Vassilis Zakopoulos

Education: 

• Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education, University of Reading, Reading, UK (2001). 
• M.A. in Information Technology (IT) in Education, University of Reading, Reading, UK (1996). 
• Equivalence degree, Faculty of Education, Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina (2014).
• Maraslios Pedagogical Academy, Athens (1987).

Research Interests:

• Integration and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education.
• E-learning and online learning
• Blended Learning
• Open and Distance learning
• Business Informatics
• Research Methodology (Qualitative and Quantitative).
• Digital technologies and Theatre/Drama education.

Selective publications:

• Zakopoulos, V., Georgakopoulos, I. and Kontaxaki, P. (2022). Developing a Risk Model to Control Attrition by Analyzing Students’ Academic and Nonacademic Data. European Research Studies Journal, Volume XXV Issue 2, 350-366. DOI: 10.35808/ersj/2925 
• Zakopoulos, V. (2022). A Framework to Identify Students at Risk in Blended Business Informatics Courses: A Case Study on Moodle, International Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Volume X Issue 1, 239-247. DOI: 10.35808/ijeba/760
• Georgakopoulos, I. Chalikias, M. Zakopoulos, V. and Kossieri, E. (2020) Identifying Factors of Students’ Failure in Blended Courses by Analyzing Students’ Engagement Data, Education Sciences, 10 (9), 242; doi:10.3390/educsci10090242.
• Zakopoulos, V. and Mouzakis, Ch. (2006) ‘Attitudes towards using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) among Greek student teachers of technological education.’ Themes in Education (International), 1/2006.
• Zakopoulos, V. (2005) ‘An evaluation of the quality of ICT teaching within an ICT-rich environment: the case of two schools’, Education and Information Technologies, 10, (4), pp. 323-340. 

Current position:

Laboratory Teaching Staff, Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Administrative, Financial and Social Studies, University of West Attica

Past appointments:

• Hellenic Open University (HOU), Adjunct Lecturer.
• Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPAITE), Adjunct Lecturer.
• Teacher Principal of Primary school. 

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