Dr. Anastasios Kollias

Title: AI & ASP: major language models - 21st century skills & perspectives and prospects for Greek students

Abstract: AI tools and their use in an educational / learning context are at the forefront of current affairs. Can they really contribute to the evolution of the educational process? Is the AI of our time "too artificial and minimally intelligent" after all? What are the prospects and challenges for teachers and students? An attempt will be made to approach these questions in a very direct way and, ultimately, to highlight what are the important benefits that can be gained from the use of large language models in educational practice.

BIO: I am an educator and a specialist in STEAM in Primary Education, a PhD holder from the NK University of Athens, a holder of M.Ed. (Master in Education) in the field of "Informatics in Education" and diplomas in classroom management (we.C.A.R.E.) and STEM education (Erasmus+). I have studied music (BCM, LCM, RGT, PMT) and have taught music at the National Conservatory of Psychiko - Filothei.

I have been the head of pedagogy in the pilot project for the introduction of computers in Primary Education "Odyssey - The Island of the Phaeacians" and a trainer in the programmes "Academic & Professional Training of Primary Education Teachers (EKPA), "Information Society" (EPEAK. -YPEPΘ) and "Training of Parents of Secondary School Students in ICT and Safe Use of the Internet" (project "goneis.gr" - EDET).

I am the editor of the website digitalgames.edu.gr and a certified teacher trainer of LEGO® Education.

Since 2010 I have been designing and developing Robotics and STEM Educational Programs for Primary and Secondary Education and I have worked with many schools, laboratories and organizations either as an instructor, as a workshop consultant or as a coach of competition teams for participation in robotics competitions. .

In 2016 I was awarded the "coach-mentor" award in the FIRST LEGO League Greece educational robotics competition, in 2019 I won the bronze medal in mechanical design and 6th place in the global ranking as a coach-mentor of the FIRST Global National Robotics team at FGC Dubai, in 2021 I won the gold and silver medal in project and project collaboration and bronze medal - 3rd place in the world ranking as coach-mentor of FIRST Global National Robotics team at FIRST Global Challenge, and in 2022 I won the silver medal in engineering documentation and bronze medal (XPrize Award-3rd place) as coach-mentor of FIRST Global National Robotics team at FGC Geneva.

I am co-founder and president of mellonLAB (2019), a non-profit organization in Greece. MellonLab is an educational organization specializing in robotics and programming, aiming to equip both youth and adults with the necessary 21st century skills.

This year we organized the FIRST Global Challenge Athens 2024 with FIRST Global and the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance. This is the largest and most important robotics competition in the world. We managed to bring teams from 190+ countries, more than 500 volunteers and we managed to have over 15,000 visitors in Athens.

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