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Nafsika Pappa

PhD Candidate at the University of West Attica

ICT Teacher, Athens Directorate of Education
nafpappa@gmail.com      npappa@uniwa.gr

RESEARCH PROFILE
PUBLICATIONS
BIOGRAPHY
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 RESEARCH PROFILE

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Educational Robotics
  • Computational Thinking
  • Blended Learning

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2022-2025
Erasmus+ partnership “FERTILE:  Artful Educational Robotics to promote Computational Thinking in a Blended Learning Context”. A project promoting contemporary pedagogies that embrace cross-disciplinary learning by integrating Educational Robotics with Arts to cultivate Computational Thinking skills in a blended learning context. https://fertile-project.eu  A project carried out by UniWA as coordinator of the Erasmus+ KA2 project no 2021-1-EL01-KA220-HED-000023361.
2023
Project “Teach for Integration Capacity Building Programme and ALP Pilot Implementation”. The project is a collaboration between the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the University of Thessaly, the University of Ioannina, and the University of Crete with the UNICEF Office in Greece. https://www.teach4integration.gr 

 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Pappa, N., (2024) Cultivating Computational Thinking Skills via Educational Robotics Activities in a Blended Learning Environment [Doctoral Consortium Presentation]. Proceedings of the Doctoral Consortium of the 19th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, 16th September 2024, Krems, Austria.
Zalavra, E., Papanikolaou, K., Tzelepi, M., Asensio-Pérez, J. I., Dimitriadis, Y., Saban, M., & Pappa, N. (2024). Supporting Educators to Co-Design Interdisciplinary Projects Integrating Educational Robotics and Arts. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Conference on e-Learning, (ECEL 2024), Porto, Portugal, 24-25 October.
Pappa, N., Kladis, N, Zalavra, E., Tzelepi, M. & Papanikolaou, K. (2024, poster). Travel to Mars. The case of a project combining Educational Robotics and Theatre in Primary Education [Conference Poster]. 23rd European Conference on e-Learning. Academic Conferences International. Porto, Portugal, 24-25 October.
GREEK CONFERENCES

Tzelepi, M., Papanikolaou, K., Pappa, N., Zalavra, E., Kladis, N., Siakkas, S. (2024). Cultivating Computational Thinking through the Integration of Art and Educational Robotics. In Proceedings of the 8th Pan-Hellenic Conference “ICT in Education“, Volos, Greece, 27-29 September.

Papanikolaou, K., Tzelepi, M., Zalavra, E., Pappa, N., Sgouropoulou, C., Cañas, P. J. M., … & Jeřábek, T. (2023). Educational robotics along with arts join forces to cultivate computational thinking. In: I. Kazanidis, A. Tsinakos (Eds.): Proceedings of the 13th Pan-Hellenic and International Conference “ICT in Education”, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece, 29 September – 1 October 2023. ISSN: 2529-0916, ISBN: 978-618-83186-8-7.

Τζελέπη, Μ. , Παππά, Ν., Ζαλαβρά, Ε., Παπανικολάου, Κ. (2023). “Educational Robotics in a blended learning context: educators’ experiences and suggestions. Proceedings of the 4th Pan-Hellenic Scientific Conference “E-Learning and Open Educational Resources”, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece,18 – 19 March 2023.

Tzelepi, M., Pappa, N., Zalavra, E., Papanikolaou, K., (2023). Cultivating Computational Thinking through the Integration of Art and Educational Robotics. In Proceedings of the 8th Pan-Hellenic Conference “ICT in Education“, Volos, Greece, 27-29 September 2023.

Pappa, N. and Papanikolaou, K. (2021). «Cultivating Computational Thinking skills in a collaborative context”. Proceedings of the 10th Pan-Hellenic Conference ” ICT in Education”, University of West Macedonia , Florina, Greece, 14 – 16 May 2021.

WORKSHOPS 
Pappa, N., Tzelepi, M., Papanikolaou, K. & Zalavra E. (2024). Laboratory organization: “Designing together on the FERTILE community platform Educational Robotics and Art activities for the cultivation of Computational Thinking skills“. 8th Panhellenic Conference “Integration and use of ICT in the Educational Process“, 27-29 September 2024, Volos, Greece.
Tzelepi, M., Pappa, N., Fanouraki, K., & Papanikolaou, K. (2023). “FERTILE Methodology: design of interdisciplinary projects of educational robotics and art for the cultivation of Computational Thinking using educational robotics simulators”. 13th Panhellenic/International Conference “ICT in Education”, 29 September – 1 October 2023, Kavala, Greece.

 BIOGRAPHY

STUDIES

2022
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica, Greece, Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering.
2020
Master  “Theory, Practice and Evaluation of Educator’s Work – specialty: Digital Technologies in Education” University of Athens, Greece
2009
Bachelor  “Informatics”, University of Piraeus, Greece
Foreign Languages

English, C2 level (Michigan Proficiency), 2016

CERTIFICATIONS
2021 “Skills Workshop” Training, Ministry of Education, Greece
2014 Training Teachers for the Use and Application of ICT in Teaching Practice (Level B certification), Ministry of Education, Greece
EMPLOYMENT – PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 – now: ICT teacher at Theomitor School
2008 – 2009: HelpDesk at OTE Group Companies

Experience

2018 – 2020
Member of the organizing committee and the team translating the solutions of the Greek “Bebras” Competition and creating the teacher’s book. https://bebras.gr/
2015
Member of the scientific committee of the 1st Summer School of Informatics for high school students “Informatics: Science for the present and the future”. Piraeus University Research Centre, Department of Computer Science