2023 COM PRO

19th Annual International Conference on Information Technology & Computer Science
Tentative Program (Athens Local Time)

15-18 May 2023
9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)
(Note 3:
Please note that many attendees including those who present a paper may choose the online option. However, ATINER will provide full-fledged services (lunches, dinners, excursions, etc.) for all those who present onsite.) 



Monday 15 May 2023

08.30-09.15
Registration


09:15-10:00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
10:00-11:30 Session 1
Moderator: Mervyn Wighting
, Professor & Program Director, Regent University, USA.
  1. Till Hänisch, Professor, DHBW Heidenheim, Germany.
    Title: A Case Study on Using Microservice Patterns in an Embedded System.
  2. Nicholas Dimmitt, Professor, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE.
    Title: A University Course on Innovative Approaches to Problem-Solving & Idea Generation with Design Thinking.
  3. Desmond Wesley Govender, Professor, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa.
    Irene Govender, Professor, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa.
    Reginald Govender, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    Title: Students’ Experiences of Learning to Code Using Robotics.
  4. Thomas Fehlmann, Senior Researcher, Euro Project Office, Switzerland.
    Eberhard Kranich, Senior Researcher, Euro Project Office, Germany.
    Title: A General Model for Representing Knowledge..

Discussion

 

11:30-13:00 Session 2
Session 2a
Moderator: George Kamberelis
, Professor, Kent State University, USA.
Session 2b
Moderator: Thomas Fehlmann
, Senior Researcher, Euro Project Office, Switzerland.
  1. Denise Patmon, Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
    Oris Bryant, Educator, Noble & Greenough School, USA.
    Surbhi Puri, PhD Candidate, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
    Title: Preparing Teachers to Teach Writing to Diverse Students in the U.S. and India.
  2. Deon Vos, Associate Professor, North-West University, South Africa.
    Title: Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, Secularisation and School Autonomy: Responses to Hyper-diversity in Education in the BRICS Countries (China).
  3. Glenn Svedin, Assistant Professor, Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
    Title: High Achievers and Gifted Students in the Swedish Compulsory School System, 1842-2022.
  4. Icarbord Tshabangu, Associate Professor, Leeds Trinity University, UK.
    Title: Examining Citizenship Education through the Lens of Interculturalism: A Review.

Discussion

  1. Ginny Zhan, Professor, Kennesaw State University, USA.
    Title: Comparing Student Performance in Face-to-Face, Hybrid, and Online Modalities in Psychology Courses.
  2. Deirdre Wilson, Professor, Vancouver Island University, Canada.
    Title: Blending Google Docs with the Face-To-Face Modality to Facilitate the Collaborative Writing Process.
  3. Danielle Herro, Associate Professor, Clemson University, USA.
    Cassie Quigley, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
    Title: Reimagining Computer Science Curriculum: Co-Designing Computational Thinking Lessons in Primary Classrooms.
  4. Franziska Schuetz, Senior Researcher, DHBW Heidenheim, Germany.
    Till Hänisch, Professor, DHBW Heidenheim.
    Title: Transforming CS Curricula into EU-standardized Micro-Credentials.

Discussion

 

13:00-14:30 Session 3
Session 3a
Moderator: Leslie S. Woodcock
, Retired Professor, University of Leeds, UK.
Session 3b
Moderator: Danielle Herro
, Associate Professor, Clemson University, USA.
  1. Karen Fries, Associate Professor, Francis Marion University, USA.
    Title: Active Learning Strategies as a Tool for Inclusion.
  2. Dorit Barchana Lorand, Lecturer, Kibbutzim College of Education, Israel.
    Title: Plato’s Symposium as an Explanation for Educational Literary Censorship.
  3. Keitha Burnett, Teacher/DEI Coordinator, Gulliver Prep, USA.
    Title: Increasing Effective Decision-Making: Steps to Measuring and Constructing a Resilience Model.
  4. Jean Berlie, Researcher, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
    Title: Chinese Universities Students Abroad and Particularly in the USA.

