Elleni Cotti

Elleni Cotti is a PhD Fellow at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute and SDU Metaverse Lab. She holds a master’s degree in Educational Science from TU Dortmund University, with a specialization in adult and vocational education and a minor in political science. Her interdisciplinary background also includes experience in teaching, educational guidance, project coordination and research administration.

She works at the intersection of pedagogy, learning and technology. Her research explores how children and young people develop technological literacy through voluntary technology activities and how insights from these non-formal learning environments can support technology education in schools. Her work focuses particularly on Teknologiskolen Odense, including its learning culture, teaching practices and volunteer educators. Her research interests include technological literacy, STEM education, educational technology, sociocultural learning, non-formal education and qualitative educational research.