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  • Adaptability Approaches in Digital Libraries 
    Boytchev, Pavel; Grigorov, Alexander; Earp, Jeffrey; Stefanov, Krassen; Georgiev, Atanas (Demetra EOOD, 2010)
    This paper examines some approaches for endowing digital libraries with adaptability capabilities in order to scaffold and enhance end user experience. The paper provides a general overview of techniques and methods commonly ...
  • Adaptability Approaches in Digital Libraries 
    Boytchev, Pavel; Grigorov, Alexander; Earp, Jeffrey; Stefanov, Krassen; Georgiev, Atanas (Sofia University, 2010-09-11)
    This paper examines some approaches for endowing digital libraries with adaptability capabilities in order to scaffold and enhance end user experience. The paper provides a general overview of techniques and methods ...
  • An Ontological Approach for Multicultural Digital Repositories 
    Boytchev, Pavel; Bocconi, Stefania; Stefanov, Krassen (Sofia University, 2010-09-11)
    The EC funded Share.TEC project aims to provide culturally aware access to resources across Europe related to Teacher Education. The semantic core of the system is the Teacher Education Ontology (TEO), which not only ...
  • A Study of Users Expectations for Metadata Repositories of Educational Resources 
    Stefanova, Eliza; Nikolova, Nikolina; Kovatcheva, Eugenia; Stefanov, Krassen; Boytchev, Pavel (Sofia University, 2010-09-11)
    This paper presents the role of contemporary digital libraries with educational resources in Europe. The importance of enriching digital resources with complete, descriptive and accurate metadata is discussed as well ...
  • Creating a Natural Environment for Synergy of Disciplines 
    Sendova, Evgenia; Boytchev, Pavel; Stefanova, Eliza; Nikolova, Nikolina; Kovatcheva, Eugenia (In Proceedings of 4th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, 2009-10-29)
    The paper presents the authors’ experience in stimulating the synergy of disciplines via active learning methods; the emphasis being on project based learning. Promoting this method is demonstrated in the context of ...
  • (De-)Coding adventures for young researchers 
    Boytchev, Pavel (Published by PRVOKRUH, Prague, Czech Republic, 2010)
    We often associate coding with writing secret messages; however, this is usually called encrypting. Coding is a more general notion meaning to represent a message using specially designed symbols (AKA codes). Codes are ...
  • Design and Implementation of a Logo-based Computer Graphics Course 
    Boytchev, Pavel (Design and Implementation of a Logo-based Computer Graphics Course, 2007)
    Two years ago the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Sofia University makes a decision to design a new series of Logo-based courses which make use of the modern technology. The pedagogical component of the challenge ...
  • DESIGNING A TOOLSET FOR THE PRIME VIRTUAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 
    Boytchev, Pavel; Bontchev, Boyan; Nikolov, Roumen; Olivera, Manuel; Koychev, Ivan (10th International Workshop of the IFIP WG 5.7 Special Interest Group on Experimental Interactive Learning in Industrial Management: Multidisciplinary Research on Simulation Methods and Educational Games in Industrial Management, 2006)
    The PRIME (Providing Real Integration in Multi-disciplinary Environments) project1 aims in modeling, creating and evaluation of a Virtual Business Environment (VBE) for learning the entire life cycle of products and ...
  • Developing an Active Learning Environment for the Learning of Stereometry 
    Boytchev, Pavel (Developing an Active Learning Environment for the Learning of Stereometry, 2007)
    This paper reports on the design of a dynamic environment for the learning of stereometry (DALEST) and the teaching of spatial geometry and visual thinking. The development of the software was in the framework of DALEST ...
  • Digital Libraries in Teacher Education 
    Stefanov, Krassen; Boytchev, Pavel; Stefanova, Eliza; Georgiev, Atanas; Nikolova, Nikolina; Grigorov, Alexander (Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians, 2011-04)
    This paper presents the process of building contemporary digital library with metadata for teacher education in Europe. The system was implemented to satisfy the identified user requirements. The system architecture is ...