Discussion

  1. Pamela Walsh, Associate Professor, Athabasca University, Canada.
    Agnieszka (Aga) Palalas, Associate Professor & Program Director, Athabasca University, Canada.
    Rebecca Heiser, PhD Student, Athabasca University, Canada.
    Anastasia Mavraki, Graduate Student, Open Digital and Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada and International Hellenic University, Greece.
    Chrysoula Lazou, Graduate Student, Open Digital and Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada and PhD Candidate, International Hellenic University, Greece.
    Title: Quality and Transformation through the Lens of Transnational Online Graduate Students and Their Instructors.
  2. Tugba Ozicik, Assistant Professor, İstanbul Kültür University, Turkiye.
    Title: The Information and Communication Technology Use of X and Y Generation Academicians.
  3.  Stephen Quigley, Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
    Title: (Un)disciplining Environmental Education: Using the Finnish Nature School Model to Explore Knowledges through Multimedia Storytelling.

Discussion

14:30-16:00 Discussion + Lunch

16:00-18:00 Session 4
Session 4a
Moderator: Karen Fries
, Associate Professor, Francis Marion University, USA.
Session 4b
Moderator: Pamela Walsh
, Associate Professor, Athabasca University, Canada.
  1. Elize Vos, Associate Professor, North-West University, South Africa.
    Title: Guidelines for Developing Self-Directed Readers and Learners in Natural Science.
  2. Serwan Baban, Chief Scientific Advisor, The Residency, Iraq.
    Title: A Practical Approach for Developing Strategic Learning and Teaching Plans for Higher Education Institutions.
  3. Ulrika Gidlund, Senior Lecturer, Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
    Title: How Does Relational Pedagogy Affect Students with Psychiatric/Psychological Disorder in Secondary School?
  4. Cem Ozicik, Assistant Professor, İstanbul Kültür University, Turkiye.
    Title: Pedagogical Formation Students’ Attitudes and Readiness Towards Teaching Profession.
  5. Haleema Haleema Sadia Mian, Senior Tutor, University of Manchester, UK.
    Title: Understanding Postgraduate Students’ Perceptions about their Inclusion in Transitioning to the UK Higher Education in the Post COVID19 Era.

Discussion

  1. Mervyn Wighting, Professor & Program Director, Regent University, USA.
    Title: Impact of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Student-teacher Relationships.
  2. Vicki McGinley, Professor, West Chester University, USA.
    Title: Animated Case-Based Learning to Support the Teaching of Trauma Sensitive Practices.
  3. Woon Lam Ng, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
    Title: Adopting Engineering Problem Solving Framework for Applied Art Training.
  4.  Ivy Yeung, Assistant Specialist, University of Hawaii, USA.
    Natalie Nimmer, Associate Director, University of Hawaii, USA.
    Deborah Zuercher, Professor & Director, University of Hawaii, USA.
    Title: Show Donʻt Tell: A University of Hawaii Self-Study on Using ePortfolio versus Thesis as the Masterʻs Degree Capstone Assessment.

Discussion

 

18:00-20:00 Session 5
A Round-Table Discussion on Teaching and Researching in the Post Pandemic World: Learning from Country Experiences

Moderator: Gregory T. Papanikos
, President, ATINER.
  1. Thomas Fehlmann, Senior Researcher, Euro Project Office, Switzerland.
    Title: In the Eye of Hysteria.
  2. Yuyi Chen, Associate Professor, Binzhou University, China.
    Title: Influencing Factors of Rural Teachers’ Professional Honor in China.
  3. Woon Lam Ng, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
    Title: The Use of Multiple Resources in Teaching & Learning.
  4. Eti De Vries, Program Manager, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.
    Title: Students’ Post-pandemic Wellbeing in Higher Education.
  5. Till Haenisch, Professor, DHBW Heidenheim, Germany.
    Title: Are Microcredentials the Future of Higher Education?
  6. Nayif Adil Awad, Head, Center for Digital Instruction & Director, Simulation Center, Sakhnin Academic College for Teacher Education, Israel.
    Title: Teaching in the Post-Pandemic Era: Investigating Lecturers’ Responses to Online Instruction.

