OPEN INVITATION

KEDIMA TotT organizes the 3rd online TOTT meeting of academic year 2023-2024 which will take place online on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 from 13:30 to 15:00 with the title:

Informal learning environments in Higher education

Speakers:
Dr. Yasmi Stathis
Dr. Anastasia Pratikakis

Summary

Informal learning environments are considered to be all places outside the classroom (museums, theme parks, parks, environmental trails, etc.) where educational visits, excursions or activities can be organized, with the aim of gaining experience, cultivating skills and acquiring of knowledge. Informal learning environments for Higher Education are an educational approach to acquaint students, as well as future Primary and Secondary Education teachers, with experiential learning. Specifically, the students understand the principles of inquiry-based learning (Inquiry-Based Learning IBL) and apply them in the field, participating in organized educational activities. They understand the way of building knowledge through experiential learning and acquire the ability to design and implement relevant educational programs/scenarios that contribute decisively to the deepening of concepts related to Natural Sciences. The participation of STHETE students in organized workshops offered by the Museum of Natural History of Crete-Pan/mio of Crete is a typical example of the application of the above educational approach, offering feedback for the integration of alternative teaching methods in the education of students.

A few words about the presenters:

Dr. Anastasia Pratikaki is an Educational Philologist with a Masters in Social Science Research and a PhD in Developmental Psychology. Since 2017 she is a Teacher (EDIP) in the Certificate of Pedagogy and Teaching Proficiency of the School of Positive and Technological Sciences of the PK. He teaches the courses “Adolescent Psychology”, “Issues of Educational Psychology” and “Fundamental issues of Pedagogical Science”, while he participated with co-teaching in the Teaching of Natural Sciences course. He was a Research Associate at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (Former TEI of Crete) and has many years of teaching experience in Secondary Education. She is a Certified Adult Educator (EOPPEP exams, 2016) and has served as Deputy Principal at the 2nd IEK of Heraklion. He has an active participation in Erasmus+ International mobility programs KA 107 and is a co-author of scientific papers in Greek and International journals.

Dr. Yasmi Stathi is a biologist with a PhD in Taxonomy, Ecology and Phylogeography of Scorpions (Arachnids) and an adult educator certified by EOPPEP. She belongs to the Laboratory Teaching Staff (EDIP) of the School of Positive and Technological Sciences of the University of Crete, is responsible for the Education of the Natural History Museum of Crete of the University of Crete (MFIK-PK) and coordinator of the Training and E-learning Working Group of the Consortium of of European Natural History Museums and CETAF Taxonomic Structures. He has twenty-four years of experience in Environmental Education, Student Education, Lifelong Learning and Educational Research and Development Programs at MFIK-PK, the Polytechnic of Crete and the Hellenic Mediterranean University (formerly TEI of Crete). He has participated in more than 20 Research/Educational programs funded by either national or European funds and has 29 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

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