2001 MPhil in Information Science Teaching, from Department of Primary Education, University of Crete.

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1 Athanasia K. Margetousaki Nikolaou Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton GR Heraklion, Crete Greece Phone Fax: STUDIES 1995 Diploma of Department of Pre-primary Education, University of Crete Participation in the European Program Lingua, University of La Laguana, Tenerife MPhil in Information Science Teaching, from Department of Primary Education, University of Crete Participation in ICO summer school organized in June 2002 from the Department for Primary Education, University of Crete, Rethymno. I participated in the modules "School Effectiveness and Competency-Oriented Teaching" and "Measurement and Research Methodology for Assessment of Competences" Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Primary Education, University of Crete 2004 On line course of Institute of Education, University of London Advanced Diploma in Professional Studies, title "Distance Online Education and Training" (duration 10 week, start date 30th January 2004) Participation in the International Online seminar "Teaching and learning in virtual learning environments" held in the framework of the European Ikarus Project organized by Saarland University, Institute for Computer Science and Law - Germany, Centre for future studies, Innsbruck - Austria, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden, Florida Education Centre, Valencia - Spain, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Heraklion. Content of the course: work with computer supported collaborative learning environments work in a team and in an international group critically analyse and evaluate existing virtual learning environments understand and discuss issues related to VLEs from two perspectives: pedagogical and technological identify and discuss potential problems related to VLEs plan and design a concept for a virtual course on a given topic WORKING EXPERIENCE

2 Provision of assistance and support to the students who use the Computer Center of University of Crete in Rethymno in the frame of program "Ecumenical Dimension in Education" Working as an Mphil candidate in the Laboratory for Science Teaching, Department of Primary Education, as administrator (LAN and web server) and teaching staff for the educational use of computers Technical support of the lab for the production of educational materials of the University of Crete (Rethymno) in the frame of the project "PROMETHEUS" EPEAEK Administrative personnel in the Laboratory for Science Teaching of the University of Crete with main duties the support of the teaching and research activities of the Lab Collaboration with the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics of the Foundation for Research and Technology. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Researcher in the project "Crivet: The impact of Labour Market Oriented Training on the Long Term Unemployed". European Project with international participation financed from the European Union. In this project there has been a preliminary study about the unemployment in Greece as well as for the possibilities that the Centres of Vocational Training (CVT) for the training of unemployed people. In its main phase the study was focused on five cases of CVT, were research was conducted concerning the quality of training that those centers offer and its usefulness for job acquisition. For this aim a number of interviews were taken from the managers of the centers, teaching staff and graduates of the programs. Also questionnaires were filled from all graduates of these programs Designing and development of web pages titled: "Introduction in the Natural Sciences" in the project "Promitheas" (url These web pages were organized in a series of modules concerning the light, heat, sound, mater and energy as well as an introduction to Chemistry. These educational materials concern students, and teachers of the last grades of Primary School, as well as the three grades of High School and they include experiments, questions and informations Researcher in the project "REPRESENTATION". European project with the participation of the: Department des Nouvelles Technologies, Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique (INRP), University of Huddersfield (United Kingdom), Universitat oberta de Catalunia (Spain), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), University of Mons (Belgium), IUFM de Creteil (France), ORFEUS (Denmark) and ΜΑC (Ireland) (url During the first phase aim of the project was the exploration of the pupils' representations about the New Technologies. In the project particapts are 30 primary schools from Greece, Danmark, Spain, G. Britain, France and Nederlands. In the first phase (Sept June 1999), a pilot exploration was conducted of the 6th grade pupils' representations (one from each

3 country). The data include interviews with the pupils, tape recorded conversations in the classrooms, as well as texts and drawings from the pupils. In the same time a software has been developed which is in the phase of the pro-evaluation and which will allow the study of pupils' representations through a special computer environment about the creation of concept maps. The project ends in September of Collaborator in the projects: - Reform of Undergraduate Studies of the Primary Education Department of the University of Crete which is funded by the European Commission. - Safety Goes Europe which is funded by the European Commission Collaborator in the Leonardo da Vinci project OIKOS which is funded by the European Commission Collaborator in the project Mobilim which is funded by the European Commission. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1999 Practice lessons in the Teachers' Training programs about the educational use of computers Adult education for Primary Education teachers about the use of computers in the frame of the project "The Island of the Phaiakes", which is a pilot phase for the introduction of the computers in Primary Education in Greece Teaching assistant in the seminar "Tools and applications for the development of teaching materials" of the project for teacher training of the Department of Primary Education, University of Crete Participation as teaching staff in the project "Adult education for teachers on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education" (url The project is in the frame of the 3d European Framework for the Development and the Corporate project "Information Communities" from the Ministry of National Education and Religion Teaching assistant in the seminar "Application of the Internet in the Teaching and Learning process" Teacher training lessons in the framework of the program Teacher Training in the Educational ICT use. The program is organized by the Ministry of Education with the Community Support Framework Tutor in the e-learning seminar "Introduction in teaching and learning through the Internet" (May 5th - June 4th 2006). The seminar was focused on the following topics: a) Learning Management Systems, b) Asynchronous communication and the role of the moderator c) Metadata, learning objects and SCORM. This professional trainning seminar was organized by the Educational Research and Evaluation Group of the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics,

