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Verica Milutinović

Verica, R., Milutinović
First name, middle initial, last name:Verica, R., Milutinović
Title/Academic Rank:Associate Professor
Narrow Scientific/Artistic Field:Applied computer science
eNauka:https://enauka.gov.rs/cris/rp/rp20688
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-7285
LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/verica-milutinović-77b73295
Department:Department of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science
e-mail:verica.milutinovic@pefja.kg.ac.rs

Name of the institution where the teacher is employed full-time:

University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education, Jagodina

ACADEMIC CAREER

Change Year Institution Field
Appointment to Academic Rank:2022.University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education, JagodinaApplied Computer Science
PhD:2015.University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, KragujevacInformatics
Master’s Degree:2003.University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, KragujevacComputer Science (Informatics)
Undergraduate Degree:1996.University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, KragujevacMathematics and Computer Science

LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER’S STUDIES

  1. Informatics – Teacher Education, Preschool Teacher Education, Bachelor Academic Studies (BAS)
  2. Methodology of Informatics Education – Teacher Education, Preschool Teacher Education, Bachelor Academic Studies (BAS)
  3. Software and Web Tools – Teacher Education, Preschool Teacher Education, Bachelor Academic Studies (BAS)
  4. Digital Literacy – Teacher Education, Preschool Teacher Education, Bachelor Academic Studies (BAS)
  5. Introduction to Programming – Teacher Education, Bachelor Academic Studies (BAS)
  6. Methodology of Programming – Teacher Education, Bachelor Academic Studies (BAS)
  7. Programming – Teacher Education, Bachelor Academic Studies (BAS)
  8. New Technologies in Education – Teacher Education, Preschool Teacher Education, Master Academic Studies (MAS)
  9. Web Page Development – Teacher Education, Master Academic Studies (MAS); Web Design, Master Academic Studies (MAS)
  10. Data Analysis and Graphics Programming – Teacher Education, Master Academic Studies (MAS)
  11. Software and Web Tools – Web Design, Master Academic Studies (MAS)
  12. Internet Programming – Web Design, Master Academic Studies (MAS)

LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT DOCTORAL STUDIES

  1. Contemporary Trends in Computer Science Education (Faculty of Teacher and Preschool Teacher Education, University of Belgrade)
  2. Contemporary Trends in Computer Science Teaching Methodology (Faculty of Teacher and Preschool Teacher Education, University of Belgrade)

REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCES

  1. Milutinović, V.(2025). Unpacking the relationship between AI competences, intelligent ethical TPACK, and factors influencing AI adoption in pre-service teachers: A comprehensive model. Education and Information Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13786-0 (M21a+)
  2. Savić, V., Shin, J. K., & Milutinović, V.(2026). Towards Global Competence through Graphic Novels. In P. Férez Mora & Y. Coyle (Eds.), Pioneering Socio-Critical Approaches in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Research (pp. 127-158). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-0040-5.ch005 (M14)
  3. Milutinović, V., Đorđević, S., & Mandić, D. (2025). Cryptography in Organizing Online Collaborative Math Problem Solving. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 13(1), 191–206. https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2025-13-1-191-206(M22)
  4. Milutinović, V., Obradović, I., & Đorđević, S. (2025). Boosting motivation: how gamification inspires primary school students to learn coding. Educational Studies, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2025.2511928(M21)
  5. Milutinović, V. (2024). Unlocking the code: Exploring predictors of future interest in learning computer programming among primary school boys and girls. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2331877 (M21)
  6. Milutinović, V. (2024). An Iterative Algorithm for Determining the Greatest Common Divisor of Two or More Univariate Polynomials. Mathematics and Informatics, 67(4), 392-405. https://doi.org/10.53656/math2024-4-3-ani(M23)
  7. Milutinović, V.(2022). Examining the influence of pre-service teachers’ digital native traits on their technology acceptance: A Serbian perspective. Education and Information Technologies, 27(5), 6483-6511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-10887-y (M21a+)
  8. Милутиновић, В., Ђорђевић, С. (2019). Програмирање у Пајтону са задацима за вежбање. Јагодина: Факултет педагошких наука Универзитета у Крагујевцу. ISBN 978-86-7604-180-0
  9. Teo, T., Milutinović, V., Zhou, M., & Banković, D. (2017). Traditional vs. innovative uses of computers among mathematics pre-service teachers in Serbia. Interactive Learning Environments, 25:7, 811-827, https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2016.1189943(M21)
  10. Teo, T., Milutinović, V., & Zhou, M. (2016). Modelling Serbian pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards computer use: A SEM and MIMIC approach. Computers & Education, 94, 77-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.10.022(M21a+)
Participation in Projects:
  • 2021–2023: Bilateral cooperation project Crises, Challenges and the Modern Education System, carried out and financed by the University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education, Jagodina (Republic of Serbia), and the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Montenegro (Republic of Montenegro); Member of the project team. https://pefja.kg.ac.rs/bilateralni-projekat-krize-izazovi-i-savremeni-obrazovni-sistem/
  • 2018–2019: Improving Teachers’ Digital Competence (Podizanje digitalnih kompetencija učitelja – PODIKOM), No. 451-02-02702/2018-06, grant awarded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Serbia; Author and manager of the national project, and member of the project team. https://pefja.kg.ac.rs/podizanje-digitalnih-kompetencija-ucitelja-podikom/
  • 2017–2018: Physical Preparation, grant awarded by the Center for the Promotion of Science, within the program for the promotion and popularization of science in the Republic of Serbia; Member of the project team. https://pefja.kg.ac.rs/fizicka-priprema/
  • 2017–2019: Bilateral cooperation project Assumptions and Possibilities of Developing Innovative Models of Teaching for Accomplishing Transparency of University Education and Raising Competitiveness in National and International Knowledge Markets, carried out and financed by the University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education, Jagodina (Republic of Serbia), and the University of Primorska, Faculty of Education, Koper (Republic of Slovenia); Member of the project team. https://pefja.kg.ac.rs/bilateralni_projekat_2017-2019/
  • 2011–2014: TEMPUS Project Harmonization and Modernization of the Curriculum for Primary Teacher Education (HAMOC), 516762-TEMPUS-1-2011-1-RS-TEMPUS-JPCR; Member of the project team of the University of Kragujevac, Serbia.
  • 2007–2009: TEMPUS Project Curriculum Reform in Teacher Education (CRTE), JEP-41074-2006; Co-author of the project and member of the project team of the Faculty of Education in Jagodina, Serbia.
  • 2004–2006: STEP Project (Serbian Teacher Education Development Project), a bilateral project supported by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; Co-author and coordinator of the project carried out by the Faculty of Education in Jagodina, Serbia, in cooperation with representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
  • 2004: Procurement of Computers for the National Library and the Faculty of Education in Jagodina (Набавка компјутера за Народну библиотеку и Учитељски факултет), grant awarded by ACDI/VOCA; Author and manager of the project.
Professional Development:
  • 2019 (May) ACADEMIC VISITOR, Raspberry Pi Foundation, Cambridge; King’s College London, School of Education, Communication and Society, London; National College for Digital Skills, London; The Hollyfield School, London (United Kingdom), 19-24. May 2019.
  • 2017 (October) ACADEMIC VISITOR, King’s College London, School of Education, Communication and Society, London; Townley Grammar School, London; Nower Hill High School, London; Westminster School, CAS Event, London (United Kingdom), 9-16. October 2017.
  • 2006 (October) ACADEMIC VISITOR, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
  • 2003 (February) ACADEMIC VISITOR, University of Helsinki (Finland), 16-22. March 2005.
Areas of Interest:
  • Computer Science Education, focusing on the development of algorithmic thinking, programming instruction, the application of computing concepts such as cryptography, and the psychological processes involved in learning computer science.
  • ICT in Education, including technology acceptance and adoption, e-learning, artificial intelligence in education, the integration of ICT tools into teaching and learning (especially in mathematics), and emerging technologies. This area also covers responsible Internet use, the prevention of cyberbullying, and the mitigation of the negative effects of digital technologies on children.
  • Educational Psychology, encompassing students’ and teachers’ self-efficacy, beliefs about teaching and learning, and metacognitive processes that support academic achievement.
Memberships in Organizations:

The Mathematical Society of Serbia (Serbian: Društvo matematičara Srbije, DMS);

CAS (Computing at School), United Kingdom

Other information:

2007–2014: Coordinator of Finance, Faculty of Education, Jagodina.

2006–2009: Council Member, Faculty of Education.

2016: Member of the Working Group for Defining Proposals for Amendments to Curricula in the Field of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science in Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Serbia.

2015–Present: Member of the Program Council of the Center for Innovation and Curriculum Development, Faculty of Education.

2018: Author of the Lifelong Teacher Education Program for Teaching Informatics and Computing in Primary School at the Faculty of Education.

2007–2018: Author of the official website of the Faculty of Education: www.pefja.kg.ac.rs

Author or co-author and presenter in programs of continuous professional development for teachers, preschool teachers, and professional associates for the school years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, accredited by the Institute for the Advancement of Education and Upbringing:

  1. Distance Learning and Web 2.0 Technologies in the Information Society of the 21st Century, No. 224. https://zuov.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/katalog2016-18-final.pdf
  2. A Smart Classroom in the Modern Knowledge Society, No. 228. https://zuov.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/katalog2016-18-final.pdf
  3. Contemporary Aspects of the Application of Problem Tasks in the Initial Teaching of Mathematics, No. 254. https://zuov.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/katalog2016-18-final.pdf