Zinka Bejtic

I am a professor and Head of the Department of Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah. My expertise lies in the human dimensions of education. With a PhD in educational psychology, my research examines how feedback and teaching relationships influence motivation, particularly how people develop confidence in their abilities and the judgment to think independently.

I bring more than three decades of educational experience to this work. Through teaching and faculty development, I examine how care and intellectual challenge can support each other in practice.

My current research extends to AI-mediated feedback and human–AI collaboration. I explore how people retain authorship of their work as technology takes a greater role in its development. I am particularly interested in educational experiences that strengthen our capacity for independent judgment while deepening our attention to others and our responsibility for the decisions we make.