Anna Trifonova

CURRICULUM VITAE

* Published articles are listed separately. Please see Publications.

** A list of the summer schools and workshops in which I participated is also given separately. Please see Schools.

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PhD at the International Graduate School in Information and Communication Technologies at the University of Trento, Italy 

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Research Topic: Mobile Learning: Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education 
Thesis Title: Towards Hoarding Content in the M-Learning Context
Thesis Advisor: Prof. Marco Ronchetti >>
Thesis Defence Committee:
Prof. Mike Sharples - University of Nottingham, UK 
Prof. Kinshuk - Massey University, NZ 
Prof. Giancarlo Succi - Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, IT 
Related publications can be found here.
Thesis abstract . The full thesis . 

Pathway - The Pathway to Inquiry Based Science Teaching
Project description:  The project aims to facilitate the wide adoption of Inquiry-Based learning in Science Education (IBSE) en Europe and beyond. Through a large implementation phase, teachers in primary and secondar schools will be trained in IBSE methods, will be provided a unique database of tested educational scenarios linked to the curriculum and will be involved in an active community of practice.

ProActive  - Fostering Teachers' Creativity through Game-Based Learning
Project description:  The project studies the possibilities to foster techers' creativity through Game based learning (GBL) technologies. It aims at creating learning contexts in which teachers can foster their creativity in designing their owned game-based learning scenarios, by using two games editors (Eutopia and <e-Adventure>). 

SCeTGo - Science Center to Go
Project description:  SCeTGo is a two-years European project (Lifelong Learning programme, KA3) that aims to bring comprehensive learning experiences out of the Science Centers into a school’s classroom and everyone’s home. SCeTGo goals include crosscutting the boundaries between formal (schools, universities) and informal (SCs) learning settings and stimulating motivation of students of both genders and encourage students to consider science and science-dependent vocations as careers. The project experiments with science exhibitions in miniature which are enhanced through AR technologies.

SoRuraLL- Rural Social Networking for Lifelong Learning
Project description: The SoRuraLL! project aims to investigate the potential for enhanced lifelong learning offered by social networking tools and platforms to those living in geographically and socio-economically disadvantaged rural areas. Experimental learning approaches will be developed and implemented, examining the potential offered by these new trends and tools for the alleviation of the disadvantage suffered by such populations in Europe through the enhancement of opportunities for effective and meaningful lifelong learning. Several technological solutions will be tried in the various sectors of lifelong learning, both formal (school, higher education, VET, adult education) and informal. The work involves preparation and implementation of pilot sites, observation of usage and pedagogical and technological evaluation.

COSPA - Consortium for Open Source Software for the Public Administration
Project description: The project aimed to study the introduction and the use of Open Source Software in the Public Administrations within the effort of the 5th EU Framework Programme to support eGovernment. The research has two main directions – the process of assimilation of OSS in the Public Administrations and the costs of migration and ownership. My work was on data collection (for the administration unit in Skopje, Macedonia), analysis (partial analysis for several units) and report writing (mainly for Deliverable 6.1).

Knowledge Web (KW) 
Project description: The mission of KnowledgeWeb has been to strengthen the European industry and service providers in one of the most important areas of current computer technology: Semantic Web enabled E-work and E-commerce. The project has concentrates its efforts around the outreach of this technology to industry. One of the Knowledge Web aims has been to work towards the establishment of a European Association for Semantic Web Education (EASE), which will act as the principal focus for educational activities on Semantic Web. My research within Knowledge Web has been mainly related to Virtual Institute for Semantic Web Education (EASE) and the development of a Semantic Platform for delivering/interacting with learning material about the Semantic Web. I have participated in the development of a tool for Video recordings from the KnowledgeWeb summer schools on the Semantic Web (SSSW), content capturing and post-processing of SSSW’05.

Mobile ELDIT 
Project description: The project aim was the developing a prototype system for studying German and/or Italian languages with PDA devices. It allows offline access from windows based PDAs to the learning materials of ELDIT – an adaptable language learning platform developed at the European Academy Bozen/Bolzano (Eurac Research), Italy. The project and the developed prototype served as a research base for my PhD.
Developed with EWE, XML, DTD, CSS, XSLT.

TOX-DIDACT
Project description: Development of computer aided learning software. The project is based on the partnership convention between New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia, Bulgaria and Ecole Polytechnique de l’universite de Nantes (IRESTE), France. The project is sponsored by programme TOPE-AXEST of Region des Pays de la Loire.
Developed with Macromedia Authorware. 

"La Bulgarie et la presence Francophone"
Project description: Development of a multimedia presentation of Bulgarian business environment for French business and administration graduates. The project was based on the partnership convention between New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia, Bulgaria and Institute D’Administration des Enterprises (IAE) in Nantes, France. The project was sponsored by IAE and developed by work team of students from IAE and NBU.
Developed with Macromedia Director. 

ArchDB
Project description: Design and implementation of Database System for archaeology (pottery). The work on the project was in cooperation with The Archaeology Museum in Haskovo, Bulgaria.
Developed with MySQL and MS Access.