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Where to find me

Department of Geography and Geology

Professional characteristics

Education

September 2008 – June 2012

PhD study | University of Presov
(Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Dpt. of Geography and Applied Geoinformatics)
Specialisation: Regional Geography and Regional Development

 

September 2001 – June 2006

Master study in Geography and History | Matej Bel University
(Faculty of Natural Sciences)

Work History (Job positions)

Jun 2017 – September 2023

Head of department, Department of Geography and Geology, Matej Bel University | Faculty of Natural Sciences

 

March 2024 – present

Associate Professor | Matej Bel University
(Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dpt. of Geography and Geology)

 

September 2006 – March 2024

Assistant professor | Matej Bel University
(Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dpt. of Geography and Geology)

Expertise

  • Wide experience in designing activities for students using ICT tools and technologies (e.g. softwares MapMaker, Google Earth, Mapire, Marble, MapMe, Knight lab, ArcGIS online).
  • Experience in designing experimental (Geography) activities for students (Exploratory Learning, Discovery Learning, Problem-solving Learning).
  • Experience in designing teaching materials (strategies) for primary and secondary school pupils (focused on controversial issues using Atlas of European Values).
  • Experience in organising educational and extracurricular Science activities for primary and secondary school pupils (e.g. Summer Schools of Science, European Researchers' Night).
  • Experience in designing educational activities for senior students – University of the Third Age (experiments, excursions).
  • Experience in designing educational activities for university students during landscape teaching and excursions
  • Experience in designing courses focused on environmental education for primary and secondary school teachers (inc. experiments, measurements).
  • Expertise in using e-learning platform Chamilo (Learning Management System) for organising educational process and analysing the outcomes to identify good practices.  

Teaching experience

  • Geography of tourism
  • Cultural landscape
  • Landscape perception
  • Regional Geography of Slovakia
  • Digital Technologies in Geography Education
  • History of Geography

Languages

  • ENGLISH: Fluent
  • GERMAN: Basic
  • POLISH:   Basic
  • SLOVAK:   Mother tongue

Skills

IT SKILLS:

MS Office | Adobe Photoshop

Corel Draw | ArcGIS

VISIO

 

SOCIAL SKILLS:

Collaborative Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work in Team

Problem-solving Skills

Consultation hours

Monday
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Thuesday
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Wednesday
10:00 - 12:00
Thursday
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Friday
10:00 - 12:00