4 Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas (FORTH), in the context of the European project "Implementing Standards for European e-tutor Training" (Leonardo da Vinci) Member of the organizing committee of the intensive international seminar AESTIT Educational Robotics' Introductory Course, July The seminar was organized by the Laboratory for Science Teaching and the participants were teachers from the European countries. The objective of the seminar was the introduction in educational robotics Member of the organizing committee of the intensive international seminar AESTIT Educational Robotics' Introductory Course, July The seminar was organized by the Laboratory for Science Teaching and the participants were teachers from the European countries. The objective of the seminar was the introduction in educational robotics Training teacher in the seminar Introduction in educational robotics, and May 2009, Rhodes. Participants were primary teachers. ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES 1999 Member of the organizing committee of the 4th Pan Hellenic Conference with International Participation with title "Didactics of Mathematics and Informatics in Education" organized from the University of Crete and the Pedagogical Institute (1-3 October in the Campus of Rethymno url Member of the Organizing Committee of the 3d Pan Hellenic Conference titled ""Didactics of Science and the Application of New Technologies in Education" (9-11 May, Campus Rethymno), url Member of the administrative team of the In-service Teachers Training Program of the Department for Primary Education of the University of Crete Designing and development of the web site for the project "Academic - Professional Development of Primary Teachers (url Attendance of the International Conference HSci' 2004 (Hands on Science, Teaching and Learning for XXI Century), Ljubljana, Slovenia 5-9 July This conference is part of the activities of Socrates Comenius network Member of the organizing committee of the 2 nd International Conference Hands on Science: Science in a Changing Education which was held in University of Crete Rethymno in July 13-16, Development and administration of a Learning Management System for the support of the undergraduate lessons of the Department for Primary Education of the University of Crete ( ANNOUNCEMENTS - PUBLICATIONS 1998 Kourti E., Lafazanis G., Kokka V., Margetousaki A., (1998) Images of Children in Greek TV' s News Broadcasts, MEDIA '98 conference, Institute of Education, University of London, March 1998.

5 1999 "Teachers' representations about the computer and the internet", Proceedings of 4th Pan Hellenic Conference with International Participation, Teaching of Mathematics and Informatics in Education, Michaelides PG, Kollias A., Margetousaki A., (edit) Rethymno 1-3 October 1999, pp "The computer-tool: Representations of teachers and students of education departments", The research in the pre-primary education, Pan Hellenic Conference, Rethymno, October Kollias A., Margetousaki Ath., Komis V., Goumenakis G., (2000). Primary Pupils' Representations for the new technologies, as they immerge from the use of concept maps.. Proceedings of the 2d Pan Hellenic Conference with international participation, "The Information and Communication Technologies in Education", Komis V. (ed) Campus of Patras, pp Primary teachers' and students'- future teachers' representations for the use of computers, Master' s Dissertation, Department of Primary Education, University of Crete 2001 Margetousaki, A., Kollias, A. and Michaelides, P. (2001). In-service and pre-service primary school teachers' views and practices on ICT: a Greek case study. Learning in Mathematics and Science and Educational Technology, (vol II), Ed. Gagatsis A., Intercollege press, Nicosia, Cyprus pp "Knowledge management in Education", presentation in summer school of Interuniversity Center for Educational Research ICO (June 2002) organized from the Department of Primary Education, University of Crete, Rethymno A. Margetousaki, P. G. Michaelides, (2004). A seminar for the 'Informatics in School''. Proceeding of the 2d conference "Teaching of Informatics", Politis P. (ed) Volos January Athanasia Margetousaki, P.G. Michaelides, Affordable and Efficient Science Teacher In-service Training, 3rd International Conference on Hands-on Science: Science Education and Sustainable Development, September 4-9, 2006, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal. pp Anagnostakis S., Margetousaki A., Michaelides P. G. (2008) Possibility for Robotics Laboratory Course in Schools, 4th Panhellenic Conference Didactics of Informatics, Komis V. (ed.) Patras March pp Margetousaki A., Anagnostakis S., Michaelides P. G. (2008) Implicit learning in educational robotics environment. 4th Panhellenic Conference Didactics of Informatics, Komis V. (ed.) Patras March pp Margetousaki A and Michaelides P G, (2008) Affordable and Efficient Science Teacher In-Service Training, in Selected Papers on Hands-on Science, Costa M. F., Dorrio BV., Michaelides P., Divjak S. (eds.) Associacao Hands-on Science Network, Portugal. pp

6 ACADEMIC - RESEARCH INTERESTS Study of the teachers' representations for the New Technologies. Teacher training on the use of computers in the teaching and learning process. Educational use of Internet. Lifelong learning, distance learning in education. Knowledge management in education. Member of Greek Scientific Union for Information and Communication Technologies

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