Natasa Hoic-Bozic

Prof. Nataša Hoić-Božić

Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies, University of Rijeka

Radmile Matejcic 2
HR-51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Tel: +385 51 584 707
E-mail: natasah@inf.uniri.hr

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Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER), University of Zagreb, 2002 (Ph.D. Thesis: Adaptive Hypermedia Courseware - Prilagodljiva hipermedijska programska potpora za učenje)

M.Sc. in Computer Science, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1997 (M.Sc. Thesis: Hypermedia Supported Education)

B.Sc. in Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Education, University of Rijeka, 1990

Work

• Full Professor (2015-)
• Head of the Laboratory for Application of Information Technologies in Education EduLab (2022-)
• Head of the of Institute for Communication Systems (2019-2021)
• Head of the Chair of Multimedia Systems and E-learning (2009-2019)
• Vice Head of the Department of Informatics (2014-2020)
• Head of the Committee for Quality Assurance at the Department of Informatics and a member of the Committee for Quality Assurance at the University of Rijeka (2009-2021)
  

Interests

Technology enhanced learning (e-learning) including adaptive hypermedia, recommender systems, multimedia systems, blended learning approaches, game-based learning, developing and evaluating innovative pedagogy and assessment approaches using ICT

Publications

List of papers (CROSBI - Croatian Scientific Bibliography)

Google Scholar

Awards

• Teaching Excellence Award on the University of Rijeka, 2019
• Several awards for the best paper at e-Learning conferences from 2014-2016
• Award for the best e-course "Multimedia systems" on the University of Rijeka in the academic year 2010/2011

Membership

• IEEE Education Society
• Croatian Society for Development of Higher Education „Universitas“

Teaching

Undergraduate study of Informatics (Bachelor degree)

• Multimedia Systems
• Multimedia Design

Graduate study of Informatics (Master degree)

• Methods and Strategies for Teaching Computer Science and Informatics
• E-learning for Education and Business
• Work placement

Postgraduate doctoral study "Informatics" (Ph.D. degree)

• Design of E-learning Environments

Projects

Research projects

• RAPIDE - Project Relevant assessment and pedagogies for inclusive digital education (2020-1-HR01-KA226-HE-094677) under the Erasmus+ Programme - KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practice, KA226 - Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness (2021-2023) web
• E-learning Recommender System - Project supported by University of Rijeka, Croatia (2014-2018) web
• Creative Classroom - Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships in the field of education, training and youth project (2014-2016)
• FETCH - European Tematic network project Future Education and Training in Computing: How to support learning at anytime anywhere (2013-2016) web
• Software Engineering - Computer Science Education and Research Cooperation, supported by DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service (2014-2016) web
• SCOLLAm - Opening up education through Seamless and COLLAborative Mobile learning on tablet computers, supported by Croatian science foundation (2014-2017)
• Computing support to education (2002-2013)
• The Quality of Teaching in Higher Education (1997-2000)
• Innovations in Computer Assisted Education (1993-1997)
• Transforming Information into Knowledge: Online Courses in Education (Research Support Scheme of the Open Society Support Foundation, grant No.: 1280/1998, 1998-2000)
• Developing the Educative WWW Hypermedia Applications (project of the Open Society Institute - Croatia, 1996-97)

Other projects

• PSST! - Personal & Shared Strategies for Teachers in Web 2.0, LLP Erasmus Intensive Programme (2013)
• EQIBELT - Education Quality Improvement by eLearning Technology, TEMPUS UM_JEP-19105-2004 project, Coordinating Institution: University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE), (2005-2009)
• Teaching methods in information science online (2004-2005)
• Adaptive Hypermedia Courseware (2002-2003)
• CARNet projects and programmes: ICT Edu (2012), Development and Implementation of Online Courses (2004-2006), Standardization and valorisation of digital educational materials (2003-2005), Training the Trainers (2004-2005), Reference Centres (2002), Educational Projects (2000-2002)