Get to know our partners and co-organizers on journey of introducing ICT solutions to education in Western Balkans region. In parallel with our two-day conference, we also organised a fair where over 30 ICT companies and educational institutions presented the latest technological solutions in education that they developed or introduced to the market. The participants were able to visit their stands, try out interactive classroom solutions, find out how to use the internet for high quality teaching and see a micro:bit devices for coding. 

Fair exhibitors:

Jelena Hadži-Purić

Algorithmisation and multimedia plays in children's literature

The methodology of the constructivist approach recommends using well known surrounding when learning new programming techniques. By using SNAP and Scratch developing tools the group Jelena led created multimedia plays that represented adaptations of literary works. At the stage they used programming led by events, synchronisation, costume changes and sound effects.

Jelena has been working as an educator in the fields of programming and multimedia for over ten years. She believes that one of her greatest accomplishments is working with some of the best students Serbia has to offer: students from Faculty of Mathematics, students of Mathematical High School, students of Petnica centre. But more than that she is dedicated to raising and educating four of her children.

Jelena Kolundžija

Five minutes of phenomena

27 FEBRUARY AT 11.00 | HALL 'ENTER'

This lecture will explain the way of functioning, as well as phases and elements of project-based teaching. It will also present the importance of an educational film that students made with the goal of peer and cooperated learning. They used their knowledge in the area of IT and movie maker programmes in order to understand and systematize the covered topics. One of the 12 student films will be shown during the lecture.

Jelena has been working in education for the past 16 years. She attended three international seminars and is a part of the organisational team at two of them. She is a mentor on the Masts project at the Faculty of Philosophy. She attended over 25 seminars and has over 500 accredited and more than 200 uncredited hours of professional development.

Jelena Mitic

Jelena Mitić

BIOGRAPHY

She works at a school for children with disabilities since 1996 as speech therapist. She participated in many projects in the field of social inclusion of children with special needs. She is the leader of the Team for the application of assistive technologies at school. She is the author of an application intended for children with communication difficulties, "Lako s Markom".

PRESENTATION

Application for children with communication difficulties

The application "Lako s Markom" is intended for children with communication problems such as autism, developmental dysphasia, aphasia and cerebral palsy. It can also be used for children of typical development, where it is necessary to stimulate the development of communication from the earliest age. The purpose of this application is to enable children to understand and navigate in everyday situations and stimulate the development of communication with the environment.

 

Jelena Ognjanovic

Jelena Ognjanović

BIOGRAPHY

Jelena Ognjanović graduated the history of art at the Philosophy faculty, University of Belgrade, in 2012 and in 2015 she acquired her master degree on pedagogy studies at the Philosophy faculty, Novi Sad. From July 2011 she is employed by the gallery “Matica srpska” as a museum educator, a PR manager and she works on organising exhibitions, educational programmes for children and coordination of European projects.

PRESENTATION

Art and new technologies

Gallery “Matica srpska” and the company ZUMOKO have developed a mobile application with elements of augmented reality which allows visitors a more interesting and suitable interpretation of the gallery’s arts. Art, in general, offers a possibility of knowing different historical eras and spirits of past times. With this application art pieces came to life so visitors can, through fun and games, learn about art and feel it.

 

JELENA PANIĆ

THE USE OF ICT IN THE WORK WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

WORKING GROUP | NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN inclusive education

Jelena works as a defectologist and pedagogue. In her presentation, she talked about inclusive education in Serbia, autism and its features, the use of ICT in the process of inclusion of children with autism and examples of good practice in the use of ICT in an inclusive process of children with autism.

John Naisbitt University

The John Naisbitt University has a 26 years long tradition and is a leading private university in Central and South-Eastern Europe. Its first educational institutions were established in 1989, under the initial name of Megatrend University. Today it consists of 12 schools, two colleges, Megatrend Virtual University and the Institute for New Technologies. 

John Thompson

Bridging the gap

26 FEBRUARY AT 14.15 | HALL 'INSERT'

When students enter higher education they are facing specific requirements regarding critical and original thinking. They need to understand how to respect copyright and how to declare when they are using other people's ideas. The use of anti-plagiarism technology can help students prepare for this transition and bridge the gap between secondary and higher education.

John is the Head of the Literature and Writing Department and a Literature and Writing Teacher at QSI International School of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He holds advanced degrees from Duke University, the University of California, and Harvard University. He focuses on decreasing student plagiarism through the use of educational technology. He also provides training to fellow teachers, and with his guidance, they have started using technology to provide student feedback and increase student originality. 

Join In

Join In is an importer and distributor of Cambridge University Press. They import and distribute books for learning English and taking Cambridge exams.  

Jovan Jovanović | Marina Injac

Division algorithm for the blind and visually impaired students

10 FEBRUARY AT 10.15 | HALL 'ALT'

Assistive technologies could be a great tool for students who are blind or visually impaired to help them master necessary knowledge and skills, and solve mathematical tasks. In a few steps, students are trained to divide multi-digit numbers using the latest information technology, software and hardware.

Jovan Jovanović is a teacher at the primary school 'Stevan Sinđelić' in Belgrade, while Marina Injac works as a teacher in the primary school 'Duško Radović'. They are authors of professional papers published in the KNOWLEDGE International Journal Scientific and  Applicative Papers and among the lecturers at the international scientific conference 'Knowledge - Capital of the Future'. They also co-authored accredited professional development programmes for educational staff.

Jugoslava Lulić｜@Jugoslaval

Jugoslava is a teacher of Serbian language and literature, currently employed in a vocational school. She is a certified instructional designer, author and moderator of several accredited professional online training programmes for teachers. For her, helping other teachers teach, especially in the field of ICT, is a life-long mission. She loves to explore, experiment, travel and write. 

She has been a blogger for a long time - 'Learning through adventure' is a blog created from pure curiosity and the desire to use new media for sharing her own, fresh and unusual experiences. It is dedicated to all those courageous people who perceive learning as adventure and who are willing to challenge themselves, especially in the field of using ICT for teaching and learning.