Over 120 speakers from Serbia, the region and the UK shared their experience and ideas with the audience at the 'New Technologies in Education 2016' conference. Find out who were the speakers and what were the topics they covered in their presentations.
Have a look at the list of the speakers that spoke at the event last year.
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Comtrade is a dynamic and well established group of technology companies, with a 25-year track record of innovation and steady development of some of the world’s most advanced software. Founded as a software engineering and services company, Comtrade has evolved into a software product business, a services company and a systems integrator. With world-class infrastructure and campuses in 10 countries, Comtrade operates as a holding company for vibrant businesses, such as Comtrade Software and Comtrade Digital Services, as well as an incubator for new and exciting technologies on the cutting edge.
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Oracle Academy advances computer science education globally to drive knowledge, innovation, skills development, and diversity in technology fields. Each year, Oracle Academy reaches more than 3.1 million students in 110 countries. To support continuous computer science learning at all levels, we make available a variety of resources that can be used in the classroom and in not-for-profit academic course- and degree-related research, including technology, curriculum and courseware, student workshops, educator training, and Oracle industry certification and exam preparation materials. Students develop IT and business skills while using production software used widely across hundreds of industries, and educators keep pace with current technology through on-going professional development.
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CPN The Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN) in Serbia is a public institution established by the Law on Scientific Research with the task to promote science and technology. The Center, according to its mandate, cooperates with research and educational institutions (universities, research centers and schools) in Serbia and worldwide, works closely with the government ministries as well as the media and the private sector.
The CPN’s mission is to bridge the gap between science and society by bringing together researchers, educators, policy makers, civil society organizations, business and industry and the general public in the process of research and education. The ultimate aim is to influence and adapt the general research agendas to reflect the needs of the society and to address societal challenges engaging all actors involved in the process.
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Cisco is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. The concept of solutions being driven to address specific customer challenges has been with Cisco since its inception. A couple that was working for Stanford University, wanted to email each other from their offices located in different buildings but were unable to due to technological shortcomings. A technology had to be invented to deal with disparate local area protocols; and as a result - the multi-protocol router was born.
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Comtrade Distribution is a part of Comtrade Group and a regional leader in IT equipment distribution, customer electronics and mobile phones. With more than 260 highly qualified professionals and over 20 years of experience, this company has been dedicated to developing partnerships with more than 50 globally important vendors and partners from the whole region. With the wide range of products, effective logistics and strong marketing support, Comtrade Distribution has been the first regional IT company which uses the ISO 9001 certificate standards and the only one whose portfolio contains over 5,000 IT products and 250 customer electronic products.
Intel makes the most amazing experiences of the future possible. Intel's innovations expand the reach and power of computing in personal devices and enterprise servers, the Cloud, make the Internet of Things smart and connected, and help ensure the security of our digital lives. The work of the company’s more than 100,000 employees transforms businesses, propels new discoveries and improves human experiences.
Lenovo is a global Fortune 500 company and a leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial, and enterprise technology. Their portfolio of high-quality, secure products and services covers PCs (including the legendary Think and multimode YOGA brands), workstations, servers, storage and a family of mobile products like smartphones, tablets and apps.
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Pearson is the world's largest education company, operating in more than 70 countries, helping people of all ages make measurable progress in their lives. They provide a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and direct to individual learners that help people everywhere aim higher and fulfil their true potential. Their commitment requires a holistic approach to education. It begins by using research to understand what sort of learning works best, it continues by bringing together people and organisations to develop ideas, and it comes back round by measuring the outcomes of their products.
He participated in the implementation of numerous projects in the area of digital content production in culture, but also in video and software industry. He is the author of various projects such as Interactive reconstruction of Belgrade from 15th century, the first virtual museum in Serbia, 3D interactive animation of the Belgrade Mummy. He was the production director on the Kikinda mammoth project where he led the project of creating the first 3D animated film and the opening of first 3D cinema in Serbia. He is the author of ArcheoPack, a software platform that is being used on the archaeological dig at Vinča.
He worked as the director of digital in Communis DDB marketing agency. He also won numerous awards for his contributions to the development of digital technologies. In 2011 he founded Digital Mind, a company that works in the area of digital content production and interactive installations as a part of digital communications.
Phil is a Computing Inspector/Advisor working for Hampshire and a Computing Master Teacher. He currently teaches computing science in two Hampshire schools. Author of How to teach primary programming using Scratch and Crumble Creations. His code-it.co.uk computing science resources are the sixth most used primary computing resource in the UK.
Join Phil Bagge as he describes his ongoing journey to develop greater integration of computing programming projects within the wider curriculum. What principles has he discovered that guide his curricular design, choice of project and underling skills and competencies. What do his pupils think about these changes?