Contact Information

  • E-mail adresa: Sandra.Kucina.Softic@srce.hr
  • Adresa: University of Zagreb University Computing Centre
    Josipa Marohnica 5
  • Grad: Zagreb
  • Država: Hrvatska
  • Poslovni telefon: +385 1 6165 172

Računi na društvenim medijima

Sandra Kučina Softić, Ph.D. , M.Sc. in Digital Education

 

I'm  Assistant Director for the Training and User Support at the University Computing Centre University of Zagreb. Also I'm heading the E-Learning Centre at the University Computing Centre of the University of Zagreb and the  Office for E-learning at the University of Zagreb, central support units for the implementation of e-learning in higher education. I'm working on promotion and implementation of the E-learning at the University of Zagreb, monitoring and coordination of its implementation and providing support and advice to institutions, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in learning and teaching process. I'm member of the Committee for the E-learning  and Internet Services at the University of Zagreb.

Before taking position as the Head of the E-learning Centre, I was working for ten years at the University of Zagreb as the Coordinator for Development and Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies. Working closely to the university management I had possibility to observe closely functioning of the University itself and Academic Community as well and to contribute extensively to its development in information and communication technologies.

I was a lecturer for the seven years at the College.

In 2014 I have finished M.Sc. in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, UK and in 2020 I have received the PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

My professional interests are in the e-learning policies, educational technology and the quality of education. I am especially interested in international collaboration, sharing of knowledge and establishing long-term e-learning network.

In 2011 I have received Rector's award for successful and motivated work on the development and systematic implementation of e-learning at the University of Zagreb.

In 2013 I was elected as the EDEN Executive Committee member, and in 2014 I have received EDEN Fellow Award. In 2016 I was appointed EDEN Vice-president for Open Proffesional Collaboration.

From 2016-2018 I was Croatian representative in ET2020 Working Group on Digital Skills and Competences.

From 2018-2020 I'm Croatian representative in the ET2020 Working Group on Digitale Education: Teaching, Learning and Assessment.

In 2018 I became a member of European Education and Training Expert Panel appointed by EC

In 2018 I was elected for a deputy member of the Working group for the Education, Science and Human Resource Development at the Ministry for Regional Development and EU Funds, Republic of Croatia.

I actively present at international conferences. I have been involved in national and international projects in the area of e-learning, open and distance education.

 

Books and Publications

Teachers' Digital Competencies for E-learning Application in Higher Education

2018

Recognition of Valid Open and Online Learning

2018

2016

 ICERI Conference, 2016, Seville, Spain

2016.

Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems CECIIS, Varaždin, Croatia

2016

 EDEN Annual Conference 2016, Budapest, Hungary

2016

EUNIS Conference 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece

2015

EDEN Conference 2015, Barcelona, Spain, June 2015

2015

EUNIS Conference 2015, Dundee, Great Britain

2015.

In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (pp. 149-154). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

2015

EDEN Conference 2015, Barcelona, Spain

2013

EUNIS Conference 2013, Riga, Latvia, June 2013; Finalist for the E-learning Dorup Award

2013

EDEN Conference 2013, Oslo, Norway, June 2013

2012

On-line Educa Berlin, Berlin, Germany

2012

ICEEM 2012; 2nd Interntional Conference on Economic, Education and Management, Hong Kong

2009

EUNIS Conference, 2009, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

EQIBELT: Education Quality Improvement by E-learning Technology: Workshops 2009: Proceedings

2009

2008

On-line Educa Berlin 2008, Berlin, Germany

2008

Guide International Workshop 2008, Rome, Italy

EQIBELT: Education Quality Improvement by E-learning Technology: Workshops 2006: Proceedings

2006