Research on e-Learning and ICT in Education

Dr. Panagiotes Anastasiades is currently Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Crete, in Greece. He is also a Tutor Counsellor at the Hellenic Open University (Postgraduate Level, Master in Education, Module: Open and Distance Learning). Since February 2012 was vice-president of the Pedagogical Institute of Greece and has the scientific responsibility of the “National Teachers Training Project”. His current research emphasis focuses on Lifelong and Distance Learning via Advanced Learning Technologies and Social & Educational Informatics.Dr. Nicholas Zaranis graduated from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens.  He holds a Master of Science in Computer Studies from the University of Essex. He has also received a Master of Science and his Ph.D. from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Zaranis has worked in the private sector as an Electrical Engineer for Hewlett Packard Hellas for a few years and in the public sector as educator of Information Technology in Secondary Education for many years. He is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Preschool Education at the University of Crete. His research interests include ICT in Education, Educational Software, and Teaching of Mathematics using ICT.

• Part I. ICT in Education.- An Instructional-Learning Model Applying Problem-Based Learning Enabled by ICTs.- ICT and Collaborative Creativity in Modern School towards Knowledge Society.- Contextualized Educators’ Training: The Case of Digital Storytelling.- Part II. ICT in Preschool and Primary Education.- Investigating Young Children’s Engagement with Computer use as a School Activity: A Pilot Study.- Using a Research Based Learning Environment’s Appropriation, as the Context for a Professional Development Intervention in ICT Integration in the Classroom.- Part III: ICT in Secondary Education.- Evaluating the use of Laptop Computers in Secondary Education in Greece: Findings from a National Survey of Teachers.- Producing Educational Videos: A Field-Based Implementation with PBL Methodology.- Fostering Students’ Understanding with Web-Based Simulations in an Inquiry Continuum Framework.- Part IV. E-learning in Higher Education.- How Personalization may Benefit the Learning Design Process with LAMS.- The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Two-Layer Peer-Assessment Scheme in an Undergraduate Course Wiki: Findings from a Case Study.- Gamification & Game Mechanics Based E-learning: A Moodle Implementation and Its Effect on User Engagement.- Part V. E-learning for Educators.- Investigating the Role of Structure in on-line Teachers' Communities of Learning.- Online Learning and Self-Regulation: Balancing Between Personal and Social Dimensions.- Development of a Blended Learning Program and Its Pilot Implementation for Professional Development of Science Teachers.- Part VI. Teachers’ Views Towards ICT.- Factors Affecting Greek Kindergarten Teachers to Support or Oppose ICT in Education.- Differences in Attitudes Towards ICT in Education Between Freshmen and Senior Students of Department of Primary Education in Greece.- Teachers’ Views of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: The Case of Compulsory Education Science In-Service Teachers.- Part VII. ICTfor Specialized Uses.- The Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Inclusive Education in Greece.- Dyslexia in Primary School: A New Platform for Identifying Reading Errors and Improving Reading Skills.- Part VIII. European Education Policy and ICT.- Parallel Association Between the European Educational Policy on Lifelong Education and the Introduction to Information Society (1995 – 2010).- Teachers’ Professional Development in the Theme of Competence Based Learning - Impact & Lessons Learnt.