Lina Iordanaki

Dr. Lina Iordanaki has completed her doctoral studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. The subject of her thesis was visual literacy and how children in the last grades of elementary school in Greece and England interpret picture books without words. She has worked in Greek and English schools and at the same time, has participated in various educational programs and international conferences. In 2016, she became a member of the organizing committee of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in the United Kingdom; she has collaborated with well-known publishing houses in recent years, has written articles, and is responsible for book reviews published by the aforementioned organization.

In the context of her work for “Google for Startups,” and specifically the social entrepreneurship company “Code First Girls,” she contributed to the organization of free programming courses for thousands of women, aiming to bridge the gap between men and women in the field of technology. Recently, she became a member of the Association for Learning Technologists (CMALT) organization, which aims at the professional qualification of those who are active in the field of educational technology and the effective use of digital technologies for learning, teaching, and assessment.

Since 2019, she has been working at the Institute of Education of University College London, with research on e-accessibility and online learning issues, while she also collaborates with the Ministry of Education for the successful conduct of teacher training and lifelong learning programs. Driven by her love and interest in entrepreneurship innovation activities and projects that combine education and technology, she has participated in the first TEDx of the University of West Attica, delivering a lecture on personal, social, and bioethical dilemmas.