1 Chrysi Rapanta, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chrysi_Rapanta ORCID: 0000-0002-9424-3286 Scientific Publications 35 Date of birth: 12/02/1982 Oral communications 26 (of which 6 invited) Nationality: Greek Google Scholar citations 115 Civil status: Single Scopus Author citations 42 Education 2011 Doctor of Philosophy in Communication sciences (Dissertation title: Communication Processes in E-learning Design and Development. An Interaction Analysis Approach) Faculty of Communication, Universitá della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Cantoni (Qualification: cum Laude) 2006 D.E.A. in Pedagogy and Psychopedagogy (Dissertation title: Argumentation competences of pre-service teachers) Faculty of Education, University of Granada, Spain (Qualification: Excellent) 2004 Degree (pre-Bologna) in Psychology Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University, Greece (Qualification: 8.13/10) Professional experience (selected) July 2015 – currently Post-doctoral researcher in Argumentation and Education, ArgLab, Institute of Philosophy at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Jan 2012 – Jun 2015 Assistant Professor in Communication, Zayed University, College of Business, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Apr 2008 – Sep 2011 Research and teaching assistant, Universitá della Svizzera italiana, NewMineLab, Lugano, Switzerland 2007 – 2008 Educational Psychologist Refugees´ Asylum Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Participation in research projects • 2016- 2017, “IMPACT: Improving Instructional Practices through Argument-based Classroom Teaching", Exploratory project, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Lisbon, Portugal. Role: PI. • 2015(Dec)- currently, “Learning in Communities of Practice: an argumentative approach to educational praxis”: FCT Postdoctoral grant, SFRH/BPD/109331/2015, IFILNOVA, Lisbon, Portugal. Role: PI. • 2015 (July-November), “Argumentation schemes in education”: Exploratory project 2 IF/00945/2013, IFILNOVA, Lisbon, Portugal. Role: Researcher. Principal Investigator: Dr. Fabrizio Macagno. • 2014-2015, “Redundantly persuasive! Uncovering the limitations of repetition through argument teaching to Arabic undergraduates in English-speaking Universities”: Research Incentive Fund, Zayed University, UAE. Role: PI. Collaboration with: Lebanese American University. • 2014-2015, "The Carneades Argumentation System": Research Project of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Grant. Role: Researcher. Principal Investigator: Prof. Douglas Walton • 2014-2015, “The effect of external representations on students´ conceptual change”: Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain. Role: External collaborator with University of Barcelona. • 2013-2014, “How to support and assess pregraduates´ argument skills: a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary study”: Start-up Research grant, Zayed University. Role: PI. Collaboration with: University of Maryland, USA. • 2010-11, “Communication process in eLearning design teams”: Mobility Fund for Young Researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation. Role: PI. Collaboration with: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain. • 2008-11, “The role of communication in Rethinking Education in the Knowledge society”: Pre- doctoral research grant, Swiss National Science Foundation. Role: PI. In collaboration with: University of Lugano TEACHING ACTIVITIES Supervision of graduate students 2016 – Co-orientation of the PhD dissertation of Ana Catarina Almeida in the field of Argumentation and Education, titled “Argumentar para aprender no 1o Ciclo de escolaridade”, Faculty of Social sciences and Humanities (FCSH), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL). 2016 – Co-orientation of the PhD dissertation of Adriana Padilha da Rosa Ramos in the field of Communication and Language, titled “A comunicação argumentativa da criança com Português como Língua Adicional no 1o Ciclo de escolaridade”, UNL-FCSH. 2014 – 2015 Co-orientation of the Masters’ dissertation of Dimitrios Hatzipanagiotou titled “Perspectives of Secondary School Directors about the use of ICT in the direction. The case of Serres district”, Faculty of Education, European University of Cyprus. 2014 – 2015 Co-orientation of the Masters’ dissertation of Niki Fakukaki titled “The use of ICT by Primary School teachers in teaching Mathematics and their perspectives of computers as alternative medium of teaching. A case study of the primary schools of Heraklion Perfecture”, Faculty of Education, European University of Cyprus. Courses taught 2017 – Academic writing (Phd seminar), UNL, Portugal. 