All Posts By

cisadmin

Selection for ISLS 2023 Doctoral Consortium

We are happy to announce that Christiana Varda, a PhD student at the Media Cognition and Learning Research Group, has been selected as a participant in the Doctoral Consortium, offered at the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Conference 2023, in Montreal, Canada.

The ISLS Doctoral Consortium is designed to support the growth of young researchers working in the learning sciences and provides the opportunity for advanced Ph.D. students to share their doctoral research with their peers and faculty who serve as mentors. Christiana will discuss her doctoral work which is focused on examining epistemic engagement and emotions during information encounters on social media.

TUNED

TUNED: “Training courses for teachers in Universities for Nurturing innovative Educative practices in Distance and blended learning based on self regulation”

The TUNED project (2021-2024) is a European Commision funded Erasmus+ programme that seeks to address the challenges that have emerged due to the evolution in the digitilisation and modernisation of established teaching strategies. Online learning requires considerably more individualised attention and educators must undergo comprehensive training in digital pedagogies to effectively utilise the potential of digital technologies in the education sector. The focus on self-directed learning through a process of self-tuning is where the term ‘TUNED’ derives from. This idea of “tuning” draws a parallel with the tuning of a musical instrument in an orchestra, where a harmony can only be achieved when all instruments work cooperatively together. This analogy applies to all learning environments including virtual classrooms.

The TUNED consortium is working on establishing a training program for professors and lecturers at higher educator institutions (HEIs) with a blended learning approach and an emphasis on enhancing skills in collaborative and self-regulated learning (SRL). This initiative involves collaboration between the Universita degli Studi di Foggia (coordinators), the University of Oulu, the Cyprus University of Technology, SmartED SRL, the Vereniging van European Distance Teaching Universities, and the C2 Group. The fundamental goal is to support the development of self-regulation competence alongside socioemotional learning. To authenticate the learning outcomes in self-regulated learning and instruction, the project aims to establish a system of micro-credentials in order to authenticate the learning outcomes in self-regulated learning and instruction. The project will also develop a MOOC for HEI staff that will utilise user-centered design and practical exercises in the form of serious games. Academic staff consisting of professors, teachers, lecturers and PhD students can gain new and creative teaching tools founded on psychological theories on self-regulation learning.

TUNED is funded under action KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in higher education.

Find out more about the project on the official website.

Focus: Provide an innovative solution that meets the professors needs in higher education contexts, creating a new training course for academic fostering their teaching skills based on a collaborative learning approach.

Funding: European-funded project

Status: On-going

Πρόσκληση σε ∆ημόσια Ομιλία με θέμα “The challenge of sustainability and its implications for science and technology education”

Η Ερευνητική Ομάδα Νέα Μέσα, Νόηση και Μάθηση, το Τμήμα Επικοινωνίας και Σπουδών Διαδικτύου και το Sustainable Energy Lab του Τεχνολογικού Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου σας προσκαλούν σε δημόσια ομιλία με θέμα “The challenge of sustainability and its implications for science and technology education” που θα διεξαχθεί τη Δευτέρα, 20 Μαρτίου 2023, ώρα 18:00 στο Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (Αμφιθέατρο 1, Κτήριο Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος, Οδός Θέμιδος και Ιφιγενείας γωνία, Λεμεσός).

Για δηλώσεις συμμετοχής: https://forms.office.com/e/D29ceJKdky

Ομιλητής
Prof. Dr. Ingo Eilks FRSC
University of Bremen – Department of Biology and Chemistry Institute for Science Education (IDN)-Chemistry Education
http://www.chemiedidaktik.uni-bremen.de
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ingo_Eilks
Joint Co-Editor International Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education
Joint Founding Editor of Action Research and Innovation in Science Education

Σύντομη περίληψη
The world is challenged by several risks, like climate change, biodiversity loss, or sufficient supply with needed resources. These developments are conceptualized by different organizers for a sustainable future, finally addressed by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) issued by the United Nations in 2015. Most of these SDGs are directly, or indirectly, connected to questions of science and technological developments. The talk will discuss selected concepts of sustainable development and how addressing them should have impact on modern science and technology education, from early childhood, via secondary and higher education, towards lifelong learning.

H ομιλία θα διεξαχθεί στα αγγλικά.

Σύντομο βιογραφικό ομιλητή
Prof. Dr. Ingo Eilks FRSC is a full professor for chemistry education at the University of Bremen, Germany, since 2004. From 2023, he additionally will work as an adjunct professor for science education at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. Having been educated as a high school teacher for chemistry and mathematics, he early engaged in the domain of chemistry education research and development. His research interests encompass, among others, socio-scientific issues-based science teaching, education for sustainable development, or innovations in higher education. For more than 20 years now, these interests are deeply connected to cooperatively working with teachers following specifically adopted models of action research in science education. Ingo Eilks has written so far about 600 articles, chapters, textbooks, or has co-edited different books and special issues in national and international journals. Recent achievements were the 2017 Award for the Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemical Education by the American Chemical Society, the invitation to be a lead author of the 2019 Global Chemicals Outlook II by the United Nations Environmental Program, or having been selected one of the STEM ambassadors of the year 2021 in Germany.

