The Joy of Reading

How Do You Awake the Joy of Reading Among Children? The above question concerns many people as educators and administrators, because the low level of many young Europeans’ literacy skills has been repeatedly documented. The International Research Center CARDET in cooperation with partners from 6 countries have recently launched project “LiRe” (a Comenius Multilateral project) that aspires to bring positive changes, through a coordinated effort and collaboration at the European level in the field of reading promotion. The kickoff meeting of the project took place in Nicosia on December 8-9, 2011. Continue reading

Παρουσίαση στην ημερίδα του ΙΔΕΠΕ

On November 29, 2011 the Lifelong Learning Foundation hosted a conference on e-learning and the use of technology for teaching and learning. The keynote presentation that I gave is available here:  VRASIDAS_IDEPE_PDF. There were more 500 people attending the event, among which students, teachers, counselors and academics. Very interesting projects were showcased from a variety of disciplines and age groups. The possibilities of videogames and social networking were very well received by both teachers and students.

Innovative Education Forum 2010

On June 24, 2010 CARDET participated in the Innovative Education Forum 2010 held by Microsoft Cyprus. Keynote speakers at the event included the Minister of Education and Culture Dr Andreas Demetriou and Mrs Androulla Vasiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. CARDET was the only non-profit R&D center which participated with its own booth. Members of our team presented samples of our work and current projects including Design Practice (LDV TOI) and Raising Awareness on Development Cooperation (www.developmenteducation.org).

CARDET researchers were responsible to demonstrate Microsoft Surface,  a revolutionary multi-touch computer from Microsoft, which offers a unique gathering place where multiple users can collaborate and interact with data and with each other simultaneously.

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Dr. Vrasidas presents to the Minister of Education and Culture CARDET projects.

 Mrs Androulla Vasiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

Dr. Vrasidas Discusses with Mrs Androulla Vasiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

Cypriot Students’ Perceptions of Immigrants

CARDET in cooperation with the consultancy firm INNOVADE LI LTD have been granted the project “Research on Cypriot Students’ Perceptions with Regards to Immigrants”. The project was awarded to the consortium following an open call for proposals  from the Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of  Interior, under the European Integration Fund, as part of the Solidarity Funds. The project is co-funded by the EU Solidarity Funds (75%) and the Republic of Cyprus (25%). The objective of this research project is to investigate and explore the perceptions and attitudes of Cypriot students in primary and secondary schools with respect to immigrants (Third Country Nationals). The results of the project will be of value to the Civil Registry and Migration Department, as well as other organizations involved in migration issues.

Check back within the next few days and the full report will be available here and on the project website at http://www.cardet.org/studentperceptions2010/