Department of Physics and Technology – University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • September 1982
    Employer: Secondary school for science, computing and education, Kranj
    Responsibilities: Teaching physics
    Sector: Secondary education
    Position: Secondary school teacher
  • September 1989
    Employer: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education
    Responsibilities: Teaching electronics, technology and didactics of technology
    Sector: Higher education
    Position: Lecturer for trainee teachers of physics and technical studies

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

  • October 1993 – 3. October 1996
    University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
    PhD of Electrical Engineering
    Analytical methods of non-linear dynamics in isolated heart experiments
  • October 1989 – 25. May 1992
    University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
    MSc of Electrical Engineering
    Computerised control and measurement systems in education
  • October 1978 – 15 March 1983
    University of Ljubljana, Faculty of science and technology
    BSc of Physics
    Technical (applied) physics
  • September 1974 – 30 June 1978
    Gymnasium Kranj
    Gymnasium (high school) degree
    Non-specialised general secondary education
  • September 1966 – 15. June 1974
    Primary School in Radovljica

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas. Ph. D. (1996), M. A. (1992), B. A. (1983)

Languages:

  • Slovenian (Mother Tongue).
  • English.
  • Serbian and Croatian
  • German.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

  • Coordination and administration of people, projects, and budgets.
  • Coordinator of couple of national projects.
  • General coordinator of the EU Leonardo da Vinci pilot project ComLab, SI-143008.
  • Member of Faculty council (4 years) and Head of Department of Physics and technical studies, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana (4 years).
  • Promoter of pilot project ComLab-2 for Leonardo da Vinci in 2004/05.
  • Slovenian coordinator for Chain Reaction project, Framework programmed 7 from 2013 to 2016.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

His technical skills and competences include electrical engineering, computer based measurements, programming languages, design of web-pages, didactic materials for science and technology devoted to pupils of age 8 to 18.

SPECIFIC AREA OF ACTIVITY

He has been involved in the development of instrumentation and software for computer based science laboratories since 1985. His research work has been published in a couple of recognized international journals for science and technology education. He has been modernizing programmes for trainee teachers of science and technology in Slovenia in order to improve efficiency of the use of ICT in science and technology education