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Article ; Online: Online professional development across institutions and borders.

Rienties, Bart / Divjak, Blazenka / Eichhorn, Michael / Iniesto, Francisco / Saunders-Smits, Gillian / Svetec, Barbi / Tillmann, Alexander / Zizak, Mirza

International journal of educational technology in higher education

2023 Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 30

Abstract: Professional development (PD) is a key element for enhancing the quality of academic teaching. An increasing number of PD activities have moved to blended and online formats, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the desire, potential, and need ... ...

Abstract	Professional development (PD) is a key element for enhancing the quality of academic teaching. An increasing number of PD activities have moved to blended and online formats, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the desire, potential, and need for collaboration among educators to learn from innovative and best practices, several institutions have started to pool their resources and expertise together and have started to implement cross-institutional and cross-national online professional development (OPD). The questions of what type of a (cross-)institutional OPD educators might prefer, and whether educators learn effectively from (and with) peers in such cross-cultural context have not been adequately explored empirically. In this case-study across three European countries, we explored the lived experiences of 86 educators as a result of a cross-institutional OPD. Using a mixed methods design approach our pre-post findings indicated that, on average, participants made substantial gains in knowledge. In addition, several cultural differences were evident in the expectations and lived experiences in ODP, as well as the intention to transfer what had been learned into one's own practice of action. This study indicates that while substantial economic and pedagogical affordances are provided with cross-institutional OPD, cultural differences in context might impact the extent to which educators implement lessons learned from OPD.
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-05-25
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ISSN	2365-9440
ISSN (online)	2365-9440
DOI	10.1186/s41239-023-00399-1
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Article ; Online: Maturity Model for Supporting Graduates’ Early Careers Within Higher Education Institutions

Katarina Pažur Aničić / Blaženka Divjak

SAGE Open, Vol

2020 Volume 10

Abstract: Recently, the employability of higher education graduates has been a topic of interest within many policy documents and scientific studies. Given the lack of comprehensive research identifying the implications of this issue for practice, this article ... ...

Abstract	Recently, the employability of higher education graduates has been a topic of interest within many policy documents and scientific studies. Given the lack of comprehensive research identifying the implications of this issue for practice, this article presents a maturity model to support graduates’ early careers within higher education institutions (HEIs). The model is developed using a five-step approach, following the design science paradigm and exploiting four case studies across Europe. The final maturity model contains 65 practices within four key process areas—13 within strategic planning, 26 within curriculum design and delivery, 16 within student support, and 10 within the provision of extracurricular activities. In addition, a description of capability assessment criteria at the five maturity levels for each practice is provided. The model presented in this article can be used by HEIs as a tool to assess the maturity of their practices that contribute to graduates’ employability.
Keywords	History of scholarship and learning. The humanities ; AZ20-999 ; Social Sciences ; H
Language	English
Publishing date	2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	SAGE Publishing
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article ; Online: Flipped classrooms in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings and future research recommendations.

Divjak, Blaženka / Rienties, Bart / Iniesto, Francisco / Vondra, Petra / Žižak, Mirza

International journal of educational technology in higher education

2022 Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) 9

Abstract: Flipped classroom (FC) approaches have gotten substantial attention in the last decade because they have a potential to stimulate student engagement as well as active and collaborative learning. The FC is generally defined as a strategy that flips the ... ...

Abstract	Flipped classroom (FC) approaches have gotten substantial attention in the last decade because they have a potential to stimulate student engagement as well as active and collaborative learning. The FC is generally defined as a strategy that flips the traditional education setting, i.e., the information transmission component of a traditional face-to-face lecture is moved out of class time. The FC relies on technology and is therefore suitable for online or blended learning, which were predominant forms of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020-July 2021). In this paper we present a systematic literature review (SLR) of studies that covered online FC approaches in higher education during the pandemic. We analyzed 205 publications in total and 18 in detail. Our research questions were related to the main findings about the success of implementation of online FC and recommendations for future research. The findings indicated that those who had used FC approaches in face-to-face or blended learning environments more successfully continued to use them in online environments than those who had not used it before. The SLR opened possible questions for future research, such as the effectiveness of the FC for different courses and contexts, the cognitive and emotional aspects of student engagement, and students' data protection. It pointed to the need to examine different aspects of online delivery of the FC more comprehensively, and with more research rigor.
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-02-28
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article ; Review
ISSN	2365-9440
ISSN (online)	2365-9440
DOI	10.1186/s41239-021-00316-4
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Article ; Online: Use of Informatics Textbooks in School Classroom

