Information Technology and Education Development
Zrenjanin (SB), May 2013 - The technical faculty "Mihajlo Pupin", Zrenjanin, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia, is organizing the International Conference of Information Technology and Development of Education 2013 (ITRO 2013). The event will be held on 28 June 2013 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, and is the Conference's fourth edition.
The establishment of the Conference resulted from a desire to define the possible directions of education systematically and strategically, with the first task being to look at the teaching process as the basis of an informational society. The tendencies of the developed world move in accordance with the efforts of UNESCO to improve this area in regard to life and work in the 21st century. It is important for competent experts and teachers to assess the state of educational development, to detect the problems and perspectives, and to evaluate the influence of education development on society development as a whole.
The aim of this Conference is to analyse the state of the educational system in the world, our surroundings, and in our country, as well as to define key points relevant to improve this area.
The thematic areas of the Conference include
- theoretical and methodological questions regarding contemporary pedagogy
- personalization and learning styles
- social networks and their influence on education
- children’s security and safety on the Internet
- a curriculum of contemporary teaching
- methodological questions about teaching natural and technical sciences
- lifelong learning and teachers’ professional training
- eLearning
- education management
- development and influence of IT on teaching
- information-communication infrastructure in the teaching process.