Discussion

20:00-22:00
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music and dance)


Tuesday 16 May 2023

 

10:00-11:30 Session 6:
“Is Artificial Intelligence Generated Text (AIGPT) a Threat to Academic Integrity or an Opportunity to Enhance Teaching and Learning Practice?
08:00-11:00
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk
Speakers:

  • Ali Abusalem, Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER & Course Coordinator, Kent Institute Australia & External Member of Academic Board, Elite Education Institute, Australia.
  • Lorraine Bennett, Deputy Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER &Managing Director, Lorraine Bennett Learning and Teaching Consultancy, Australia.

The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

 

11:30-13:30 Session 7
Session 7a
Moderator: Keitha Burnett
, Teacher/DEI Coordinator, Gulliver Prep, USA.
Session 7b
Moderator: Douglas Moodie
, Assistant Director, Kennesaw State University, USA.
  1. Effie Papoutsis-Kritikos, Professor & Department Chair, Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
    Noreen Powers, Assistant Professor, Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
    Russell Wartalski, Associate Professor & Department Chair, Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
    Title: The Great Resignation’s Effect on Higher Education: Moving Forward in a Post-COVID World.
  2. Jacob Jenkins, Professor & Chair, California State University Channel Islands, USA.
    Thomas Clobes, Assistant Professor, California State University Channel Islands, USA.
    Title: OER for Social Justice: Removing Educational Barriers for Historically Underserved College Students.
  3. Martha Elena Vazquez Arias, Professor, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
    Edith Rivas Sepulveda, Professor, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
    Elva Dolores Arias Merino, Researcher, University of Guadalajara, Mexico .
    Neyda Ma Mendoza Ruvalcaba, Researcher, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
    Title: Motivations and Needs of the Students of the Master’s Degree in Gerontology of the University of Guadalajara.
  4. Rajni Shankar-Brown, Professor and Distinguished Chair of Social Justice Education, and the President of the National Coalition for the Homeless, Stetson University and the National Coalition for Homeless, USA.
    Title: Education and Justice: Navigating Complexities and Creating Social Change.
  5. Eti De Vries, Program Manager, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.
    Title: Major Transitions in Higher Education: A Case Study.

Discussion

  1. Nayif Awad, Director, Sakhnin Academic College, Israel.
    Title: Augmented Reality and Computational Thinking for Enriching Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
  2. Abigail Gonzales, Research Associate, University of the Philippines, Philippines.
    Ma Nympha Joaquin, Professor, University of the Philippines, Philippines.
    Sheryl Lyn Monterola, Professor, University of the Philippines, Philippines.
    Title: Popularizing Math: Application of Mathematical Thinking Processes in Citizen Science.
  3. Sohni Siddiqui, Researcher, Researcher, Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
    Title: Successful and Emerging Cyberbullying Control Programs: A Narrative Review of Seventeen Interventions Applied Worldwide.
  4. Brantina Chirinda, Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.
    Title: Mathematics Teaching in a Context of Historical Disadvantage.

Discussion

 

13:30-15:00 Session 8
Session 8a
Moderator:Martha Elena Vazquez Arias
, Professor, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Session 8b
Moderator: Brantina Chirinda
, Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.
  1. David Elicerio Conchas, Professor, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
    Title: Psychological Wellbeing and Hope-Despair Scores of Undergraduate Students at the Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud after one Year of COVID-19 Confinement.
  2. Grace Fantaroni, Professor, Point Loma Nazarene University, USA.
    Title: Including Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: Preliminary Social and Academic Outcomes Provided through Peer Suppor
  3. Myriam Mercedes Espinosa de los Monteros Godinez, Professor, University of Guadalajara, México.
    Monica Ramirez Mata, Professor, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
    Title: The School after Covid19: An Approach to the Perceptions of the University Community about the Effects of the Pandemic.
  4. Ruth Dawley-Carr, Associate Professor, Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
    Kiel Harell, Consultant, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, USA.
    Sara Lam, Vice President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, USA.
    Title: Who Should Teach about Elections?: Pre-Service Teacher Views, Self-Efficacy and Preparation.

