Eliza Pitri
Biographic Data
| ID | 6418509 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eliza Pitri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eliza |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitri |
| SIGNATURE | PITRI E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nicosia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5778-2793 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
AI Avatar Storytelling as a Mediator of Visual Folk Heritage in Early Childhood Education
This paper presents the design and pedagogical rationale of an AI-powered avatar developed to mediate Cypriot woven heritage for preschool education. The study is conceptual and design-oriented, focusing on how visual motifs from Cypriot traditional weaving can be reinterpreted through an LLM-based conversational system grounded in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). The system, named Sophia, transforms textile patterns from the fythiotiko trad…
Morphology across modes: Investigating visual and linguistic awareness
Folk tradition, transition, and transformation for early childhood education
Transformation of folk culture is unavoidable when aiming to make traditional elements relevant to children today. An educational event was planned during a semester based on the above assumption, as a collaboration between the Department of Education of the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and the Cyprus Folk Art Museum. The context of activities of two undergraduate courses was modified to make museum exhibits relevant initially to 11 student–tea…
Student–teachers’ perceptions about folk art and their implications for teacher education
This study examines the perceptions of first-year university student–teachers concerning folk art. The 24 participants completed a 33-question survey assessing various dimensions: prior museum experiences, perceived cultural value, personal relevance, educational applicability, and professional utility. Findings indicate limited early exposure to folk art museums, though participants generally recognized its cultural and educational significance.…
The contribution of narrative drawing in early literacy
In literate societies of the 21st century, written language plays a crucial role in both the professional and social life of individuals. Consequently, educational reforms emphasize the development of literacy skills in children. The ability to read and comprehend text is fundamental for individuals to fully engage and succeed in social contexts. Existing research supports that reading and writing are active cognitive processes essential for unde…
Re-Introducing Authentic Assessment in Classroom Assessment Courses: Finding Its Place in the 21st Century
The need to move away from traditional assessments, as well as the need to contextualize assessment with interesting, real-life, and authentic tasks, should be considered as a crucial element in 21st-century education. This need has become more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, and even more so with the emergence of generative AI models such as ChatGPT. Authentic assessment holds the potential to do so, even though not a lot of emphasis has b…
Early childhood student-teachers’ perspectives on creativity
The changes taking place during the pandemic regarding the interchange between online and face-to-face teaching in the Department of Education of an Eastern Mediterranean private university, led to the need of instructors not only to revisit knowledge on creativity but to examine the views and perceptions of early childhood student-teachers about creativity. More specifically, through informal interviews, we examined 15 junior early childhood stu…
Project Learning: Exploration, Discussion, and Discovery
Archaeology is usually considered a science dealing with dead cultures and civilizations but could become an interesting topic for students to purposefully and meaningfully engage in project learni
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Project Learning: Exploration, Discussion, and Discovery
Archaeology is usually considered a science dealing with dead cultures and civilizations but could become an interesting topic for students to purposefully and meaningfully engage in project learni
Early childhood student-teachers’ perspectives on creativity
The changes taking place during the pandemic regarding the interchange between online and face-to-face teaching in the Department of Education of an Eastern Mediterranean private university, led to the need of instructors not only to revisit knowledge on creativity but to examine the views and perceptions of early childhood student-teachers about creativity. More specifically, through informal interviews, we examined 15 junior early childhood stu…
Folk tradition, transition, and transformation for early childhood education
Transformation of folk culture is unavoidable when aiming to make traditional elements relevant to children today. An educational event was planned during a semester based on the above assumption, as a collaboration between the Department of Education of the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and the Cyprus Folk Art Museum. The context of activities of two undergraduate courses was modified to make museum exhibits relevant initially to 11 student–tea…
Student–teachers’ perceptions about folk art and their implications for teacher education
This study examines the perceptions of first-year university student–teachers concerning folk art. The 24 participants completed a 33-question survey assessing various dimensions: prior museum experiences, perceived cultural value, personal relevance, educational applicability, and professional utility. Findings indicate limited early exposure to folk art museums, though participants generally recognized its cultural and educational significance.…
The contribution of narrative drawing in early literacy
In literate societies of the 21st century, written language plays a crucial role in both the professional and social life of individuals. Consequently, educational reforms emphasize the development of literacy skills in children. The ability to read and comprehend text is fundamental for individuals to fully engage and succeed in social contexts. Existing research supports that reading and writing are active cognitive processes essential for unde…
Re-Introducing Authentic Assessment in Classroom Assessment Courses: Finding Its Place in the 21st Century
The need to move away from traditional assessments, as well as the need to contextualize assessment with interesting, real-life, and authentic tasks, should be considered as a crucial element in 21st-century education. This need has become more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, and even more so with the emergence of generative AI models such as ChatGPT. Authentic assessment holds the potential to do so, even though not a lot of emphasis has b…
AI Avatar Storytelling as a Mediator of Visual Folk Heritage in Early Childhood Education
This paper presents the design and pedagogical rationale of an AI-powered avatar developed to mediate Cypriot woven heritage for preschool education. The study is conceptual and design-oriented, focusing on how visual motifs from Cypriot traditional weaving can be reinterpreted through an LLM-based conversational system grounded in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). The system, named Sophia, transforms textile patterns from the fythiotiko trad…
Morphology across modes: Investigating visual and linguistic awareness
Early childhood (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Art Education and Development (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Creativity (2 works) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (2 works) · Cultural heritage (2 works) · Digital Storytelling and Education (2 works) · Early childhood education (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works)