Program
Welcome Venue
16:00–16:05
Prodromos Prodromou
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth of the Cyprus Republic
16.05 –16.10
Dr. Athena Michaelidou
Director of the Cyprus Peadagogical Institute
Session A
Moderated by Dr Zacharias Zacharia, Professor of Science Education and Director of the Research in Science and Technology Education Group at the University of Cyprus, Member of the Advisory Board for Digital Education
16.10 –16.30
Educators' Digital Competence
Anastasia Economou, Scientific Officer, Human Capital and Employment Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commision
16.30–16.50
DigitalDecade4YOU(th) consultation and internet safety
Sabrina Vorbau, Project Manager at European Schoolnet in its Digital Citizenship Team, Belgium
16.50–17.10
The role of Media Literacy, Infromation Digital Citizenship in Education
Irene Andriopoulou, EKOME Head of Research, Studies & Educational Programs Department, Co-Secretary General of UNESCO MIL Alliance International Steering Committee
17.10–17.25
Discussion
Break 17.25–17.35
Session B
Moderated by Dr Socrates Mylonas, Head of Information and Communication Technologies Unit of the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, ICT General Secondary Education Inspector
17.35–17.55
ΑΙ School Readiness:what every school needs to realise the potential of AI for education
Laurie Forcier, Chief of Staff and Director Partnerships for EDUCATE Ventures | On Deck CoS Fellow |EdTech Startup Mentor, United Kingdom
17.55–18.15
Modern Virtual Reality Approaches in Education: Advantages and Challenges
Kalliopi-Evagelia Stavroullia, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
18.15–18.35
Pedagogical use of digital resources on European cultural heritage: the example of the Europeana Education initiative
Theodora Gkeniou, English language teacher, Europeana ambassador for EUN, eTwinning ambassador, CEDEFOP ambassador for early school leaving, and an IT pedagogical trainer, Greece
18.35–18.50
Discussion
18.50–19.00