Plenary Lecture
Multimedia Application – Effective Support of Education
Professor Eva Milková
University of Hradec Králové
Faculty of Science
Czech Republic
E-mail: eva.milkova@uhk.cz
Abstract: Logical thinking is an important foundational skill. It should be enhanced at all levels of studies. Mathematics is one of the leading subjects that develop this skill. Graph theory together with combinatorial optimization, the very interesting and practical part of applied mathematics, is a powerful tool for teachers allowing them to develop logical thinking in students, increase their imagination and make them familiar with solutions to various practical problems.
Multimedia applications have substantially influenced education. They give teachers an excellent chance to demonstrate and visualize the subject matter more clearly and comprehensibly, as well as also enabling them to prepare study material for students which optimizes their study habits. Since nineties we have prepared with our students various multimedia applications dealing with objects appropriate to subject matter.
This lecture focuses on ideas how to make teaching and learning of graph theory and combinatorial optimization more understandable and attractive using multimedia applications. The presented approach used for teaching and learning these important branches of mathematics and computer science can serve as an inspiration for instruction in other subjects as well.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Professor Eva Milková graduated from the Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Czech Republic in 1978. Gradually received the following titles - master degree RNDr., doctoral degree Ph.D., associate professorship (docent) and professor.
She is a full professor at the University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Science, and Department of Informatics. Her scientific interests include Graph Theory, Combinatorial Optimization and ICT in Education. She is a member of scientific counsels for doctoral studies and a supervisor of considerable number of doctoral students.
Her publication activity includes more than hundred contributions at international conferences and journals. She is a member of scientific program committees of prestigious international conferences and she is a member of editorial board of several international journals. Details can be found on http://lide.uhk.cz/milkoev1/