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On Monday, October 14th, the 5th ENGINITE Transnational Project meeting took place at the Youth MakerSpace, in Larnaka (Cyprus). This final meeting, which was organized by GrantXpert, had a three-fold goal: (a) to reflect on the ENGINITE main outcomes and achievements, (b) to discuss the project’s next steps in relation to the final reporting, and (c) to plan the actions to be undertaken for the exploitation and sustainability of the projects’ outcomes.  During the first part of the project Dr Andri Ioannou (Project coordinator, Cyprus University of Technology) provided a thorough overview of the project and the successful milestones achieved to date. In continuation, Mrs Christina Achilleos (EU Funding Consultant, GrantXpert Consulting) as the project’s Dissemination and Quality Assurance Leader, provided an overview of the Dissemination and the Quality & Assurance reports of the project. Subsequently, the partners discussed about the final reporting, setting a timeline for the successful accomplishment of …

The 4th transnational project meeting of the ERASMUS+ project INTELed – INnovative Training via Embodied Learning and multi-sensory techniques for inclusive education – took place with great success on Wednesday 26th at UVa (Valladolid, Spain). The meeting was attended by the project partners: Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus), CESIE (Italy), University of Piraeus (Greece), and University of Valladolid (Spain). The meeting was coordinated by Dr. Andri Ioannou (Assistant Professor at the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, as the Scientific Coordinator of the Project). Other participants were Dr. Yiannis Georgiou (CUT, project manager), Symeon Retalis (UPRC), Laura La Scala (CESIE), Dr. Alejandra Martínez Monés (UVa), Dr. Yannis Dimitriadis (UVa), Dr. Sara Villagrá Sobrino (UVa), Dr. Eva Mª Fernández Faúndez (UVa) and Dr. María Jiménez Ruiz (UVa).  During the last months, the participant teachers in each country have been carrying out the pilots to test …

The EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) had a strong presence during the EC-TEL conference at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands held between 16th-19th September 2019.  The conference was attended by the Associate Professor Andri Ioannou (Coordinator of the EdMedia MRG & Director of the Cyprus Interaction Lab) who delivered three presentations, as follows:  Georgiou, Y., & Ioannou, A. (2019, September). Investigating In-Service Teachers’ Concerns About Adopting Technology-Enhanced Embodied Learning. In European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (pp. 595-599). Springer, Cham. Ioannou, M, Ioannou, A., Georgiou, Y. & Retalis, S. (2019, September). Designing the classroom experience for embodied learning. Paper presented at the Hybrid Learning Spaces – Design, Data, Didactics (HLS: D3) workshop of the 14th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL). Deft, The Netherlands Tsivitanidou, O., & Ioannou, A. (2019, September). What Do Educational Data, Generated by an Online Platform, Tell …

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) had a strong presence during the INTERACT 2019 conference at Paphos, Cyprus held between 2nd-6th September 2019, with three paper presentations, as follows: Ioannou, A., & Andreva, A. (2019, September). Play and Learn with an Intelligent Robot: Enhancing the Therapy of Hearing-Impaired Children. In IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 436-452). Springer, Cham. Mavri, A., Ioannou, A., & Loizides, F. (2019, September). On the Reliability and Factorial Validity of the Assessment Scale for Creative Collaboration. In IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 783-792). Springer, Cham. Timotheou, S., & Ioannou, A. (2019, September). On Making, Tinkering, Coding and Play for Learning: A Review of Current Research. In IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 217-232). Springer, Cham. More information about the INTERACT 2019 conference can be found at the official conference website: http://interact2019.org/

CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS The Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts and the Cyprus Interaction Lab invites you to a public presentation by Assistant Professor, Dr. Andri Ioannou, which is a part of her evaluation for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor. TITLE:  From 4E cognition to embodied design and learning: Findings from interventions in educational contexts    Venue: Pavlou Mela, Lemesos Roussos Building, Room EAT Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2019 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Language: English ABSTRACT Technology-enhanced embodied learning, as a contemporary pedagogy, is gaining traction in the field of education, deeply rooted in theories of Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Cognition (4E Cognition). Emerging learning environments, grounded in motion-based technologies and immersive interfaces, create new conditions for gestural and embodied interactions between students and their environment, other students and themselves. In this presentation, I will discuss my previous and ongoing research in the era of …

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL)  took part at the EARLI 2019 conference at Aachen, Germany held between 12th-16th August 2019, with the following paper presentation: Georgiou, Y., Ioannou, A., & Kosmas, P. (2019, August). Learning about angles via embodied-based learning: Investigating the impact of a digital versus a non-digital intervention. In European Association of Research in Learning & Instruction. Aachen, Germany: EARLI. More information about the EARLI 2019 conference can be found at the official conference website: https://www.earli.org/EARLI2019

The EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) took part at the 20th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (Interacción 2019), which took place at the Miramar Palace in Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque Country, Spain), between 25th-28th June 2019. Members of the EdMedia MRG and CIL contributed to the following conference paper:  Martínez-Monés, A., Villagrá-Sobrino, S., Georgiou, Y., Ioannou, A., & Ruiz, M. J. (2019, June). The INTELed pedagogical framework: Applying embodied digital apps to support special education children in inclusive educational contexts. In Proceedings of the XX International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (p. 35). ACM. More information about the Interacción 2019 conference can be found at the official conference website: http://interaccion2019.ehu.eus/

The EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) were represented at iLRN 2019 conference, which took place at London, UK between 23rd-27th June 2019.  The conference was attended by the Associate Professor Andri Ioannou (Coordinator of the EdMedia MRG & Director of the Cyprus Interaction Lab) who delivered two paper presentations, as follows:  Georgiou, Y., Ioannou, A., & Ioannou, M. (2019, June). Investigating Children’s Immersion in a High-Embodied Versus Low-Embodied Digital Learning Game in an Authentic Educational Setting. In International Conference on Immersive Learning (pp. 222-233). Springer, Cham. Socratous, C., & Ioannou, A. (2019, June). Using Educational Robotics as Tools for Metacognition: An Empirical Study in Elementary STEM Education. In International Conference on Immersive Learning (pp.72-83). Springer, Cham. More information about the iLRN 2019 conference can be found at the official conference website: https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2019/

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) had a strong presence during the 13th CSCL conference at Lyon, France held between 17-21 June 2019.  In particular, the conference was attended by the Associate Professor Andri Ioannou (Coordinator of the EdMedia MRG & Director of the Cyprus Interaction Lab) and Dr. Yiannis Georgiou (Postdoctoral Researcher at the EdMedia MRG and at the Cyprus Interaction Lab).  Dr. Andri Ioannou, who was invited to present her work, in a special session entitled: “What can 4E cognition tell us about the successes and failures of CSCL implementation?”. In addition, Dr. Yiannis Georgiou received a scholarship to attend the CSCL Early Career Workshop (CSCL ECW 2019) through a competitive procedure; as part of the workshop he presented his research work entitled “Towards the Development of an Evidence-based Framework for Immersion in Digitally Enhanced Learning Environments”.  In addition, members …

Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά σας προσκαλούμε σε δημόσια εκδήλωση που διοργανώνεται στο πλαίσιο των ευρωπαϊκών έργων INTELed (https://www.inteled.org/) και ENGINITE (https://www.enginite.eu/) στο MakerSpace Larnaka με τίτλο: “Σύγχρονες διδακτικές προσεγγίσεις και η παιδαγωγική τους αξία στην εκπαίδευση του 21ου αιώνα” Η εκδήλωση συνδιοργανώνεται από το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου μέσω του Κέντρου Κοινωνικής Πληροφορικής (Social Computing Research Center – SCRC), το Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems & Emerging technologies (RISE) και το Youth Makerspace Larnaka. Εγγραφές: Μέχρι τις 5 Ιουνίου 2019 στο https://forms.gle/RofUhpNiFArPrasq6 Οι θέσεις είναι περιορισμένες και θα τηρηθεί σειρά προτεραιότητας. Θα δοθούν πιστοποιητικά παρακολούθησης. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες στο επισυναπτόμενο πρόγραμμα

On Saturday, May 25th 2019, the second INTELed multiplier event took place at the Cyprus University of Technology, in Limassol, Cyprus, aiming to disseminate the theoretical and pedagogical framework of INTELed, the philosophy and the goals as well as the main outcomes of the INTELed European project (https://www.inteled.org/). The event was entitled “Promoting inclusive education via embodied learning technologies: The INTELed  Teacher Professional Development programme” and was was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology  (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com), the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy) and the Cyprus Association of Teachers for the use of Information and Communications Technologies (https://www.kesea-tpe.org/). The event was attended by pre-service and in-service teachers, special education therapists, academics, policy-makers, parents, and representatives of teacher associations, who were interested in finding out more about the project and its main outcomes. A series of presentations took place, giving the overall impression of the INTELed European project and …

Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark 19 – 24 July 2020 http://2020.hci.international/ Jointly held under one management and one registration with HCI International 2020 Chairs: Panayiotis Zaphiris and Andri Ioannou The LCT conference, affiliated to HCI International conference, addresses theoretical foundations, design and implementation, as well as effectiveness and impact issues related to interactive technologies for learning and collaboration, including design methodologies, developments and tools, theoretical models, instructional design, as well as technology adoption and use in formal and informal educational contexts. The related topics include, but are not limited to: XR and Immersive Learning Wearable Technologies, Mobile learning and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning Serious Games and Gamification Robotics and their Potential for Learning Mobile learning and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning Human-Computer Interfaces and Technology Support for Collaboration and Learning Cultural Issues in Learning with Collaboration Technologies Theoretical Perspectives for Learning via Collaboration Technologies Collaboration Technology and Children with Special Needs Collaboration …

Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά θα θέλαμε να σας προσκαλέσουμε στην καταληκτική δημόσια εκδήλωση του ευρωπαϊκού έργου ΙΝΤΕLed ( https://www.inteled.org/ ), που θα πραγματοποιηθεί το Σάββατο 25 Μαΐου 2019, από τις 8:30- 11:30 στο Αμφιθέατρο 1 (Κτήριο “Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος”) στο Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου. Η εκδήλωση έχει τίτλο “Προωθώντας την ενιαία εκπαίδευση μέσω τεχνολογιών ενσώματης μάθησης: Το πρόγραμμα επαγγελματικής ανάπτυξης INTELed”. Η εκδήλωση συνδιοργανώνεται από το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου μέσω του Κέντρου Κοινωνικής Πληροφορικής (Social Computing Research Center – SCRC), το Research center on Interactive Media, Smart systems & Emerging technologies (RISE) και τον Κυπριακό Επιστημονικό Σύνδεσμο Εκπαιδευτικών για την Αξιοποίηση των Τεχνολογιών της Πληροφορίας και των Επικοινωνιών (Κ.Ε.Σ.Ε.Α.–Τ.Π.Ε). Στόχος του ευρωπαϊκού έργου INTELed είναι η επιμόρφωση των εκπαιδευτικών Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης για την ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων στη χρήση καινοτόμων και διαδραστικών τεχνολογιών και την αξιοποίηση παιδαγωγικών προσεγγίσεων που στηρίζονται στην κιναισθητική και ενσώματη μάθηση, με απώτερο στόχο την προώθηση της ενιαίας εκπαίδευσης. Στο πλαίσιο …

On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9th and 10th, the 4th ENGINITE Transnational Project meeting took place at the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CUT), in Limassol, Cyprus. The meeting had a two-fold goal: (a) to collect the live feedback of the trainers about the innovative ENGINITE pilot training programme, and (b) to conclude on the project’s next immediate steps. During the first day of the meeting the Dr Andri Ioannou (Project coordinator, Cyprus University of Technology) presented an overview of the project and the successful milestones achieved to date. In continuation, Dr Yiannis Georgiou (Project manager, Cyprus University of Technology) gave a thorough overview of the ENGINITE training programme implementation phase in Cyprus and in Greece. Importantly, he presented meaningful statistics, produced by a systematic data collection process during the training programme implementation phase; these analytical statistics highlighted the training programme value and usefulness, along with challenges faced,  as these have been …

The fourth meeting of the INTELed Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program was organized and delivered successfully by the INTELed CUT research team (Dr Andri Ioannou, Dr Yiannis Georgiou, Mrs Nicoletta Pantela), on April 13th 2019, at the Cyprus University of Technology. The meeting was attended by 17 in-service primary education teachers, working with SEN students in mainstream classrooms and special units. The meeting began with a presentation by Dr Yiannis Georgiou (Postdoctoral researcher, Project manager) providing an overview of the INTEled school pilots. The presentation focused on the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of the INTELed school pilots, as these had been reported by the participating teacher during individual reflective interviews at the completion of their pilots. The presentation was followed by a reflective activity, moderated by Dr Andri Ioannou, during which the participating INTELed teachers were encouraged to discuss lessons learned from their experiences and share good practices that emerged from the use of the INTELed method in authentic school environments. In particular, …

On Wednesday, April 10th 2019, the first ENGINITE multiplier event took place at the Cyprus University Cyprus, in Limassol, Cyprus. The multiplier event aimed at disseminating the ENGINITE european project (https://www.enginite.eu/) and its goals, as well as the ENGINITE  postgraduate Vocational Education and Training (VET) programme which was based on Problem Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy. The event was entitled “Bridging academia and industry by integrating ‘theory’ with ‘practice’ using the PBL approach in Engineering Education”. It was co-organized by the Social Computing Research Centre (SCRC, https://www.socialcomputing.eu/) via the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/) of the Cyprus University of Technology, CUBEiE LLC (https://www.cubeie.com/) and GrantXpert consulting (http://www.grantxpert.eu/), and was supported by the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The event was attended by graduate and undergraduate young engineers, VET educators, members of industrial and VET associations, representatives from companies as well as academics in higher …

On Thursday, March 28th 2019, the first INTELed multiplier event took place at the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, in Nicosia, Cyprus, aiming to disseminate the theoretical and pedagogical framework of INTELed, the philosophy and the goals as well as the main outcomes of the INTELed European project (https://www.inteled.org/). The event was entitled “Introduction to the pedagogical framework of embodied learning via the use of innovative and interactive technologies” and was was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology  (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com), the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy) and the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute (CPI, http://www.pi.ac.cy/). The event was coordinated by Dr Christos Roushias (CPI Officer, Department of Educational Technology) and was delivered by Dr Andri Ioannou (Assistant Professor, Project Coordinator), Dr Yiannis Georgiou (Post-Doctoral Researcher, Project Manager), Mrs Nicoletta Pantela (Research Associate) and Mr Andreas Kitsis (Research Associate). The event was …