COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEK 3004 OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BAHAR BARAN

Offered to

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts, historical development, theoretical foundations, and application areas of open and distance education. It also focuses on the technologies used in distance education, the roles of instructors and learners, management processes, and classroom practices. In addition, the course addresses contemporary trends such as personalized learning environments, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), and teacher training practices, enabling students to analyze current challenges in open and distance education and develop effective solutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the fundamental concepts and significance of Open and Distance Education,
2   To interpret the relationships between technology, learners, facilitators, and content in Open and Distance Education,
3   To plan management and evaluation processes in Open and Distance Education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamental concepts of open and distance learning
2 Development of distance education worldwide
3 Development of distance education in Türkiye
4 Roles of learners and facilitators in distance education
5 Technologies used in distance education
6 Technologies used in distance education (repeated)
7 Management of open and distance education
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Classroom management and its components in open and distance learning
10 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
11 Personalized learning environments
12 Problems in open and distance education and their solutions
13 Applications of open and distance education in teacher training
14 Research and evaluation in distance education Research and evaluation in distance education Final exam
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Moore, M. G., & Kearsley, G. (2011). Distance education: A systems view of online learning (3rd ed.). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., & Zvacek, S. (2019). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (7th ed.). Information Age Publishing.
Bozkurt, A., Jung, I., Xiao, J., Vladimirschi, V., Schuwer, R., & Egorov, G. (Eds.). (2023). Handbook of open, distance and digital education. Springer.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, observation, case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

midterm + final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Adı Soyadı: Prof. Dr. Bahar BARAN
Ünvanı: Öğretim Üyesi, Eğitim Teknolojileri Uzmanı
Kurum: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü
Adres: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Buca Eğitim Fakültesi, 35160 Buca / Izmir, Türkiye
E-posta: bahar.baran@deu.edu.tr
Telefon: +90 (232) 301 XXXX
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9179-3469
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahar-baran-13420964/

Office Hours

Wednesday 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 13 2 26
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.22455554213
LO.32455554213

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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