Dimitris Alimisis CV
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Name: |
Dimitris Alimisis |
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Organisation |
Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education - ASPETE |
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Function: |
Prof. in Educational Technology, Head of the Educational Technology Lab in Patras (ASPETE) |
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Tel: |
(+30 ) 2610 433664 |
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Fax: |
(+30 ) 2610 433544 |
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E-mail: |
alimisis at otenet.gr
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Education |
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Physics degree |
Physics Dept. at the University of Athens (1979) |
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Ph. D.in Science Education |
Philosophy, Education and Psychology Department at the University of Athens (1994) |
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Work experience |
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1981 – 1997 |
physics teacher in secondary school education |
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1997 – today |
member of teaching staff in Education Department at the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education |
D. Alimisis has officially been accredited by the National Accreditation Centre for Continuing Vocational Training as educator of trainers in adult education,
member of the Hellenic Organization of Information and Communication Technology in Education,
member of the Hellenic Union of Science Education,
member of the Hellenic Scientific Union of Adult Education
member of the teaching staff of the Hellenic Open Uninversity
Research
Interests
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Educational
technology focusing on the development of digital tools for creative learning (modeling,
simulations, microworlds, concept mapping)
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Information
and Communications Technologies (ICT) as tools for Constructivist and
Constructionist learning
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Educational
robotics
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Synchronous
and asynchronous distance education for teachers
Teaching
Expertise
Educational
technology and multimedia (SELETE and ASPETE, 1997- )
Computer-based
pedagogical applications (SELETE and ASPETE, 1997- )
Science
education (Greek Open University (2004 - )
Didactics
with new technologies (post-graduate Course, University of Athens in
cooperation with ASPETE, 2005 - )
Educational
Robotics (Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius
University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Erasmus Program, 2009)
Sustainable
Energy for High School Education - A European Training Tool (Transilvania
University of Brasov, Romania, 2008)
Training
of adults’ trainers (Training the Trainers Program by the
National Accreditation Centre for Continuing Vocational Training,
2006-2007)
eacher
training (Regional Training Centres of Tripolis and Patras, 1992-1997)
Participation in European Projects
promoter of the Socrates Programme in secondary education, Greece
participant in international study visit in Stornoway, UK (1995), European Programme Arion
coordinator of the European project “Aristotle-Galilei-Newton” (1996-97), Comenius
partner in the Comenius 2.1 project “Cheminc” (2000-2003)
participant in international training courset in Budapest, European Programme Gründtvig (2004)
partner in the Comenius 2.1 project “SEE-_EU TOOL” (2005-2008)
coordinator of the European project “TERECoP”, Comenius 2.1, 2006-2009
partner in the Comenius 2.1 project “SCHOOL INCLUSION” (2007-2009)
partner in the SAFROS project, FP7, 2010-13
Selected publications
Doctoral Dissertation
Alimisis, D. (1994). Reasons for student failure in school physics (Doctoral dissertation, University of Athens, 1994). National Foundation of Research, Dissertation Abstracts.
Books
Alimisis D., Computer as tool of productivity, information and communication in education, Ion, Athens, 2003 (in Greek).
D. Alimisis, Interactive Modelling in Science, in D. Ursutiu and D. Alimisis, Modelling and Simulation Software in Chemistry, Transilvania Univerity Press, Brasov, 2002.
D. Alimisis (Ed.), Teacher Education on Robotics-Enhanced Constructivist Pedagogical Methods, ASPETE, Athens, 2009
Papers
Dimitris
Alimisis, Javier Arlegui, Nello Fava, Stassini Frangou, Silviu Ionita, Emanuele
Menegatti, Stefano Monfalcon, Michele Moro, Kyparissia Papanikolaou, Alfredo
Pina, (2010). Introducing
robotics to teachers and schools: experiences from the TERECoP project,
in J. Clayson and I. Kalas (eds.) Proceedings for
Constructionism 2010, 16-20 August, 2010, Paris, France
Alimisis, D., Frangou, S., Papanikolaou, K. (2009) A constructivist methodology for Teacher Training in educational robotics: the TERECoP course in Greece through trainees’ eyes, The 9 th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (I CALT2009), Riga, Latvia
Papanikolaou, K., Frangou, S., Alimisis, D. Teachers as designers of robotics-enhanced projects: the TERECoP course in Greece. Intl. Conf. on SIMULATION, MODELING and PROGRAMMING for AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS, Venice(Italy) 2008 November,3-4, ISBN 978-88-95872-01-8, pp. 100-111
Alimisis, D. Designing robotics-enhanced constructivist training for science and technology teachers: the TERECoP Project. In Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2008-World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, ED-MEDIA 2008-World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria. Published by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), USA, p. 288-293
Alimisis, D., Michele M., Arlegui, J., Pina, A. Frangou, S., Papanikolaou, K. Robotics & Constructivism in Education: the TERECoP project, In Ivan Kalas (ed.), Proceedings of the 11th European Logo Conference, 19 - 24 August 2007, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, ISBN 978-80-89186-20-4
Alimisis, D. Robotics-enhanced constructivist learning: the TERECoP project, in Pavlos Koulouris & Sofoklis Sotiriou (editors), Rural Learning for Development: Experiences from Europe, Report on Rural Learning for Development and Book of Proceedings of the 2007 RuraLEARN Conference and Workshops, Mesta, Chios, Greece, 24-27 June 2007, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece, p. 207-213
Alimisis, D., karatrantou, A., Tachos, N., Technical school students design and develop robotic gear-based constructions for the transmission of motion, Eurologo 2005, Digital Tools for Lifelong Learning, Proceedings, Warsaw, Poland, 2005, p. 76-86.
Alimisis D. and Duta-Capra A., Teacher education in the computer-based modelling in the field of science education, Proceedings of the 4th National Conference with international participation “ICT in education”, University of Athens, 2004, p. 317-326. (in Greek)
Alimisis D., Teaching the Instantaneous Velocity as the Limit of
Äx/Ät: A Computer Based Approach, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Science Education Research in the Knowledge Based Society, ESERA, Aristotle University of Thessaloninki,, 2001, p. 264-6.Alimisis D., Computer-based modeling as learning tool in kinematics, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching, University of Thessaly, 2003, p. 191-5.
Alimisis D., From graph to model: Students as creators of models through PC use, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching, University of Thessaly, 2003, p. 196-200.
Alimisis D.,
Logo and Teacher Education, Proceedings of the 5th National Conference with international participation “Maths Didactics and Informatics in Education”, Aristotle University of Thessaloninki, p.550-557, 2001 (in Greek).