New MCL publications

Kyza, E. A., & Georgiou, Y. (2025). Curriculum Redesign to Increase Equity and Promote Active Citizenship in Science Education. Education Sciences, 15(3), 319. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15030319

Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., … & Metag, J. (2025). Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries–the TISP dataset. Scientific Data, 12(1), 114 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04100-7

Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., … & Metag, J. (2025). Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 713–730 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02090-5

Kyza, E. A. & Georgiou, Y. (2025). From Self-Reflection to Action: Supporting Teachers as Agentic Professionals to Improve Digital Competence Capacity. In Rajala, A., Cortez, A., Hofmann, R., Jornet, A., Lotz-Sisitka, H., & Markauskaite, L. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2025 (pp. 1624-1628). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2025.283393 & https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/11330

Kyza, E. A., Varda, C., Yoon, S. A., Shim, J., Zhang, W., Leung, V., Nguyen, Z., Törmänen, T., Järvenoja, H., Teo, C. L., Chan, C., Ong, A., Tran, T. C., Polman, J. L., Tabak, I., Reznick, N., Radinsky, J., & Hammer, D. (2025). Exploring the Intersection of Emotions and Epistemic Engagement. In Rajala, A., Cortez, A., Hofmann, R., Jornet, A., Lotz-Sisitka, H., & Markauskaite, L. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2025 (pp. 2287-2295). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2025.355776 & https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/11469

Souropetsis, M., & Kyza, E. A. (2025). CompARe: Design and Development of a Gamified Augmented Reality Learning Environment for Cultural Heritage Sites. ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 18(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1145/3703917

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About

The Media, Cognition and Learning (MCL) Group is a research group within the Department of Communication and Internet Studies at the Cyprus University of Technology. MCL’s focus is the study of the relation of media, cognition and learning in various educational fields and settings.

The group is led by Dr. Eleni A. Kyza and is composed by members of the Department of Communication and Internet Studies and graduate students at the Ph.D. or Master’s level.

Research in the Media, Cognition and Learning (MCL) group is structured around three main research areas: (1) Learning Sciences, (2) Technology-enhanced learning and (3) Inquiry-based learning

Research topics include among others:

  • Extended Reality (XR) technologies for learning
  • Teacher Learning
  • Reflective Inquiry
  • Digital Literacy
  • Active and Responsible Citizenship
  • Technology-enhanced learning in inquiry-based science
  • Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
  • Design-based research
  • Gamification

The MCL research group aims to promote high quality research in the context of Media, Cognition and Learning.

News

Exciting News: Research Group Member Secures Post-Doc Funding!

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We are thrilled to announce that one of our team members, Andria Agesilaou, has been selected to receive prestigious funding for post-doctoral research from the Research and Innovation Foundation! This...

MCL ISLS 2024 Presentations

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We are happy to announce that the Media Cognition and Learning Research Group will be presenting five papers at the International Society of the Learning Sciences Conference (ISLS 2024), which...

Open Lecture: Students, Teachers, and AI Chatbots: Initial Reactions to Generative AI in American Schools

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The Department of Communication and Internet Studies, and the Media, Cognition and Learning Research Group invite you to an open lecture entitled: Students, Teachers, and AI Chatbots: Initial Reactions to...

Invitation to the public PhD defence of Andria Agesilaou

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You are invited to the Ph.D. defense of Andria Agesilaou Α personal data literacy framework for students: Identifying and supporting students’ competencies about their personal data Wednesday, March 27, 2024,...

Presentation of the results of the SELFIEforTEACHERS case studies

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Presentation of the results of the SELFIEforTEACHERS case studies to the SfT Expert Network Workshop of the European Commission in Brussels On February 22nd and 23rd 2024 Dr Eleni A....

Πρόσκληση συμμετοχής σε εργαστήριο: Πώς να υποστηρίξετε την αυτορρύθμιση της μάθησης

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Η ερευνητική ομάδα Νέα Μέσα, Νόηση, και Μάθηση του Τμήματος Επικοινωνίας και Σπουδών Διαδικτύου του Τεχνολογικού Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου, ανακοινώνει εργαστήριο για την υποστήριξη των δεξιοτήτων αυτορρυθμιζόμενης μάθησης για εκπαιδευτικούς Δημοτικής,...