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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design

Department of Art and Design

Teaching areas

Graphic Design, Film & Video, Motion Broadcast Design.

Research areas

Experiential learning, PBL, Studio Pedagogy, Self-Determination Theory, Student Intrinsic Motivation, Film, Visual Arts, Design.

Education

PhD, Educational Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2018

MA, Master Of Arts In Visual Arts And Visual Communication Design, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012

BA, Graphic Design Program, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1999

Professional experience

Graphic Designer, Visual Communication Artist, Video Artist, Zink Studio, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2007 - Present

Assistant Professor, Chair Of The Department Of Arts, Visual Arts And Visual Communication Program, Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2007 - 2013

Creative Director For On Air Promotions, Open Broadcast Network TV channel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005 - 2007

Film Editor, Tissa Films, Ontario, Canada, 2003 - 2005

Lecturer, Digital Video Editing Program, International Academy of Design and Technology, Ontario, Canada, 2001 - 2004

Senior Broadcast Designer, Astral Media Warner Brothers, Ontario, Canada, 2002 - 2003

Video Editor, Charles Street Video Artist Run Center, Ontario, Canada, 2001 - 2002

Memberships

New Media Caucus, A College Art Association affiliate society, Chicago, USA, 1 March 2016

Founding member, ONO Art Association, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1 December 2011 - 1 December 2013

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2809

Dr. Zinka Bejtic

Professor

PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zinka Bejtic is a Canadian-Bosnian educator, filmmaker and a visual artist whose work explores contemporary cultural phenomena through a variety of time-based and installation media such as experimental film, video art and sound. In addition, she is engaged in research of studio-based pedagogy, examining and defining successful teaching practices that promote students' intrinsic motivation in creative disciplines. She teaches experimental film and digital media courses and her work has been presented internationally in curated exhibitions and festivals including Aesthetica, Miami Fashion Film Festival, Currents New Media,'Ars Electronica and ISEA.

Publications

Zinka Bejtic. Instructor’s Personal Qualities and Meaningful Behaviors That Positively Impact Students’ Intrinsic Motivation in Studio-Based Disciplines, Journal Of Higher Education Theory And Practice (issn# 2158-3595), 3 May 2021

Conference Presentations

Bridging Theory and Practice: Using Video In Educating Design Studio Instructors, Avp 2020: Visual Worlds Of Education, 11 June 2021

It's time to let our students teach us, Tedx Conference, 8 May 2021

The Pedagogy of Design Studios, Dubai Design Week, 15 November 2019

Instructor’s Personal Qualities and Meaningful Behaviors That Positively Impact Students’ Intrinsic Motivation in Studio-Based Disciplines, Canada International Conference On Education, 24 June 2019

Designing Learning, “education, Design And Practice – Understanding Skills In A Complex World”, 17 June 2019

“The Pedagogy Of Creative Disciplines: Teaching Techniques and Approaches That Increase Students’ Intrinsic Motivation In A Studio Classroom”, Conference Of Advanced Research In Education, 07 March 2019