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A curated collection of prose, pixels, projects, and prototypes.
Where linguistic precision meets the logic of interactive play.
Designing educational curricula and the apps that bring them to life.
From capturing a frame to coordinating an international consortium.
Merging academic rigor with the pulse of vibecoded innovation.
Project: Seniors’ Media Awareness & Resilience in the Digital Age
Topics / themes: media literacy, AI, virtual learning, elderly learners, DigComp
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2025-1-AT01-KA220-ADU-000354002
Project: Cancer Literacy Education and Awareness Resources for Prostate Care
Topics / themes: health literacy, prostate cancer, digital tools, prototyping, educational context analysis
Programme: EU4Health
Ref. number: EU4H-2024-PJ-02-2-101219353
Project: HER[AI]TAGE: Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage and Environmental Knowledge Through AI Technology
Topics / themes: artificial intelligence (AI), cultural heritage, environment, seniors
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2024-2-HR01-KA210-ADU000291871
Project: InclusiGardens: Digital and Sustainable Pathways to Social Inclusion through Urban Gardening
Topics / themes: urban micro-gardening, sustainable practices for disadvantaged groups, digital educational resources, social inclusion, food security
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2024-1-SI01-KA210-ADU-000244829
Project: Microcredential Kitchen Basics for Gastronomy
Topics / themes: digital education in hospitality, micro-qualifications for chefs, labour market adaptation, workforce mobility in Europe, inclusion of vulnerable groups
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2024-1-AT01-KA220-VET-000246024
Project: Raising Awareness for a Greener Tomorrow
Topics / themes: environmental education, sustainable practices, adult education, waste management, digital educational tools
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2023-1-HR01-KA210-ADU-000155794
Project: Pouči me! (Teach me!)
Topics / themes: support for disadvantaged children, social inclusion, volunteer program development, partnerships between CSOs and educational institutions
Programme: European Social Fund
Ref. number: UP.04.2.1.11.0400
Project: Recycling of Waste with Handicrafts
Topics / themes: environmental protection, waste recycling, handicrafts, adult education, international cooperation
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2021-1-TR01-KA210-ADU-000034997
Project: Bringing the European Dimension Closer to Remote Rural Areas
Topics / themes: rural education, digital skills, cultural heritage, environmental protection, European cooperation
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2021-1-SI01-KA210-ADU-000035010
Project: Higher Education for Roma
Topics / themes: Roma education, teacher empowerment, vocational education, dropout prevention, educational inclusion
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2021-1-SI01-KA210-VET-000032917
Project: Help to Opportunities
Topics / themes: Roma health literacy, healthy lifestyles, community education, e-learning, health prevention
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2021-1-SI01-KA220-ADU-000033626
Project: EmpowHERment LAB
Topics / themes: women’s empowerment, digital skills, ICT sector inclusion, entrepreneurship, adult education
Programme: Erasmus+
Ref. number: 2021-1-HR01-KA220-ADU-000029700
[ 22/10/2025 – 23/10/2025 ] Brussels
EPALE Community Conference
Participated as the most active EPALE user from Croatia
Link: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/epale-community-conference-2025-passages-journey-through-adultlearning
[ 08/10/2025 – 08/10/2025 ] Čakovec
Faculty of Teacher Education
Lifelong Learning in the (gen)AI Era
[ 03/07/2025 – 04/07/2025 ] Varaždin
Jagić days
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Inclusive Language Teaching for Adult Learners
[ 09/05/2025 – 09/05/2025 ] Čakovec
STE(A)M FEST 2025
Art and Creativity in the Age of (Generative) Artificial Intelligence
[ 10/12/2024 – 10/12/2024 ] Čakovec
Faculty of Teacher Education Lifelong Le[AI]rning
[ 09/05/2023 – 09/05/2023 ] Čakovec
STE(A)M FEST 2023
Lifelong Learning is a Game
[ 05/07/2022 – 05/07/2022 ] Varaždin
Jagić Days
Emotion Corpus of Secondary School Pupils: A Comparative Analysis
[ 04/07/2021 – 05/07/2021 ] Varaždin
Jagić Days
(Linguistic) taboos in English: Textual-thematic analysis of the content of primary school textbooks in English
[ 24/04/2019 – 26/04/2019 ] Zagreb
Interdisciplinary Symposium “Mosaic of Words”
Colorful English Language: The Associative Relationship of Colors and Mental Concepts in Native Speakers of English from the United States
[ 03/10/2018 – 05/10/2018 ] Split
Third International Symposium of Students of English, Italian and Croatian Studies: Express the Repressed!