Πρόσκληση συμμετοχής στο ευρωπαϊκό πρόγραμμα SELFIEforTEACHERS

Aφορά στις/στους εκπαιδευτικούς Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης ιδιωτικών και δημόσιων σχολείων

 

Το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου ανακοινώνει σειρά βιωματικών εργαστηρίων για εν ενεργεία εκπαιδευτικούς Δημοτικής Εκπαίδεσης, με θέμα την ανάπτυξη ψηφιακών δεξιοτήτων, αξιοποιώντας το εργαλείο SELFIEforTEACHERS (SfT) της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής. To SfT αποτελεί ένα καινοτόμο διαδικτυακό εργαλείο το οποίο έχει σχεδιαστεί από το Joint Research Centre (JRC) της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής, ώστε να υποστηρίξει τον αναστοχασμό των εκπαιδευτικών σε σχέση με την αξιοποίηση των ψηφιακών τεχνολογιών στην επαγγελματική τους ανάπτυξη και διδασκαλία.

Ποιοι μπορούν να συμμετέχουν

Η παρούσα πρόσκληση αφορά εκπαιδευτικούς Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης, ιδιωτικών και δημόσιων σχολείων. Ο μέγιστος αριθμός συμμετεχόντων/ουσών είναι είκοσι (20) εκπαιδευτικοί Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης. Η συμμετοχή στο πρόγραμμα προϋποθέτει βασικές γνώσεις χρήσης της τεχνολογίας.

Κριτήρια επιλογής συμμετεχόντων

Η επιλογή των εκπαιδευτικών θα γίνει βάσει των ακόλουθων κριτηρίων:
(α) ημερομηνία υποβολής της αίτησης, και (β) δυνατότητα για ενεργή συμμετοχή με φυσική παρουσία στα βιωματικά σεμινάρια, τα οποία θα πραγματοποιηθούν στο Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου.

Διάρκεια προγράμματος

Το πρόγραμμα θα λειτουργήσει από τον Φεβρουάριο μέχρι και τον Μάιο του 2023. Κατά τη διάρκεια αυτή θα οργανωθούν τέσσερα (4) βιωματικά εργαστήρια, τα οποία θα πραγματοποιηθούν στη Λεμεσό (ΤΕΠΑΚ), στις ακόλουθες ημερομηνίες/ώρες:

  • Σάββατο, 11/2/2023 (08:30-13:30)
  • Σάββατο, 25/2/2023 (08:30-13:30)
  • Σάββατο, 11/3/2023 (08:30-13:30)
  • Σάββατο, 08/4/2023 (08:30-13:30)

Επιπλέον, το πρόγραμμα θα ολοκληρωθεί με δημόσια εκδήλωση στην οποία θα πραγματοποιηθεί παρουσίαση των βασικών πορισμάτων.

Γιατί να συμμετάσχεις…

Η συμμετοχή σου στο πρόγραμμα SELFIEforTEACHERS παρέχει τη δυνατότητα σύνδεσης με την έρευνα και διδασκαλία σε ευρωπαϊκό επίπεδο. Συγκεκριμένα, μέσα από τη συμμετοχή σου στο πρόγραμμα θα μπορέσεις να:

  • Γνωρίσεις τις ενέργειες που διαδραματίζονται σε ευρωπαϊκό επίπεδο σε θέματα ψηφιακού μετασχηματισμού και ανάπτυξης των ψηφιακών δεξιοτήτων των εκπαιδευτικών
  • Αξιοποιήσεις το καινοτόμο εργαλείο SELFIEforTEACHERS (SfT) της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής για αξιολόγηση των ψηφιακών σου δεξιοτήτων
  • Συμμετάσχεις σε δομημένες δραστηριότητες επαγγελματικού αναστοχασμού τόσο σε ατομικό όσο και σε συνεργατικό επίπεδο
  • Συν-σχεδιάσεις και να υλοποιήσεις σχέδια δράσης με στόχο τη βελτίωση των ψηφιακών σου δεξιοτήτων.

Πιστοποιητικό συμμετοχής

Με την ολοκλήρωση του προγράμματος θα δοθούν επίσημα πιστοποιητικά παρακολούθησης από το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου.

