New Perspectives in Science Education
Alkinoos-Ioannis Zourmpakis
Institution: University of Thessaly, Department of Special Education
Country: Greece
Alkinoos-Ioannis Zourmpakis is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Thessaly
Alkinoos-Ioannis graduated in Primary Education from the University of Crete in 2015. Since then, he has dedicated his academic and professional career to the intersection of science education and emerging technologies. In 2019, he completed his M.Ed. in Education with the Use of New Technologies at the University of the Aegean. He subsequently earned his PhD from the University of Crete's Department of Early Childhood Education in 2024, with a dissertation entitled: "Teacher Training in the use of Adaptive Gamification in Science Teaching." Since November 2024, he has been conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Thessaly, focusing on developing computational thinking in pre-service teachers through adaptive gamification and learning analytics for science education.
He is an expert in the design and implementation of educational technologies, cross-curricular interventions, and STEM learning. He has extensive experience working as a researcher and project member in several international Erasmus+ KA2 programs, including STEM DIGITALIS, WITEA-ID, and currently, CEBCAT. Through these projects, he has contributed to international mobility, the development of blended and distance learning environments for advanced STEM subjects, and building capacities for environmental sustainability and circular economy strategies in higher education institutions.
He is also highly active in educational administration and academic training. He currently serves as the Vice Principal at the 8th Experimental Primary School of Heraklion. He is also experienced in delivering educational training at the higher education level, having implemented seminars at the Teaching and Learning Support Centre (KEDIMA) of the Hellenic Mediterranean University and conducted auxiliary teaching work at the University of Crete. Also, he regularly participates in scientific conferences and publishes papers related to teacher education, the integration of adaptive gamification in science education, and the development of computational thinking.
Areas of expertise: Science education, teacher professional development, educational technologies, ICT, educational robotics, learning analytics, computational thinking development, adaptive technologies, artificial intelligence in research and education, and STEM learning.
Alkinoos-Ioannis graduated in Primary Education from the University of Crete in 2015. Since then, he has dedicated his academic and professional career to the intersection of science education and emerging technologies. In 2019, he completed his M.Ed. in Education with the Use of New Technologies at the University of the Aegean. He subsequently earned his PhD from the University of Crete's Department of Early Childhood Education in 2024, with a dissertation entitled: "Teacher Training in the use of Adaptive Gamification in Science Teaching." Since November 2024, he has been conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Thessaly, focusing on developing computational thinking in pre-service teachers through adaptive gamification and learning analytics for science education.
He is an expert in the design and implementation of educational technologies, cross-curricular interventions, and STEM learning. He has extensive experience working as a researcher and project member in several international Erasmus+ KA2 programs, including STEM DIGITALIS, WITEA-ID, and currently, CEBCAT. Through these projects, he has contributed to international mobility, the development of blended and distance learning environments for advanced STEM subjects, and building capacities for environmental sustainability and circular economy strategies in higher education institutions.
He is also highly active in educational administration and academic training. He currently serves as the Vice Principal at the 8th Experimental Primary School of Heraklion. He is also experienced in delivering educational training at the higher education level, having implemented seminars at the Teaching and Learning Support Centre (KEDIMA) of the Hellenic Mediterranean University and conducted auxiliary teaching work at the University of Crete. Also, he regularly participates in scientific conferences and publishes papers related to teacher education, the integration of adaptive gamification in science education, and the development of computational thinking.
Areas of expertise: Science education, teacher professional development, educational technologies, ICT, educational robotics, learning analytics, computational thinking development, adaptive technologies, artificial intelligence in research and education, and STEM learning.
