COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPUTER AND WEB ASSISTED INSTRUCTION IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Social Studies Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERCAN AKPINAR

Offered to

Social Studies Education

Course Objective

To learn the role and importance the computer and web assisted instruction in social studies education. To design, develop and evaluate technology supported learning platforms for teaching concepts in social studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the role instruction in social studies of the computer and web assited
2   To be able to explain How Computer and Web Assisted Instruction can be used to teach concepts in social studies
3   To be able to design technology supported learning platforms for teaching concepts in social studies.
4   To be able to develop technology and evaluate technology supported learning platforms for teaching concepts in social studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Basic concepts in Cumputer and Web Assisted Instruction. Lectures
2 Computer and web assisted instructional environments, components of learning environments Lectures
3 Computer and web assisted instructional environments, components of learning environments Lectures
4 Computer and web assisted instructional environments in social studies , components of learning environments Lectures
5 How Computer and Web Assisted Instruction can be used to help meaningful learning in social studies Lectures
6 Investigation of Computer and web assisted instructional environments in social studies. Lectures
7 Investigation of Computer and web assisted instructional environments in social studies Lectures
8 Midterm exam
9 Investigation of Computer and web assisted instructional environments in social studies Lectures, group presentations
10 Designing and Developing Computer and web assisted instruction for teaching concepts in social studies. Lectures, group presentations
11 Designing and Developing Computer and web assisted instruction for teaching concepts in social studies. Lectures, group presentations
12 Designing and Developing Computer and web assisted instruction for teaching concepts in social studies. Lectures, group presentations
13 Evaluating Computer and web assisted instruction for teaching concepts in social studies Lectures, group presentations
14 Evaluating Computer and web assisted instruction for teaching concepts in social studies Lectures, group presentations
15 Reflection

Recomended or Required Reading

Akkoyunlu, B., Altun, A. & Soylu, M. Y (2009). Öğretim Tasarımı Ankara: Maya Akademi
Seferoğlu, S.S. (2006). Öğretim Teknolojileri ve Materyal Geliştirme. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
Anadolu Üniversitesi. (2004). Temel Bilgi Teknolojileri. Açık Öğretim Yayınları. Eskişehir.
Akpınar, Y. (2004). Bilgisayar Destekli Öğretim ve Uygulamaları. Anı yayıncılık.
Bayram, S (1999). Bilgisayar Destekli Öğretim Teknolojileri. Istanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Kozma, R. B. (1991). Learning with Media, Review of Educational Research, 61(2).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, project development, Lecture, question and answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ercan.akpinar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 11.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 10 10
Midterm 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11111
LO.22222
LO.33333
LO.44444