  • Embracing and enhancing ideas as a strategy for ICT education 
    Stefanova, Eliza; Boytchev, Pavel; Nikolova, Nikolina; Kovatcheva, Eugenia; Sendova, Evgenia (Proceeding of International conference on Multimedia and Information technologies in Education (m-ICTE), 2009-01-01)
    The paper deals with effective ways of overcoming the most typical challenges the ICT teachers are confronted with. Based on their experience the authors claim that appropriately designed methodology, textbooks and ...
  • Emerging models and e-infrastructures for teacher education 
    Stefanov, Krassen; Nikolov, Roumen; Boytchev, Pavel; Stefanova, Eliza; Georgiev, Atanas; Nikolova, Nikolina; Grigorov, Alexandar (IEEE Catalog Number: CFP11578-CDR, 2011-08-04)
    The paper presents a digital repository of metadata resources for teachers education, as well as a portal for the community of practices, build around the repository. Both the repository and the community are developed in ...
  • Enhancing Spatial Imagination of Young Students by Activities in 3D Elica Applications 
    Boytchev, Pavel (Enhancing Spatial Imagination of Young Students by Activities in 3D Elica Applications, 2007)
    The paper presents research activities carried out within DALEST Developing an Active Learning Environment for the Learning of Stereometry).Some of the computer 3D applications based on Elica are considered together with ...
  • IT education – challenging the limitations instead of limiting the challenges 
    Sendova, Evgenia; Stefanova, Eliza; Boytchev, Pavel; Nikolova, Nikolina; Kovatcheva, Eugenia (Proceeding of 6th International Conference for Informatics and Information Technology (CIIT 2008), 2008-02-10)
    The paper deals with addressing the most typical limitations and challenges the ICT teachers in Bulgaria (and all over the world) are confronted with. A set of ICT textbooks and supporting instrumentarium for 5th, 6th ...
  • Lorem Ipsusm Logos 
    Boytchev, Pavel (3rd Balkan Conference in Informatics BCI'2007, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007)
    The phrase Lorem Ipsum comes from the classical Latin literature and has been used by Cicero more than 2000 years ago. Since 1500’s Lorem Ipsum was used as a dummy text in order to visualize the graphical layout through ...
  • Mathematical Modelling Using Technology in Elementary School 
    Boytchev, Pavel (8th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching, ICTMT 2007, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, 2007)
    The purpose of the present study was twofold; first to examine students’ mathematization processes as they worked on a mathematical modelling problem and second to investigate students’ interactions with Potters Wheel, ...
  • Myths and Realities about Technology Enhanced Learning 
    Stefanova, Eliza; Nikolova, Nikolina; Kovatcheva, Eugenia; Boytchev, Pavel; Sendova, Evgenia (Demetra EOOD, 2009)
    The article deals with some myths about teachers’ role in a technology enhanced learning process. The spectrum of myths under discussion ranges from complete rejection of ICT to their overidealization. We have come across ...
  • Myths and Realities about Technology Enhanced Learning 
    Stefanova, Eliza; Nikolova, Nikolina; Kovatcheva, Eugenia; Boytchev, Pavel; Sendova, Evgenia (Demetra EOOD, 2009-10-29)
    The article deals with some myths about teachers’ role in a technology enhanced learning process. The spectrum of myths under discussion ranges from complete rejection of ICT to their overidealization. We have come across ...
  • An Ontological Approach for Multicultural Digital Repositories 
    Boytchev, Pavel; Bocconi, Stefania; Stefanov, Krassen (Demetra EOOD, 2010)
    The EC funded Share.TEC project aims to provide culturally aware access to resources across Europe related to Teacher Education. The semantic core of the system is the Teacher Education Ontology (TEO), which not only ...
  • A Proposal for Storysculpturing 
    Boytchev, Pavel (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011, 2011)
    Storytelling is a core element of the design of Serious Games. Building a story is traditionally implemented by carefully chaining narrative blocks. This paper presents an approach utilizing a reverse method – stories are ...