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Jubileji
piše: Ivana Krsmanović Gledam ovaj moj šporet… poslednja reč tehnike. Ravna ploča, savršeno dizajnirani dugmići, svedene linije za potrebe modernog domaćinstva. Kako da ispečem papriku na takvom šporetu? Vreme je da se ostavi zimnica i miris pečene paprike nekako ide sa slikom tek zarudele jeseni, koja se stidljivo odaje po iznenadnoj večernjoj svežini. Iako poslednji…
Apologija krajnosti
piše: Ivana Krsmanović Kiša. Iako je počela pre nepun sat, na ulicama potop. Od mlazeva vode koji se sručuju na grad jedva razaznajem taksi. Odaju ga upaljena ’’sva četiri’’ što žmirkaju kao svetleća opomena da ne treba da stoji na pešačkom prelazu. Uskačem i nehotice tresnem vratima. ,,Kakav pljusak! Dobar dan,’’ – ote mi se…
”Just play by the ear”: adult learners and music
author: Ivana Krsmanović When the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily confined us to our houses in 2020, nobody had expected it would change the way we live and work for good. What used to be an alternative to regular communication and work, became an exclusive means of social interaction. Such a sudden shift to the exclusively online…
Jingle all the way: Going eco-friendly with holidays – in academia
author: Ivana Krsmanović While we usually demonstrate eco-friendly behaviour on a regular basis and think twice when choosing plastic over paper, we somehow repeatedly get infected by the shopping craze during the Christmas holidays, not thinking ‘green’. Wherever you set foot in December, you can witness how Christmas is overburdening businesses, schools and households with…
Traffic and Democracy
author: Ivana Krsmanović Lauren Beukes once said: “Traffic in Joburg is like the democratic process. Every time you think it’s going to get moving and take you somewhere, you hit another jam.” Joburg from the above quote might be Johannesburg – the largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas…
Under pressure: How meta-educated are we?
author: Ivana Krsmanović When TED Talks first broadcasted Sir Ken Robinson’s educational video ‘’Do schools kill creativity?’’ back in 2006, probably nobody would have expected it to skyrocket to the fantastic 72 million views on the TED channel only, marking it the most-watched TED talk of all time. Sir Robinson, an inspiring educational expert and…
Citizenship education in Serbian higher education: re-defining curricula for better results
author: Ivana Krsmanović Many years ago, while I was still teaching at a Grammar school in my hometown, I applied for a programme designed for shaping future leaders in education. Having been fully funded by the American government, the opportunity to stay at an American university for a month was super attractive for both teachers…