Olimpius Istrate

Background

About Olimpius Istrate

Olimpius Istrate, PhD in education sciences, brings over 20 years of experience in the areas of digital pedagogy, education programmes evaluation, and teacher training. Since 2004, he has taught specialized courses at the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Teacher Training Department – at both bachelor's and master's levels – including Computer Assisted Instruction, Virtual Learning Environments, New Media in Education and Training, AI in education. Currently, Dr. Istrate works as an e-assessment specialist on secondment to the Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools in Brussels. His notable achievements include co-founding Academia Online (2003), founding Elearning.Romania (2005), serving as regional education manager at Intel (2007-2010), founding iTeach.ro (2010), coordinating eTwinning nationally (2011-2012), working as senior education officer at the International Federation of RCRC in Geneva (2013-2016), and co-founding digitaledu.ro (2015). Dr. Istrate has authored several books, chapters, and articles in the field of digital pedagogy, including his influential 2022 paper ”Digital Pedagogy. Definition and Conceptual Area”, published in the Journal of Digital Pedagogy. https://digital-pedagogy.eu/digital-pedagogy-definition-and-conceptual-area/ His latest assignments include collaboration with UNESCO IBE, the European Commission, the World Bank, and various national working groups for innovation in education.