Dr Charalambos Vrasidas

Dr. Charalambos Vrasidas is founder and Executive Director of CARDET – Centre for the Advancement of Research & Development in Educational Technology (http://www.cardet.org), a non-profit research and development centre based in Cyprus with partners around the world. He is Professor of Learning Innovation and Policy, and Associate Dean for e-learning at the University of Nicosia. He held positions at academic institutions and research and development centers including Western Illinois University, Arizona State University, Satellite Education Network, Coordinator of Research and Evaluation and Assistant Director for Distance Learning at the Center for the Application of Information Technologies. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the International Council for Educational Media, an UNESCO affiliated organization. A former schoolteacher and Fulbright scholar, he holds a BSc. In Photography and Film, an M.Ed. in Instructional Technology and Telecommunications and a PhD from Arizona State University in Educational Media and Computers with emphasis on learning design and evaluation for e-learning. He has coordinated and implemented more than 300 research and development projects from major funding agencies and corporations including European Commission, EuropeAid, USAID, United Nations Development Program, Microsoft and Google. He has developed and evaluated innovative technology projects using mobile learning, gamification, VR/AR, AI, and data analytics, for various contexts and has consulted with private companies, and Ministries and Departments of Education in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has published 10 books and more than 100 articles in international journals and edited volumes. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Educational Media International. A well-known speaker, he has presented more than 300 papers at national and international events.