Alexandros Kapaniaris

Alexander G. Kapaniaris was born in Zagora and has two children. He works as an IT teacher in the Secondary Education and he is a Regional Coordinator of Educational Work of Computer Science of Thessaly. His basic degree is as an IT Engineer of the Technological Institute of Computer Engineering and Information of Athens and is a graduate of the department of “Studies in Greek Culture” of the Faculty of Humanities of the Greek Open University and a graduate of the School of pedagogical of PATES / S.E.L.E.T.E. of Thessaloniki. He also has MSc degrees on the topics of “Graphic Arts – Multimedia” from the Greek Open University and Modern Learning Environments & Production of Teaching Material of University of Thessaly (Department of Education). Since 2017, he has been a PhD of Folk Culture, Education and ICT, of the University of the Aegean (Department of Early Childhood Education and Educational Planning). He has completed two post doctorate researches in the Department of History and Ethnology, Democritus University of Thrace. He has published and has participated in Greek and international conferences as a rapporteur and a judge and his research interests include the E/H educational technology, internet addiction, pedagogical applications, educational software, ICT, cultural informatics, digitizing historical archives, local history and folk culture. He has authored books on the teaching use of ICT in education and the digital school, on civilization and education. He is currently teaching in the Greek Open University in postgraduate level the course “Digital Storytelling in education”.