Stavros Nikou

Stavros Nikou is a Lecturer in Digital Education in the School of Education, University of Strathclyde. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems focusing on Learning Technologies from the University of Macedonia - Greece, a M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Houston - USA and a B.Sc. in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is also a collaborating research member at the SMILE (Smart Mobile and Interactive Learning Environments) Laboratory.

He has many years of experience in K-12 STEM and ICT education, vocational education, lifelong learning and mentoring teachers in ICT and technology-enhanced learning. Stavros has served as UNESCO consultant for the development of the ICT Competency Framework for Teachers. He is a member of the International Association of Smart Learning Environments and Ambassador for Scientix - The Community for Science Education in Europe (European Schoolnet).

His research interests include technology-enhanced learning, context-aware mobile learning and assessment, teacher education, computational thinking and innovative emerging technologies to support STEM education.

He has published in scientific peer-reviewed journals and international conferences (including Computers & Education, Computers in Human Behaviour, British Journal of Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Learning, IEEE ICALT and IEEE EDUCON) as well as book chapters.

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