Discussion

  1. Lena Ivarsson, Assistant Professor, Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
    Title: Swedish Principals’ Perceptions of Teaching and Learning for Gifted Students – Acceleration, Enrichment, and Coaching.
  2. Douglas Moodie, Assistant Director, Kennesaw State University, USA.
    Title: The Effect of Covid on Student Outcomes by Demographic Groups.
  3. Ron Phillips, Associate Professor, Nipissing University, Canada.
    Title: First Nation Education in Canada: A History of Underfunding.

Discussion

15:00-16:00 Discussion + Lunch

16:00-17:30 Session 9
Session 9a
Moderator: Mr Kostas Spyropoulos
(ATINER Administrator).
Session 9b
Moderator: Mr Konstantinos Manolidis
 (ATINER Administrator).
  1. Goran Bostedt, Associate Professor, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden.
    Title: Study Motivation in Primary Schools in Sweden – What are Teachers’ Perceptions and Responsibilities.
  2. Osmanaga Fatbardha, Lecturer, University “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Albania.
    Kilda Gusha, Lecturer University “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Albania.

    Title: Nursing Students’Perceptions about Perinatal Mental Health Issues.
  3. Annalisa Ianniello, Researcher, University of Salerno, Italy, Felice Corona, Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
    Tonia De Giuseppe, Associate Professor, Giustino Fortunato University, Italy.
    Title: A Quantitative Study on Special Education Teachers’ Life Satisfaction for Inclusive Education.
  4. Alexander Belenky, Professor, HSE University, Russia.
    Tamara Voznesenskaya
    , Associate Professor, HSE University, Russia.

    Title: Choosing Optimal Sets of Elective Courses by College/University Administrations and by Students: The Problem Statements and Modeling.

Discussion

  1. Mihail Mateev, Assistant Professor, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bulgaria.
    Title: Using Digital Twins, IoT, and Anomaly Detection for Predictive Analysis in Construction Industry.
  2. Angeline Duma, Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
    Title: Cumulative knowledge building in distance and contact sessions: A comparison of two lessons in Technical Sciences on the topic of semiconductors for Grade 12.
  3. Carsten Lecon, Professor, Aalen University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
    Title: Supporting Distributed Learning through Immersive Learning Environments.

Discussion

 

17:30-19:00 Session 10
Session 10a
Moderator: Mr Kostas Spyropoulos
(ATINER Administrator).
Session 10b
Moderator: 
Mr Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administrator).
  1. Ibrahim Asadi, Lecturer, The Arab Academic College for Education, Israel.
    Title: The Impact of Diglossia on Reading Comprehension in the Arabic Language: A Longitudinal Study.
  2. Alison Nimmo, Head of Academic Development, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.
    Title: Searching For Resilient Academic Leadership – Where it Resides and the Forms it Takes.
  3.  Dawn Martelli, Associate Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA.
    Vickie Johnston, Instructor, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA.
    Title: University Literacy Festival: Students from Title I Schools Share their Social and Cultural Experiences through Writing.
  4. James Bryant, Associate Professor, Appalachian State University, USA.
    Title: The New Removal: The Struggle to teach American Indian history in the CRT Panic.

Discussion

  1. Manfred Rossle, Professor, Aalen University of Applied Science, Germany.
    Stefan Pohl, Master Student, Carl-Zeiss AG, Germany.
    Title: Quality Testing in Aluminium Die Casting – A Novel Approach using Acoustic Data in Neuronal Network.
  2. Octaviano Garcia-Robelo, Professor, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
    Jesús Cisneros Herrera, Professor, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico .
    Gelacio Guzmán-Diaz, Professor, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
    Title: Anxiety and Depression Factors Associated with Academic Performance in Students of a Public University in Mexico during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  3. Davis Tingle, Researcher, Roanoke College, USA.
    Title: Drone Delivery Optimization in Mixed Fields.

Discussion

 

19:00-20:30
Ancient Athenian Dinner (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner with recipes from ancient Athens, wine/water)


Wednesday 17 May 2023
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or
Mycenae Visit

Thursday 18 May 2023
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi

Friday 19 May 2023
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounio

Conference Venue: 9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

+30 2103634210
+30 2103634209

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