Αν ενδιαφέρεσαι…

Συμπλήρωσε την δήλωση ενδιαφέροντος μέχρι την Τετάρτη, 25 Ιανουαρίου 2023. Η δήλωση μπορεί να συμπληρωθεί ηλεκτρονικά στο https://forms.gle/Vb5GFwadP5Rqtv857

Η υποβολή αιτήσεων ενδέχεται να συνεχιστεί μέχρι και τα τέλη Ιανουαρίου σε περίπτωση που υπάρχουν διαθέσιμες θέσεις.

Επιπρόσθετες πληροφορίες

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας στο selfie.teachers@gmail.com ή να επισκεφθείτε τη σελίδα του προγράμματος https://education.ec.europa.eu/selfie-for-teachers.

Καθηγήτρια Ελένη Α. Κύζα
Επιστημονική Υπεύθυνος SELFIEforTEACHERS
Τμήμα Επικοινωνίας και Σπουδών Διαδικτύου
Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
Ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο: Eleni.Kyza [at] cut.ac.cy
Τηλέφωνο επικοινωνίας: 25002577

JOUREDIS Workshop 6

Workshop 6: Communicating science in challenging times

Date: 21 December 2022, 16:00-17:00 EET (online)
Guest speakers:
Dr Thanasis Hadzilacos is an adjunct Professor at the Cyprus Institute where he works for the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative. Before that he taught Computer Science and Educational Technology at Patras University, the University of Thessaly, the Hellenic Open University and the Open University of Cyprus. He worked on Misinformation in the project “Antibodies to Misinformation” and  CyberSafety iii.
Dr Dimitra Milioni, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Internet Studies, and the Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at the Cyprus University of Technology.
Dr Paschalia (Lia) Spyridou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Communication at the Cyprus University of Technology.
Trainer: Christiana Varda, Research Associate and PhD Student at the Department of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology

Registration

The recent COP27 summit highlighted the urgency of taking immediate action to address the climate crisis. World leaders have pledged to reduce carbon emissions, but doing so in a way that makes a meaningful change towards safeguarding a sustainable future, requires a new economic order, which will ultimately have a societal impact. Such challenging times are defined by uncertainty, and create an environment that is ripe for misinformation that people may fall prey to as they seek to understand how such policymaking decisions impact them. Engaging people in the public understanding of science, especially in crucial issues such as the climate crisis, emerges as a pressing need, and journalists have a key role to play in this.

This workshop will focus on two challenges facing journalists and the public today: communicating science effectively and combating misinformation. Dr Hadzilacos will discuss how journalists can raise awareness, increase the interest and engage the public in issues concerning the climate by communicating science effectively. Dr Spyridou and Dr Milioni will present the Greek edition of the UNESCO handbook on journalism, fake news and disinformation. We will conclude with a presentation by Eleni Kyza and Christiana Varda, on what laypeople perceive as persuasive communication on social media, based on a study that has been conducted with 242 participants from Cyprus.

Read More

Job Vacancy: Part-time Research Fellow position

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill one (1) Part-time Research Fellow position (Postgraduate Associate / Assistant Researcher A or Postdoctoral Researcher) in the field of Teachers’ Digital Literacy with the Department of Communication and Internet Studies, at the Cyprus University of Technology.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant(s) will help implement a research programme on teachers’ digital literacy with the Media, Cognition and Learning Research Group. In addition, they will perform project management work, and other administrative duties, related to the projects they are assigned to.

Qualifications

The applicants should have:

  • At a minimum, a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Educational Technology, Psychology or the Learning Sciences.
  • Strong background in research methods.
  • Excellent knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data analysis software.
  • Very good language and communication / implementation skills.
  • Demonstrated good knowledge of the Greek and English languages (spoken and written)

The following will be considered as an advantage:

  1. Prior experience in research in a related field.
  2. Prior participation in funded national or European research programmes.
  3. Publications in peer-reviewed journals or conferences (as main authors or co-authors of journal articles published in peer-reviewed journals)

Applicants with a Ph.D. degree are also encouraged to apply. Knowledge of the Greek language is desirable but not required. Residency in Cyprus is required.

Τhe appointment will be for a period of six (6) months with the prospect of renewal. The monthly gross salary for the position will be between €1200 and €1566,57 according to qualifications. It is noted that there is provision for 13th salary (the cost of the 13th salary has been proportionally incorporated in the monthly remuneration as analyzed above).

Applicants are requested to submit the following:

  1. A cover letter with which they express their interest for the job opening and state the date they can take over responsibilities
  2. A summary of their research experience (up to two (2) pages) in English
  3. A complete curriculum vitae (in English and in Greek)
  4. Transcripts for their BSc, MSc, or/and PhD degrees and any other proof of qualifications
  5. The names and contact information of two people who are willing to provide references
  6. Complete contact information

Applications must be sent via email at: HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy with the subject: “Application for Research Associate Position with the Digital Literacy project” no later than Wednesday, November 16, 2022, which is the deadline for the submission of the applications.

