field of ICT in education, virtual reality in education, and the scientific and educational domains of educational software.