Assistant Professor
9th floor, office 916
Phone: 210 727 7313
E-mail: vaszak[at]theatre.uoa[dot]gr
Office hours: Wednesday 12:00 - 15:00
Vassilis Zakopoulos studied Pedagogical Sciences and specialised in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education, obtaining an M.A. (1996) and a Ph.D. (2001) from the University of Reading, UK. He has worked in primary education, (six years as a Head of School), in A.S.P.AI.T.E. 2003-06 as a Research Associate, at the Hellenic Open University (HOU) in 2020-21 as a Teacher-Consultant of the module ETD50 and from the year 2021 until today, of the module ETD60 "ICT in Education: online learning and e-learning" and also as a trainer of the module "Empowerment, technology and distance education and communication" of the e-learning programme at the "Learn Inn" of the N.K.U.A. (2019-21).
He has served from time to time as a trainer in many programmes such as, but not limited to, P.C.E. of A.S.P.AI.T.E. (2008), Major Training Program of the Pedagogical Institute (2011), Accelerated Training of Teachers in the Implementation of Distance Education" (T4E) (2020), Educational Design in Pedagogical Utilization of Digital Technologies in the Teaching Staff of the University of West Attica (Member of the research group GRADIM, 2022-23), etc.
Since 2019, he teaches the course "Theatre and digital technologies in education" in the direction "Theatre Teaching" of the Postgraduate Studies Programme (MSc) "Greek and World Theatre: Dramaturgy, Performance, Education" and the course "Research Methodology in Theatrology" of the same MSc in the Department of Theatre Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since 2017 he worked as a Laboratory Teaching Staff at the University of West Attica, teaching the courses Business Informatics and Research Methodology until 12/06/24 when he was elected Assistant Professor at the Department of Theatre Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
His research interests include: theatre and digital technologies in education, the integration and use of ICT in education, e-learning, online and blended learning and research methodology. He is the author of the book "Digital technologies for theatre/drama in education, the supporting role of digital media in research and practice" and has participated with papers and published articles in many Greek and international scientific conferences and academic journals.
Monograph
Zakopoulos, V. (2023) Digital technologies for theatre/drama in education. The supporting role of digital media in research and practice. Athens: Papazisis Publications. ISBN: 978-960-02-4103-7.
Books
Zakopoulos, V., Georgakopoulos, I. and Exarchos, M. (2022) Business Informatics. Theoretical Background, Presentation of Digital Tools, Modelling of Business Problems, Solving Business Scenarios. Thessaloniki: Dissigma Publications (2nd edition).
Participation in Collective Volumes
Zakopoulos, V. (2023) Forms of digital utilization, reference and promotion of Iakovos Campanellis' oeuvre in education. Edited by Pephanis, G. P. and Bousiopoulou, Th., in Return to the inner troupe. New approaches to the work of Iakovos Campanellis. Athens: Aigokeros Publications.
Zakopoulos, V. (2023) Collaborative digital learning tools and theatre education. Edited by Kladaki, M. and Mastrothanasis, K. in Emerging technologies in applied theatre and educational drama, (pp. 89 - 101). Athens: Gutenberg Publications. ISBN 978-960-01-2431-6.
Zakopoulos, V. (2021) Qualitative Research: Methodological Issues, Views and Reflections. Edited by Fanouraki, K. and Pephanis, G.P. (eds.) in Applied Theatre: Qualitative methods of research and learning through performing arts, (pp. 125 - 150). Fifth Edition, pp. 125-150, Athens, Papazisis Publications. ISBN 978-960-02-3722-1.
Zakopoulos, V. (2013) Prerequisites for the effective integration of ICT in the educational process: evidence from field research (4th module). Edited by Sophos, A. and Vratsalis, K. in Pedagogical Use of New Media in the Educational Process (pp. 261 - 283). Ion Publications. ISBN 978-960-508-077-8.
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