I have a background in music education, teacher training, and lifelong learning projects from 2004, having worked as a laboratory teaching staff member in higher education, as a researcher and as a cultural policy stakeholder. As editor-in-chief of open-access scientific journals and a writer, I focus on claiming a front seat for the place of music in society through research, national and international projects, as well as encouraging educators to develop skills in their professional lives.
Specializing in large-scale research initiatives on music education and training, collaborating with institutions from around the world and European stakeholders from national and international bodies.
Languages:
Greek: Native Speaker
English: Proficiency Level
Online Professional Course Development Programs, Higher Education
Specialised in developing and providing educators with the fundamentals of the most recent important drivers of innovation in the field of music and culture education, preparing them to acquire the hard and soft skills that are most in-demand (Academic & Scientific Supervisor)
- Modern School Leadership & Skills in the 21st Century, Higher School of Pedagogy and Technological Education (A.S.PAI.TE)
- Issues of Teaching and Conducting Children & Youth Vocal and Instrumental Ensembles in Educational Institutions and the Community, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center (CE-LLC), University of the Aegean
- Music Pedagogy: Professional Development and Skills in Contemporary Educational Environments, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center (CE-LLC), University of the Aegean
- Intercultural Music Education: Didactic and Cultural Interventions in Immigrant Structures and Educational Environments, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center (CE-LLC), University of the Aegean
- Special Artistic Education in Educational Structures & Places of Cultural Reference, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center (CE-LLC), University of the Aegean
- Music Pedagogy: Training and Educational Planning, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center (CE-LLC), University of the Aegean
- Music Pedagogy: Teaching Interventions in Immigrant Structures and Intercultural Schools, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center (CE-LLC), University of the Aegean
- Annual Training in Music Pedagogy, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center (CE-LLC), University of the Aegean
Summer Schools, Higher Education
The Summer Schools of the University of the Aegean constitute a unique opportunity for researchers around the world to participate in state-of-the-art research activities and exchange innovative ideas. It is a unique opportunity for the University of the Aegean, an international research-oriented University, to showcase further its academic activity to the international academic community while supporting the sustainability of the local communities.
2023: ArtsIntoSpecEdu2023, Rhythm, Speech, Movement: Applied Arts Interventions in Special Education, University of The Aegean, Athens, Greece (see more)
2023: VocalOrganMusEdu2023, Redefining Practices: Organ and Vocal Music in Educational and Community Settings, University of The Aegean, Athens, Greece (see more)
Educational Experience
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2007:
Bachelor’s in Greek Culture, School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University, Greece
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2009-2011:
Master’s in education sciences (The Polymorphic Dimension of the Online Learning Community in Distance Education: The Case of Moodle ), School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University, Greece
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2007 - 2013:
Ph.D. in “Music Pedagogy” (Cultural policy and Music Education. The investigation of cultural policy trends for Music Education as they result from decisions of European - International organizations and their effective application in the Greek education system), Department of Music Studies, Ionian University, Greece
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2013-2014:
Pedagogical and Teaching Proficiency Certification Elaboration, Annual Pedagogical Training Program (E.P.PAI.K), Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (A.S.PAI.TE), Greece
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2014 - 2016:
Master’s in education sciences (The formation of the professional culture and the culture of Practice for the Music Education teachers: Teachers' views on the contribution of the Music Education School Manuals of the 1st & 2nd Grades), Department of Preschool Education and Educational Planning of the University of the Aegean, Greece
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2018 – 2020:
Post Doc in "Philosophy of Music Education and New Technologies” (Multimodal Learning Model in a multimodal environment in the context of "Practical Philosophy" in Music Education from a distance), Department of Pre-School Education & Educational Design School of Humanities, University of The Aegean, Greece