The Future of Education
Katerina Zourou
Institution: Web2Learn
Address: Vasileos Irakleiou 9
Postal Code: 54625
Country: Greece
Katerina Zourou, Ph.D., is Director or Web2Learn, Greece (http://web2learn.eu/ ) , a private company specialising in learning and professional training solutions grounded on Openness and social connectivity.
Katerina is successfully involved in management of many EU-funded projects as manager, technical expert and expert content developer in the field of e-learning.
• Project initiator and manager of the KA2 network LangOER "Enhancing teaching and learning of less used languages through OER/ OEP" (2014-2016)
• Member of Elang project “digital literacy for the teaching/learning of languages” supported by the Council of Europe/ European Centre for Modern languages (2016-2019).
• Project initiator and member of the KA2 project ExplOERer “Supporting OER re-use in learning ecosystems, (2014-2016)
• Project initiator and manager of the successful KA4 project Web2LLP “Improving web strategies and maximizing the social media presence of LLP projects” (2012-January 2014)
• Project initiator and manager of the successful KA2 Network LS6 “language learning and social media: 6 key dialogues” (2010-2012), Katerina also had the task of supervising 9 work package leaders in terms of quality outputs.
• Technical expert of the EACEA study “The impact of ICT and new media on language learning”. (2011-2013) http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/studies/study_impact_ict_new_media_language_learning_en.php
Research
Katerina conducts research on digitally enhance language education, and her publications are available at http://web2learn.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Invited-talks-and-publications-March-2016.pdf She has co-edited the following journal special issues and books:
• special issue ‘Social dynamics in Open Educational Practice” for the learning, Culture and Social Interaction Journal (Elsevier, 2016, forthcoming).
• scholar book “Social Networking for Language Education” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013; co-editor: Marie-Noelle Lamy).
• special issue “social media and language learning (r)evolution?” (Alsic journal, 2013; co-editor: Françoise Demaizière)
Katerina is active in the following networks:Twitter Slideshare.Mendeley and LinkedIn
Areas of expertise: e-learning, language learning and teaching, social network based learning; gamification.; open educational resources and practices
Katerina is successfully involved in management of many EU-funded projects as manager, technical expert and expert content developer in the field of e-learning.
• Project initiator and manager of the KA2 network LangOER "Enhancing teaching and learning of less used languages through OER/ OEP" (2014-2016)
• Member of Elang project “digital literacy for the teaching/learning of languages” supported by the Council of Europe/ European Centre for Modern languages (2016-2019).
• Project initiator and member of the KA2 project ExplOERer “Supporting OER re-use in learning ecosystems, (2014-2016)
• Project initiator and manager of the successful KA4 project Web2LLP “Improving web strategies and maximizing the social media presence of LLP projects” (2012-January 2014)
• Project initiator and manager of the successful KA2 Network LS6 “language learning and social media: 6 key dialogues” (2010-2012), Katerina also had the task of supervising 9 work package leaders in terms of quality outputs.
• Technical expert of the EACEA study “The impact of ICT and new media on language learning”. (2011-2013) http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/studies/study_impact_ict_new_media_language_learning_en.php
Research
Katerina conducts research on digitally enhance language education, and her publications are available at http://web2learn.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Invited-talks-and-publications-March-2016.pdf She has co-edited the following journal special issues and books:
• special issue ‘Social dynamics in Open Educational Practice” for the learning, Culture and Social Interaction Journal (Elsevier, 2016, forthcoming).
• scholar book “Social Networking for Language Education” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013; co-editor: Marie-Noelle Lamy).
• special issue “social media and language learning (r)evolution?” (Alsic journal, 2013; co-editor: Françoise Demaizière)
Katerina is active in the following networks:Twitter Slideshare.Mendeley and LinkedIn
Areas of expertise: e-learning, language learning and teaching, social network based learning; gamification.; open educational resources and practices
