Niki Lambropoulos (Lampropoulou) is specialised in sociocultural learning, creative collaborative learning in small groups and communities, collaborative creative storytelling, in the classroom as well as in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) and Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environments. She works as a Teaching Laboratory Staff at the Department of Education and Social Work at the University of Patras. She holds a PhD from London South Bank University, followed by a Marie Curie postdoctoral research funded by the EU, and an MA in ICT in Education from the Institute of Education, UCL, University of London. She finished her BA at the Pedagogical Academy of Tripolis and University of Athens in Greece, has a Diploma in Education from Maraslio and over 30 years of educational experience in primary and higher educational levels in Greece, U.K. and France. She also writes scripts for the big screen (https://www.imdb.me/nikilambropoulos).
Project Work & Creative Storytelling (ESW-422, 8th Semester, Course description)
01. Intro – Welcome to the course! Course Aims, and Objectives, Project Team building
02. Creativity in Sociocultural Learning
03. Teamwork in Collaborative Learning
04. Project Method & Project Work
05. Teamwork & Project Evaluation
06. Creative Storytelling Introduction
07. Creative Storytelling for Social and Emotional Education in Positive Education
08. The Hero’s Journey Storyline Approach
09. The Hero’s Emotional Journey – Positive Education
10. Storytelling Structures – Connectedness & Coherence
11. Creative Storytelling in Education – Examples
12. New Technologies in Project Work & Creative Digital Storytelling
13. Outro – Teamwork Presentations, Evaluation & Discussion
Evaluation is conducted via an assignment in a small group (2-3 students) or individually (3000-5000 words). The first theoretical part refers to the theory and analyzes an existing fairy tale/story based on this theory (50%). In the second practical part, the students create a fairy tale/story following the theory (50%). The second part can be the project work framework, a screenplay and a short story / screenplay, and a short film, always following the theory for educational purposes.
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