Restoring Names, Forming Narratives, Giving Voices: A New Historicist Approach to (Re)Constructing Lives of Institutionalized Women with Mental Disorders
[ 23/05/2018 – 24/05/2018 ] Osijek
Student Conference – Comparative History of Great Britain and the USA: marginalized groups, political systems, and ideologies
A Longitudinal and Contextual Analysis of Mental Health Representation in Media: The Case of BBC News and The New York Times
[ 09/05/2018 – 11/05/2018 ] Zagreb
Students’ Linguistic Conference Stulikon 2018
People-First Language in Use: The Case of Index.hr and Mental Health Reporting
[ 02/05/2018 – 04/05/2018 ] Zagreb
International Student Conference on English Studies – Anglophonia
Violation of Grice’s Maxims of Cooperative Principle as the Basis of Humour: The Case of Chandler Bing and Phoebe Buffay in the American Sitcom Friends
[ 18/04/2018 – 21/04/2018 ] Zagreb
Student Conference – Literature and the Internet – Text in Digital Age
Memory and Remembering in Black Mirror
[ 12/10/2017 – 14/10/2017 ] Split
Second International Symposium of Students of English, Italian and Croatian Studies: Easy to S(t)ay!
Stigmatizing Portrayals of Mental Illness in Media
[ 03/05/2017 – 05/05/2017 ] Zagreb
International Student Conference on English Studies – Anglophilia
Words Have Feelings Too! Interdisciplinary Approach to Emotion Detection from Text
[ 20/10/2016 – 21/10/2016 ] Rijeka
International Student Conference – Literary and Linguistic Dialogues
Pragmatic Devices and Strategies for Expressing Emotions in Text-Based Communication
[ 06/10/2016 – 08/10/2016 ] Split
International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies
African American Vernacular English: Difference or Deficit?
[ 05/05/2016 – 06/05/2016 ] Zagreb
International Student Conference on English Studies – Words to Works
Let’s Talk about the Birds and the Bees: Euphemisms Associated with Sexual Behavior in the English Language
Paperplane Interactive: Developed for Erasmus Days 2025, this interactive mapping application visualizes the geographic distribution of consortium partners and details key information regarding the international collaborations undertaken by POU Čakovec. It serves as a dynamic dissemination tool to highlight institutional networking and overall reach.
Daisy: A narrative-driven micro-application designed to provide supportive storytelling frameworks. The app utilizes guided narratives to assist users in navigating and coping with depressive thoughts, offering an accessible digital intervention for mental well-being.
Green Balcony: Developed as a core intellectual output for InclusiGardens, this serious educational game leverages gamification mechanics – including mission-based learning and progress tracking – to instruct users on cultivating plant life within confined urban environments. It effectively bridges the gap between digital engagement and practical environmental education.
Green Skyscraper: Also developed under the InclusiGardens umbrella, this interactive serious game employs deductive reasoning methodologies. It is designed to guide users through critical thinking exercises, enabling them to effectively distinguish between sustainable and unsustainable environmental practices in urban settings.
Windowsill Wonders: Serving as the digital companion to the InclusiGardens micro-garden toolkit, this application integrates the social dimensions of gaming frameworks. By leveraging community interaction and shared progress, it reinforces adult learners’ engagement with and knowledge of urban micro-gardening techniques.