Goran Hajdin / Blaženka Divjak

Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences , Vol 40, Iss

2016 Volume 1

Abstract: Textbooks are an integral part of school classroom teaching. Their use has been researched for the past few decades with a focus on a wide variety of aspects. This paper is focused on the published literature relative to textbooks with a special focus on ...

Abstract	Textbooks are an integral part of school classroom teaching. Their use has been researched for the past few decades with a focus on a wide variety of aspects. This paper is focused on the published literature relative to textbooks with a special focus on the pedagogical use of textbooks within school classroom of informatics. Sixty two papers of various topics related to textbooks have been analyzed. The focus was placed on a) identifying the most influential papers related to textbooks where we identified nine key papers; b) prevailing topics in research papers related to informatics’ textbooks where analysis showed that most papers related to textbooks and informatics are focused on textbook content; c) identifying which topics have been researched in other fields related to use of textbooks but have not been so far included in surveys related to informatics subject, where we identified five main categories of topics researched in other fields.
Keywords	Informatics ; textbook ; textbook use ; teacher ; classroom ; citation network analysis ; Bibliography. Library science. Information resources ; Z ; Information theory ; Q350-390
Subject code	070
Language	English
Publishing date	2016-06-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	University of Zagreb, Faculty of organization and informatics
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article: Teaching methods for international R&D project management

Divjak, Blazenka / Kukec, Sandra Katarina

International journal of project management : the journal of The International Project Management Association Vol. 26, No. 3 , p. 251-257

2008 Volume 26, Issue 3, Page(s) 251–257

Author's details	Blazenka Divjak; Sandra Katarina Kukec
Keywords	Betriebswirtschaftsstudium ; Projektmanagement ; E-Learning ; Kroatien
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publishing place	Amsterdam [u.a.]
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	797899-6
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Article ; Online: The impact of Game-based learning on the achievement of learning goals and motivation for learning mathematics - literature review

Blaženka Divjak / Damir Tomić

Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences , Vol 35, Iss

2011 Volume 1

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Keywords	game based learning ; math ; computer games ; Bibliography. Library science. Information resources ; Z
Language	English
Publishing date	2011-06-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	University of Zagreb
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article ; Online: Linguistic competence in tertiary-level instruction in English and its relevance for student mobility

Andreja Kovacic / Valentina Kirinic / Blazenka Divjak

Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences , Vol 33, Iss

2009 Volume 1

Abstract: Student and teacher mobility are important aspects of education within the Bologna Process. Overcoming the language barrier is a precondition for following and providing instruction in a foreign language. A survey was conducted among first-year ... ...

Abstract	Student and teacher mobility are important aspects of education within the Bologna Process. Overcoming the language barrier is a precondition for following and providing instruction in a foreign language. A survey was conducted among first-year undergraduate students to determine their readiness for instruction in English. The survey results show the respondent profile, their assessment of instruction within an English language course, using other ways of acquiring knowledge and self-assessment of their command of English. The students' self-assessment of motivation for learning English and its relevance for their profession are presented along with students' interest in other courses offered in English. It turns out that, regardless of a satisfactory level of self-assesed competence in English and motivation for learning English, students are not willing to enroll in the offered study courses in English. This may indicate that all the precoditions for mobility have not been fulfilled. The survey results are compared with the corresponding results of another, more comprehensive, survey among graduate students at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics conducted at the whole University of Zagreb. Althouh the results obtained in the two surveys are not identical, they roughly correspond.
Keywords	linguistic competence ; Bologna Process ; learning English ; student mobility ; Bibliography. Library science. Information resources ; Z
Subject code	420
Language	English
Publishing date	2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	University of Zagreb
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article ; Online: Social network analysis of study environment

Blaženka Divjak / Petra Peharda

Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences , Vol 34, Iss

2010 Volume 1

Abstract: Student working environment influences student learning and achievement level. In this respect social aspects of students’ formal and non-formal learning play special role in learning environment. The main research problem of this paper is to find out if ...

