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.
Jaroslaw is an expert in IT and Education sectors and is responsible for technology solutions delivery at Pearson. As a member of the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications he is working closely with other education vendors, government and NGOs. He has been awarded Bronze Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland in regards to his service in IT and Education sectors.
A longstanding cooperation between different member faculties of Zagreb University resulted in the development of innovative services used for communication and learning for persons with complex communicational needs. Since there aren't enough software solutions in Croatian language used for maintaining reading and mathematics skills, apps were developed especially for these areas. This presentation will show examples of using these apps with various groups of users.
Jasmina is an assistant professor at the department of Logopedics at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences in Zagreb. Her interests are the early recognition of difficulties and methods of developing and implementing conducive communication. She participated in various projects and published over 20 scientific articles.
This session will explore the opportunities of transferring agile software development approach into the world of formal education. It will show how rigid systems can truly adapt to complexity, to inter-, multi- and cross-disciplinarity and respond to change faster than ever. It will also describe key principles of an emergent Agile Education Policy, such as rhythm or value driven development.
Jasmina is the Vice-President of the Higher Education Reform Expert Team at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. She is a global pioneer in transferring agile methodologies from the world of software development into the field of higher education policies and instructional design. She also teaches at the University of Belgrade.
This presentation will show different innovative classroom examples that will explain how to help students recognise the purpose and application of what they learn in school using new technologies.
Jasna graduated at the Faculty of Mathematics in Belgrade and has a degree in Mathematics and Informational technologies. Before becoming a mathematics teacher in a primary and later secondary school she ran her own IT school.
Jehona spent 15 years studying and working in the UK and Denmark. Her passion is experiential education and service learning, which she developed collaborating with the Girls Scouts USA. In 2015, she established start up TOKA – an organisation that aims to improve society by investing in the education of its youth. To date, TOKA worked with over 10,000 youth, 220 teachers and 45 schools across Kosovo.
Teaching is a lonely job. Often one teacher is in front of 30 students which makes it nearly impossible to effectively teach them. Or maybe not? This session will outline facilitation techniques that result in greater engagement of students, and deeper learning. Topics covered include student energy management, collective learning and the importance of fun - with practical examples that teachers can start using after the conference.
Jelena works as a Serbian language teacher in the 'Davorin Jenko' music high school and is the author of the 'My Serbian language 8' spelling book. She is also the author of 'What Jeca says' blog, where she writes about Serbian language, grammar, spelling and vocabulary.
She sometimes writes about other topics from the area of education and upbringing. She cooperates with various online portals and magazines that cover similar topics.
Jelena works as a Serbian language teacher in the 'Davorin Jenko' music high school and is the author of the 'My Serbian language 8' spelling book. She is also the author of 'What Jeca says' blog, where she writes about Serbian language, grammar, spelling and vocabulary.
She sometimes writes about other topics from the area of education and upbringing. She cooperates with various online portals and magazines that cover similar topics.
eTwinning can be a great opportunity for professional development and advancement. Through this portal teachers can cooperate with colleagues from Europe and the rest of the world. eTwinning enables the exchange of ideas, experiences and advices, gives teachers the opportunity to participate in different discussions and develop their teaching and ICT skills through online courses and webinars.
Jelena is a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. She showed an example of good practice of using e-learning portfolios in university teaching among students with unequal experience with and access to technology. She also gave some advice on how to maximise the benefits of using modern technology despite the technical limitations of the existing conditions in teaching.
Reaping the benefits of technology in education can be hindered by lack of resources. From in-class exercises and lectures, over student assignments and projects, to testing and grading – the benefits of technology can be brought into the learning process with little more than a laptop, a projector, and an internet connection, used to inspire, motivate, and educate.
Jelena is experienced in designing short-term and semester-long courses and workshops on high-school and university levels, through which agile and lean methodologies are applied to learning different areas of science and philosophy in both non-formal educational contexts and as part of traditional degrees, with space for constant evaluation and updates embedded in the curriculum.