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3 rd EL@RA CONFERENCE

“Technologies and Techniques to Support Sustainable Education in the Academic Sphere

 

VR Dimension Towards Pedagogy 5.0 - Learning Experience Reconstruction

 

Organisers: Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Technological University Dublin, Ireland; Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca,  Romania;        Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain;

Çağ University, Turkey & United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Dates: 12 - 14 December 2024

 

Venue: Technical University of Sofia

Mode: Hybrid

·     On-site:

ü National Centre for Digital Technologies, Block 7, Hall 701 (Day 1)

ü  Conference Hall of the Library and Information Centre (LIC), Block 2, TU – Sofia (Day 2)

ü Online only (Day 3)

·       Online (on ZOOM)

 

ALL TIMES ARE IN BULGARIAN LOCAL TIME

 

Zoom link (for all days):

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81824254160?pwd=G5AabetyuROhk4LXObhg4g7FcA4wDI.1

Meeting ID: 818 2425 4160

Passcode: 13579

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

Day One: 12 December, Thursday

 

9:00 - 9:45 – REGISTRATION

 

10:00

Organising Committee

 

CONFERENCE OPENING

10:15

 

TU-Sofia Academic Management

WELCOME ADDRESSESS

10:30

Dr Agatha Manolova,

TU – Sofia, Bulgaria

Keynote Speaker

The Next Frontier in Education: Immersive Technologies and Holographic Communication

 

11:00

 

Dr Murat Gulmez,

Çağ University – Turkey,

Keynote Speaker

Innovate to Impact: The Academic Role in Shaping a Sustainable Educational Future

 

 

11:30

 

 

COFFEE BREAK

11:45

 

Dr  Galya Mateva,

TU – Sofia, Bulgaria

Keynote Speaker

 

The Bulgarian Foreign Language Suggestopedia: Theoretical Highlights, a Monograph Presentation

12:45

 

Olubunmi Oludipe

TU - Dublin, Ireland

 

Education and Technology for Sustainable Development

 

13:00

 

Intesar Madi,

TU - Dublin - Ireland and

Staff Gizem ,        

Çağ University - Turkey

Education, Sustainability and Virtual Reality

 

13:15 – 14:15 – LUNCH BREAK

 

14:15

Krassimira Koleva, Rakovski Defence College – Sofia, Bulgaria

Teaching for achievement and Testing for Proficiency: HOW to BRIDGE the Gap?

14:30

Todora Yaneva,

TU – Sofia, Bulgaria

Gamification of EFL/ESL: The Case of Duolingo

14:45

 

Dr Maria Todorova,

University of Chemical Technologies and Metallurgy – Sofia, Bulgaria

Organisational quality and sustainability management in the field of Higher Education

15:00

 

Abrar Alzankawi, TU-Dublin, Ireland,

Dr Ivaylo Peev, TU - Sofia, Bulgaria,

Dr Lia Pop, UTCN – Romania, 

Dr Lucia Morales, TU - Dublin, Ireland

Dynamic Panel: The Pedagogy Dilemma & The Future of Education

 

15:45

 

 

COFFEE BREAK

16:00

Dr Simone Digennaro, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio – Italy, Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health.

Education in the age of posthumanism: time for a reconstruction?

16:15

Dr Boyka Petkova, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

 

Методи на оценяване в дистанционното обучение във висшето училище (Methods of assessment in distance learning in higher education)

16:30

 

Liu Lingjie, National Art Academy – Sofia, Bulgaria

Art therapy model in the context of shadow play practices for school age children in multicultural environment

 

16:45

 

Elena Antonova, TU-Sofia, Bulgaria

The Universal VR Strategy Across Diverse Languages

 

17:15

DISCUSSION

 

17:30 – Cocktail Party

 

 

 

 

Day Two: 13 December, Friday

9:00

Dr Elis Kakoulli Constantinou,               Dr Chryso Christodoulidou Michael,

Dr María Victoria Soulé,

Cyprus University of Technology

Innovating English for Specific Purposes: The Revisiting English for Specific Purposes in Transdisciplinary Environments (RESPITE) project

9:15

Mariya Vlahova,

TU - Sofia, Bulgaria

Практическа стойност на AI-базирани агенти тип ChatGPT за докторанти

9:30

Baiba Bizniece, Riga Technical  University, Latvia

Kvalitatīva pedagoģija mūsdienās: pedagoga darbs (Quality Pedagogy Today: the Work of the Teacher)

9:45

Alexander Zhekov,

TU-Sofia, Bulgaria

Enhancing Education: Leveraging Modern LMS and AI Tools for Effective Teaching and Learning

10:00

Dr Kalina Belcheva,

Department of Pedagogy,

TU- Sofia, Bulgaria

Consolidating Knowledge in an Interactive Learning Environment

10:30

COFFEE BREAK

10:45

 

Dr Galina Koteva,

University of Chemical Technologies and Metallurgy, Bulgaria

 

Enhancing ESP Learning Through the Flipped Classroom Model: Challenges and Outcomes

11:00

Tatyana Stakhova, Sofia University, Bulgaria

Illustration as a Research Field in Humanities and Academic Discipline: its Subject Matter and Content

 

11:15

Dr Marina P. Marinova-Stoyanova, Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria

Развитие на ключови лидерски качества на преподавателя в процеса на обучение на поколение Алфа

(Developing key leadership qualities of the teacher in the process of training the Alpha generation)

11:30

Anastasiya Salabasheva, TU-Sofia, Bulgaria

Generation Alpha – Understanding and Meeting the Students of Tomorrow

 

11:45

DISCUSSION

     

 

12:00 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

 

14:15

Ersin Inal

 

VR Project-Second Life Experience

14:30

Neviana Petkova,

Educational Expert, Bulgaria

Театрална действеност и словесна действеност - обективна съпоставка

(Theater activity and verbal activity - an objective comparison)

14:45

 

Dr Ivaylo Peev, Dr Kalin Dimitrov, Dr Dimo Chotrov, Elena Antonova, TU – Sofia, Bulgaria

 

New Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education through Virtual Reality - Immersive Digital Classroom Technology

15:00

 

Neviana Petkova,

Educational Expert, Bulgaria

Творческо отношение към формирането на елементарни математически представи в детската градина

(Creative approach to the formation of elementary mathematical concepts in kindergarten)

15:30

 

Robert-Valentin Aldea, Lia Pop,  Iulia Stefan,
Technical University of 

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

VR for Education Application Experimental Development

15:45

COFFEE BREAK

16:00

Dr Boryana Georgieva, TU – Sofia, Bulgaria    

Analysis of visual interpretations made by students and AI based on predefined text

16:15

Radoslav Keremidchiev, TU-Sofia, Bulgaria

Virtual Reality in Education: Unlocking Potential Amidst Slow Adoption

16:30

Dr Yoana Pavlova,

TU – Sofia,

Bulgaria

Enhancing student engagement in the learning process through the use of proactive learning approaches"

16:45

Bistra Vassileva,

TU – Sofia, Bulgaria

Some reflections of the Bulgarian Experience on Peer Observation of Teaching (POT) for EUt+ - a structured dialogue promoting efficient student-centred teaching and learning in the framework of circular pedagogy.

17:15

Dr Sophia Anguelova,

TU-Sofia, Bulgaria

Ιnteraction Design for physical reality and virtual reality – analysis of case studies

 

 

Day Three: 14 December, Saturday

 

Research Event Conclusion

3rd EL@RA Research Event

Conference Proceedings

Special Issue

 

Dr Ivaylo Peev, Todor Todorov, Dr Lia Pop and Dr Lucía Morales


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