Abstract	Student working environment influences student learning and achievement level. In this respect social aspects of students’ formal and non-formal learning play special role in learning environment. The main research problem of this paper is to find out if students' academic performance influences their position in different students' social networks. Further, there is a need to identify other predictors of this position. In the process of problem solving we use the Social Network Analysis (SNA) that is based on the data we collected from the students at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb. There are two data samples: in the basic sample N=27 and in the extended sample N=52. We collected data on social-demographic position, academic performance, learning and motivation styles, student status (full-time/part-time), attitudes towards individual and teamwork as well as informal cooperation. Afterwards five different networks (exchange of learning materials, teamwork, informal communication, basic and aggregated social network) were constructed. These networks were analyzed with different metrics and the most important were betweenness, closeness and degree centrality. The main result is, firstly, that the position in a social network cannot be forecast only by academic success and, secondly, that part-time students tend to form separate groups that are poorly connected with full-time students. In general, position of a student in social networks in study environment can influence student learning as well as her/his future employability and therefore it is worthwhile to be investigated.
Keywords	social network analysis ; academic performance ; teamwork ; Bibliography. Library science. Information resources ; Z
Subject code	027
Language	English
Publishing date	2010-06-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	University of Zagreb
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Article ; Online: VALIDATION OF THEORETICAL MODEL FOR DECISION MAKING ABOUT E-LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION

Nina Begičević / Blaženka Divjak

Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences , Vol 30, Iss

2006 Volume 2

Abstract: In the paper the possibility to use mathematical models and statistical techniques in strategic planning and decision making about e-learning is presented. Strategic planning and decision making has been covered as consisting of four phases: (1) ... ...

Abstract	In the paper the possibility to use mathematical models and statistical techniques in strategic planning and decision making about e-learning is presented. Strategic planning and decision making has been covered as consisting of four phases: (1) intelligence, (2) design, (3) choice and (4) implementation. Each of the phases will be described in this paper, but the accent will be put on the statistical evaluation of the results of the questionnaire which was based on the developed theoretical model for decision making about e-learning implementation in the higher education sector. In general, the main objectives of this paper are: (1) validation of the first theoretical model for decision making about e-learning implementation in the higher education sector, by means of factor analysis and (2) reduction of a large number of variables to a smaller number of factors, i.e. designing the improved theoretical model, for modelling purposes (developing AHP & ANP models).
Keywords	Bibliography. Library science. Information resources ; Z
Subject code	320
Language	English
Publishing date	2006-12-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	University of Zagreb
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article ; Online: Social network analysis of Eureka project partnership in Central and South-Eastern European regions

Blaženka Divjak / Petra Peharda / Nina Begičević

Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences , Vol 34, Iss

2010 Volume 2

Abstract: In this article we present research on the social network structure of project partnership in the Eureka network in order to understand country performance in the network. The main method used in our research is the Social Network Analysis (SNA). ... ...

Abstract	In this article we present research on the social network structure of project partnership in the Eureka network in order to understand country performance in the network. The main method used in our research is the Social Network Analysis (SNA). Research questions were set and examined on the set of the Central and South-Eastern European countries. We investigated regionally based partnerships, relation between central position in the network and country’s level of development and, finally, in order to analyze relation between number of project partners and project success, Eureka success stories were investigated as well.
Keywords	social network analysis ; Eureka projects ; project partnership ; Bibliography. Library science. Information resources ; Z
Language	English
Publishing date	2010-12-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	University of Zagreb
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