COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT READING IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EBT 6004 CURRENT READING IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Educational Technologies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Educational Technologies

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide to follow the current field of educational technology and other fields. Also, this course aims to access to scientific studies on current educational technologies; analyse, inquiry articles written for the fields and the fields related other disciplines; assess according to aim and importance; identify methodological problems and find solutions; realize scientific, research and meta analysis articles; write an article on a topic determined gain knowledge and skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students could access to access to the scientific study of the current educational technologies.
2   Students could analyze by reading the introduction and theoretical framework of these studies.
3   Students could explain the theoretical framework based on the method.
4   Students could evaulate the findings, result and discussion of these studies. And also they could grasp that the gaps in the field of studies.
5   Students could analyze the entire process takes about an article.
6   Students could prepare an article.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Comparison of the types of articles written in the field
2 Comparison of the types of articles written in the field
3 Comparison of the types of articles written in the field
4 Comparison of the types of articles written in the field
5 Comparison of the types of articles written in the field
6 Article Writing Techniques
7 Article Writing Techniques
8 Midterm exam
9 Writing and assessing descriptive scientific article related to field
10 Writing and assessing descriptive scientific article related to field
11 Writing and assessing descriptive scientific article related to field
12 Writing and assessing meta-analysis scientific article related to field
13 Writing and assessing meta-analysis scientific article related to field
14 Article writing
15 Reporting and final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Oliver, M. (2014). Fostering Relevant Research on Educational Communications and Technology (Chapter 74). Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (4th Edt.) (J.M. Spector, M.D. Merrill, J. Elen & M.J. Bishop) (Eds.). USA: Springer. Klein, J. D. & Rushby, N. (2007). Professional organizations and publications in instructional design and technology. Chapter 26 in Trends and issues in instructional design and technology (2nd Edt.). Reiser, R.A., & Dempsey, J.A. (Eds.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Edu. Inc.D.M. (2012). Digital schools: How technology can transform education. DC: Brookings Ins. Press. Kitap: Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (4th Edt.) (J.M. Spector, M.D. Merrill, J. Elen & M.J. Bishop) (Eds.). USA: Springer. Vandewaetere, M. & Clarebout, G. (2014). Advanced Technologies for Personalized Learning, Instruction, and Performance (Chapter 34). Graf, S. & Kinshuk. (2014). Adaptive Technologies (Chapter 62). Dawley, L. & Dede, C. (2014). Situated Learning in Virtual Worlds and Immersive Simulations (Chapter 58). Dunleavy, M. & Dede, C. (2014). Augmented Reality Teaching and Learning (Chapter 59).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar, brainstorming, group work, review and discussion the practices, prepare a report.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks and presentations, discussions, studying the research results and practices, evaluation of the written articles, exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ercan.akpinar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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