2016 – 2017 Argumentation and Education (Post-graduate course), UNL, Portugal 3 2016 – 2017 Argumentation strategies at school (teacher training course), UNL, Portugal 2012 – 2015 Business communications, Business writing lab, Language in the workplace (Under- graduate courses), Zayed University, United Arab Emirates 2008 – 2011 eLearning (teaching assistant), Universitá della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland Courses designed I was the developer for 6 of the 7 teaching units mentioned above, namely: Academic Writing, Argumentation and Education, Argumentation strategies at school, Business communications, Business writing lab, and Language in the workplace. Students’ evaluations are available upon request for 5 of them (the sixth is still ongoing). KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION Training experience 2016– 2017 Teacher trainer at two public schools (Escola Secundária Dona Rainha Amélia and Pedro Nunes) a part of the IMPACT project (See below). 2014 Assurance of learning (professional trainer), Dubai Properties Group, UAE 2012 Advisor, Index holding, Dubai, UAE 2007-2008 Spanish language teacher, Private Language School (SIGMANET), Thessaloniki, Greece 2005-2006 Socio-cultural animator, RECREA Ltd, Malaga, Spain Participation in intervention projects 2016 – 2017 IMPACT project: Improving instructional practices through argument-based classroom teaching (Supported by the FCSH of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa). My role: PI. Service to profession 2016 – Portuguese Society of the Education Sciences, Member 2016 – Editorial board member, Business & Professional Communication Quarterly 2016 – Reviewer, Science Education 2015 – Reviewer, International Journal of Educational Research 2014 – Consulting editor, Educational Technology Research & Development 2013 Review panel member, Swiss Society for Research in Education 2010 – Member, Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA) 2006 – Member, International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) Invited talks and seminars June 2017 “Teaching teachers how to argue: A shift of what?”: Invited talk at Cambridge University, UK; Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research Group 4 March 2016 “Argumentation and online learning”: Invited talk for the Masters´ program in Education of the European University of Cyprus Sept. 2015 “Identifying and cultivating educational communities of practice”: Keynote presentation for the Phd program of the Doctoral School Crossfield, Switzerland June 2010 “Co-construction processes in team design”: Invited open seminar at the Open University, UK July 2010 “Co-construction processes in team design: Open lecture at the Center for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric (CRRAR), Windsor, Canada Nov. 2010 “Collaboration in a team of e-learning design”: Invited talk at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION Organisation of scientific meetings 2016 Main organiser, International Research Meeting on Argumentation and Education, Lisbon, Portugal 2015 Co-organiser together with Dr. Fabrizio Macagno of a panel on “Argumentation methods in education” as part of the 1st European Conference on Argumentation, Lisbon, Portugal 2010 Volunteer in the organisational committee, ENTER conference, Lugano, Switzerland 2000 Volunteer in the organisational committee, International Conference: Counselling in the New Millenium, Thessaloniki, Greece Institutional responsibilities 2014 – 2015 Designated Member of the Mobile Learning University Committee, Zayed University, UAE 2012 – 2015 Vice-director of the Educational Technology and Blended Learning Faculty Committee, Zayed University, UAE Participation in academic juries 2017-2018 Member of the Evaluation Jury for the Final Project (Trabalho final) of Adriana Padilha da Rosa Ramos, UNL-FCSH 2016-2017 Member of the Evaluation Jury for the Final Project (Trabalho final) of Ana Catarina Almeida, UNL-FCSH 2014 – 2015 Member of the Evaluation Jury for the Masters’ dissertation of Dimitrios Hatzipanagiotou, Faculty of Education, European University of Cyprus 2014 – 2015 Member of the Evaluation Jury for the Masters’ dissertation of Niki Fakukaki, Faculty of Education, European University of Cyprus 5 OTHER Grants & Awards 2017 Best paper award by the Association for Business Communication 2012 – 2013 Remarkable merit award for faculty, Zayed University, Dubai 2010 – 2011 Mobility grant for young researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) 2005 – 2006 Mobility grant for young researchers, Ministry of Education, Spain 1999 – 2001 Two grants for undergraduate primacy, Greek National Scholarships Institute Languages Greek Mother tongue English Professorship level Spanish Professorship level Italian Professorship level French Very good Portuguese Professorship level Statistics and other Data analysis software SPSS Proficient use EPPI Review software Proficient use Atlas Proficient use Argument map tools Proficient use SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION Presentations at International Conferences