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 Personal Information

Name: Lazarevic, Bojan

Occupation: Clinical Assistant Professor School of Teaching and Learning

Phone Number: 845-891-4001

Email address: blazarevic@ufl.edu

Dr Lazarevic is a Clinical Assistant Professor of the School of Teaching and learning, College of Education at the University of Florida. He is also the principal researcher for two projects, the virtual reality and Facilitating Community of Inquiry through Screencasting and Video Announcements. His scope of mastery entails the intersection of instructional design, emerging learning technologies, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality, including online teaching methods.

Academic

Dr Bojan Lazarevic’s educational background is in instructional technology with emphasis on online learning, media development and emerging technologies. His dissertation was focused on the instructional design and the role of video technology in developing a Community of Inquiry in online learning. His qualifications are as follows:

Ph.D. in Educational Studies, 2011 Specializations in Instructional Technology and Online Learning University of Nebraska-Lincoln

M.A. in Adult Education, 2006 University of Belgrade

B.A. in Adult Education, 2000 University of Belgrade

Research

Dr. Lazarevic’s research interest encompasses the intersection of emerging technologies, virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D modeling/printing, interactive multimedia development, cognition and learning, Web2.0 technologies and online teaching methods. He is also the principal researcher for the following two projects, VR Across Disciplines and Facilitating Community of Inquiry through Screen casting and Video Announcements. The project VR Across Disciplines is focused on identifying effective teaching practices in using VR devices and immersive media in areas such as medicine, natural sciences, mathematics, business, language learning, sociology, art, marketing and education. While the Facilitating Community of Inquiry study is centered on the promotion of teaching and social presence within an online learning environment. To date, Dr. Lazarevic has published two books and a number of papers in both peer review journals and conference proceedings. He is finalizing his third book entitled Presentation Media for K-12 Teachers.

Publications

Books

Lazarevic, B. (in progress). Presentation Media for K-12 Teachers.

Lazarevic, B. (2011). Being a Teacher in Online Instruction: Promoting Teaching Presence through Video Technology. Saarbrücken, Lambert Academic Publishing. (ISBN: 978-3-8443-9936-3)

Lazarevic, B. (2007). Through Education to Recreation. Belgrade, Adult Education Society & The Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association (DVV International). (ISBN: 978-86-906133-7-3)

Articles

Yengin, I. & Lazarevic, B. (2018). Mobile apps for learning argumentation skills: Exploring student perception of dialog games on tablet devices. International Journal of Information and Educational Technology, 8(2), 133-138.

Smirnova, L., Lazarevic, B. & Malloy, V. (2018). There is more to digital learning than counting on your fingers: Transforming learning and teaching with digital pedagogy. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 27(2), 231-244.

Bentz, D. & Lazarevic, B. (2015). Online learning challenges: Need for evolving models. European Scientific Journal. Vol. 2, 68-79.

Daher, T. & Lazarevic, B. (2014). Emerging instructional technologies: Exploring the extent of faculty use of Web 2.0 tools at a Midwestern community college. TechTrends. 58(6), 42-50. (DOI: 10.1007/s11528-014-0802-1)

Yengin, I. & Lazarevic, B. (2014). The DiaCog: A prototype tool for visualizing online dialog games’ interactions. Research in Higher Education Journal, Vol. 25, 1-14.

McNulty, A. & Lazarevic, B. (2012). Best practices in using video technology to promote second language acquisition. Teaching English with Technology, 12(3), 49-61.

Scepanovic, D., Lazarevic, B. & Wassenmiller, A. (2011). Reform in progress: Current trends and concerns in developing education management information systems in Southeastern European countries. Proceedings from the 35th Annual European Studies Conference. (pp.1-24), Omaha, USA: University of Nebraska.

Lazarevic, B. & Bentz, D. (2010). Web 2.0 audio tools for online language learning: Teaching method issues. Proceedings from the International Conference ICT in Language Learning 3rd Edition (pp.1-6), Firenze, Italy: Pixel.

Lazarevic, B. (2010). What research says about video delivery in online instruction: Implications for teaching presence and student’s motivation. Proceedings from the International Symposium on Open and Distance Learning & International Council for Educational Media (IODL & ICEM) Conference, (pp.511-527), Eskisehir, Turkey: Anadolu Universitesi.

Lazarevic, B., Bentz, D. & Scepanovic, D. (2010). An in depth case analysis of two language teachers coping with online instruction. Proceedings from eChallenges e-2010 Conference, (pp.1-9), Warsaw, Poland: IIMC International Information Management Corporation.

Bentz, D., Lazarevic, B., Scepanovic, D. & Haines, C. (2010). Exploring teaching presence in both online and face-to-face learning environments. Proceedings from eChallenges e-2010 Conference, (pp.1-7), Warsaw, Poland: IIMC International Information Management Corporation.

Lazarevic, B., Scepanovic, D. & Wassenmiller, A. (2010). Cognitive assumptions of designing an audio enhanced slide presentation. Proceedings from 6th International Conference on Education, (pp.115-122), Samos, Greece: Research and Training Institute of East Aegean.

Wassenmiller, A., Lazarevic, B. & Scepanovic, D. (2010). Internet use among children and adolescents: Threats and safeguards. Proceedings from 6th International Conference on Education, (pp.123-123) Samos, Greece: Research and Training Institute of East Aegean.

Lazarevic, B. & Scepanovic, D. (2010). Unrevealed potential in delivering distance courses: The instructional value of audio, eLearning and Software for Education Journal, Proceedings from: 6th International Scientific Conference eLSE – eLearning and Software for Education, (pp. 293-300), Bucharest, Romania.

Wassenmiller, A., Lazarevic, B. & Scepanovic, D. (2010). E-Portfolios for performance assessment: Best practices and new directions. eLearning and Software for Education Journal, Proceedings from: 6th International Scientific Conference eLSE – eLearning and Software for Education (pp.321-328). Bucharest, Romania.

Reference

Education.ufl.edu. (2020). Lazarevic, Bojan. Retrieved from https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/lazarevic,-bojan

EdTech Center Western Balkan. (2021). BOJAN LAZAREVIĆ. Retrieved from http://edtech.center/member/bojan-lazarevic-2/

UF College of Education, (2021). Lazarevic Bojan. Retrieved from https://education.ufl.edu/faculty/lazarevic-bojan/