For further information, please visit the University’s webpage at https://www.cut.ac.cy or contact Dr. Eleni Kyza at Eleni.Kyza [at] cut.ac.cy

It is noted that:

  • The University adopts an equal opportunity policy at recruitment and the subsequent career stages and encourages both genders to submit an application for all levels of Academic and Administrative Staff.
  • The University does not discriminate in any way on the basis of gender, religion or belief, ethnic, national or social origin, age, physical ability, marital status and sexual orientation.

First Annual Greek Speaking Conference of Communication Labs – Program (Greek)

1ο Ετήσιο Ελληνόφωνο Συνέδριο Εργαστηρίων Επικοινωνίας – Πρόγραμμα Διαδικτυακού Δωρεάν Συνεδρίου Εργαστηρίων Επικοινωνίας cclabs2022, 25 και 26/6

Αυτό το Σάββατο 25/6 και την Κυριακή 26/6 θα πραγματοποιηθεί το δωρεάν διαδικτυακό πρώτο συνέδριο Εργαστηρίων Επικοινωνίας – www.cclabs.gr – που συνίδρυσαν και συνδιοργανώνουν ΔΕΚΑΤΡΙΑ (13) Εργαστήρια Επικοινωνίας σε Ελλάδα και Κύπρο, αναμεσά τους η Ερευνητική Ομάδα Νέα Μέσα, Νόηση, και Μάθηση του Τμήματος Επικοινωνίας και Σπουδών Διαδικτύου.

Το Σάββατο 25/6 10:00 το cclabs2022 θα μεταδοθεί σε ζωντανή ροή από τον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο: https://youtu.be/GO8myw6cP9E

Την Κυριακή 26/6 9:00 το cclabs2022 θα μεταδοθεί σε ζωντανή ροή από τον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο: https://youtu.be/V52iKEkarUk

Σκοπός του Συνεδρίου cclabs είναι να προωθήσει τον γόνιμο και δημιουργικό διάλογο ανάμεσα στα Εργαστήρια Επικοινωνίας και Ενημέρωσης ελληνικών και κυπριακών πανεπιστημίων, στα μέλη της πανεπιστημιακής κοινότητας, σε ακαδημαϊκούς επιστήμονες, ερευνητές, φοιτητές, αποφοίτους, φορείς και εκπαιδευτικούς για να ανταλλάξουν ευρύτερους προβληματισμούς και να μοιραστούν τις εμπειρίες και τα ερευνητικά τους αποτελέσματα σε διάφορες πτυχές της επικοινωνίας και ενημέρωσης μέσω της χρήσης ήχου, εικόνας και κειμένου στα γνωστικά αντικείμενα της δημοσιογραφίας, πληροφόρησης, πολιτισμού και εκπαίδευσης.

Όσες/οι παρακολουθήσουν το συνέδριο (στο youtube -www.cclabs.gr-) θα λάβουν βεβαιώσεις παρακολούθησης.

Το πρόγραμμα του συνεδρίου: https://ionio.gr/download.php?f=24000-24999/IU-nf-24301-38756-gr.pdf

ISLS 2022 Best Student Paper Nomination

We are happy to announce that Christiana Varda and Dr Eleni Kyza’s submission “The Role of Epistemic Emotions During Engagement with Online Information Encounters” was nominated for Best Student Paper Award at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS 2022).

The theme of the Conference was “International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices” and it took place virtually from June 6-10, 2022. The submission was presented as a full paper.

Download and read the submission in the ISLS 2022 Continue Reading

CCLABS conference 2022: Papers Acceptance

We are happy to announce that the Media Cognition and Learning Research Group will be presenting two papers at the First Annual Greek Speaking Conference of Communication Labs, which will take place 25-26 June 2022, online.

Dr Yiannis Georgiou and Dr Eleni A. Kyza’s paper “Ιnvestigating the coupling between locality and digital narrative in AR immersive learning experiences” (Διερευνώντας τη σύνδεση φυσικού χώρου-ψηφιακής αφήγησης σε μαθησιακές εμπειρίες εμβύθισης μέσω επαυξημένης πραγματικότητας) has been accepted.

Additionally, Markos Souropetsis and Dr Eleni A. Kyza’s paper “CompARe: Design and development of a gamified mixed reality learning environment for cultural heritage sites ” (CompARe: Σχεδιασμός και ανάπτυξη ενός παιχνιδοποιημένου μαθησιακού περιβάλλοντος μικτής πραγματικότητας σε χώρους πολιτισμικής κληρονομιάς) has been accepted.

Elected Membership in the International Learning Sciences Student Association Committee

We are happy to announce that Christiana Varda, a PhD student at the Media Cognition and Learning Research Group, has been elected Communications Officer of the International Learning Sciences Student Association Committee.

Christiana will serve a one-year term in the position, and her term will be inaugurated at the 2022 International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Conference.