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EdTech blog by Alexander Mikroyannidis

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  • Webinars

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15 March 2022Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

A successful conclusion for QualiChain

Last week saw the final review of the QualiChain project. Starting in January 2019, QualiChain has targeted the creation, piloting and evaluation […]

18 November 202118 November 2021Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

The Innovate Learning Summit 2021

The Innovate Learning Summit took place online on November 9-11, 2021. The conference was organised by the Association for the Advancement of Computing […]

11 October 2021Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

New Badged Open Course: Decentralising Education Using Blockchain Technology

Alexander Mikroyannidis (The Open University, UK) has developed the new badged open course: Decentralising Education Using Blockchain Technology. The course introduces Blockchain […]

29 September 2021Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

The 24th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning

The 24th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2021) took place as a hybrid event on September 22-24, 2021. This interdisciplinary conference […]

28 May 202128 May 2021Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

Webinar: Facilitating lifelong learning through the use of blockchain technology

On 26 May 2021, Alexander Mikroyannidis (The Open University, UK) delivered the webinar Facilitating lifelong learning through the use of blockchain technology […]

26 April 2021Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

The OERxDomains conference: Open Education in a (post)pandemic world

The OERxDomains Conference took place online on April 21-22 as a special edition of the 12th annual conference for Open Education research, practice and […]

23 November 2020Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

The Open Education Global 2020 conference: Connecting the global open education community

The Open Education Global 2020 conference took place online on November 16-20. The Open Education Global conference is the most internationally diverse conference […]

7 October 20207 October 2020Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

The 23rd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning

The 23rd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2020) took place online on September 23-25. This interdisciplinary conference is focused on the exchange of […]

4 December 201924 May 2020Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

The Open Education Global 2019 conference: Open Education for an Open Future

The Open Education Global Conference (OE Global 2019) took place in Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy on November 26-28. The OE Global […]

24 October 201924 May 2020Blockchain, Technology-Enhanced Learning

The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference 2019

The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference (OOFHEC2019) took place on October 16-18 in Madrid, Spain. This is the flagship annual […]

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Smart Assessment and Guided Education with Responsible AI Webinar

Using Generative AI and ChatGPT for improving the production of distance learning materials

Generative Intelligence and Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Adaptive Education: Harnessing AI for Academic Progress

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Professional biography

Dr. Alexander Mikroyannidis is a Senior Research Fellow (Associate Professor) in the Knowledge Media Institute of The Open University, UK. He holds a Ph.D. in Informatics from Manchester Business School, an M.Phil. in Computation from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), and a B.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece.

Research interests

The research expertise of Dr. Mikroyannidis is in the field of Technology-Enhanced Learning. He has been investigating the use of novel educational technologies for enhancing personalised learning, self-regulated learning, lifelong learning, as well as open education. He is currently working on the transformative applications of Generative AI and decentralisation blockchain technology in the context of online and distance education. He is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed publications that have received over 1,700 citations (20 h-index). He sits on the editorial boards of several globally renowned scientific journals, such as Open Learning, a leading international journal in the field of open, flexible and distance learning.

Teaching interests

Dr. Mikroyannidis has extensive experience in developing rich interactive learning materials for Open Educational Resources (OERs), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Badged Open Courses (BOCs), and eBooks. Some highlights from this work are the following:

  • Decentralising Education Using Blockchain Technology
  • Exploring how to (re)use Language Open Educational Resources (OERs)
  • Discovering computer networks: hands on in the Open Networking Lab
  • Self Regulated Learning

Impact and engagement

The work of Dr. Mikroyannidis has led to strategic partnerships with key technological companies, most notably with Cisco and its global educational network, the Cisco Networking Academy, which has over 1 million students worldwide. Within this partnership, Dr. Mikroyannidis is in charge of the design, development and deployment of PT Anywhere, a novel educational tool for teaching computer networking skills by performing network simulations on any device. PT Anywhere has played a vital role in remote teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been featured in the UK government’s Digital Skills Toolkit, which is offering essential digital skills to job seekers.

Dr. Mikroyannidis has recently led a successful pilot for facilitating lifelong learning using blockchain technologies, in the context of the European project QualiChain. In particular, he has been in charge of deploying and evaluating decentralised education and employment qualifications with learners and educators within various lifelong learning contexts. As outlined in this journal article, the results of this pilot have provided valuable insights into the different aspects of lifelong learning that require support, as well as into the guidance and training needs of the education community related to the use of decentralisation technologies. More recently, Dr. Mikroyannidis has been investigating the impact of Web 3.0 and Blockchain on open education, aiming to reduce barriers for the open upskilling and reskilling of job seekers. For more info, see this journal editorial co-authored with several other renowned experts in the field of open education.

External collaborations

Dr. Mikroyannidis has been driving significant educational technology initiatives at an international level, by establishing a network of collaborators inside and outside the Open University and acquiring external funding, in order to implement and evaluate novel educational solutions in real-life settings and with real users. He has been awarded and worked on a wide range of European and nationally funded research projects, including SAGE-RAI, QualiChain, DEL4ALL, OpenLang Network, Open Networking Lab, Institute of Coding, SlideWiki, EDSA, HUB4NGI, FORGE, weSPOT, EUCLID, ROLE, OpenScout, CASPAR, and PARMENIDES.

In collaboration with the European partners of the Erasmus+ project OpenLang Network, Dr. Mikroyannidis has led the design, implementation and evaluation of the OpenLang Network platform. This platform provides an open and collaborative online learning environment that brings together language teachers and learners across Europe. This journal article presents the sustainable design of the platform and the tools that the platform is offering for practicing innovative learning methods, such as tandem language learning. The goal of this work is to foster the European multicultural and multilingual vision by building a sustainable online community around open educational resources and practices.