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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MBA 3029	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS I	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	5

Offered By

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF BUĞRA KUZU DEMIR

Offered to

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Course Objective

In this course, students are aimed to gain knowledge, skills and competence about basic principals and purpose of teaching IT; history of teaching IT; reflection of learning and teaching approaches on teaching IT; basic skills of teaching IT; sample in-class practices; current trends and issues in teaching IT; components of teaching IT effectively; social, cultural and economical point-of-views of teaching IT

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to explain basic principals of teaching IT.
2	To be able to discuss reflection of learning and teaching approaches on teaching IT.
3	To be able to explain basic skills of teaching IT.
4	To be able to classify components of teaching IT effectively.
5	To be able to evaluate social, cultural and economical point-of-views of teaching IT.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction of the course syllabus and the resources as well as forming groups
2	Purpose of teaching IT & Basic principals of teaching IT
3	History of teaching IT & Basic skills of teaching IT
4	Reflection of learning approaches on teaching IT: Behavioral and Cognitive Learning Approaches
5	Reflection of learning approaches on teaching IT: Constructivist and Connectivist Learning Approaches
6	Reflection of teaching strategies on teaching IT
7	General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
8	Sample in-class practices
9	Current trends in teaching IT
10	Current issues in teaching IT
11	Components of teaching IT effectively
12	Social point-of-views of teaching IT
13	Cultural point-of-views of teaching IT
14	Economical point-of-views of teaching IT
15	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Crawford, R. (2013). The ICT Teacher s Handbook: Teaching, learning and managing ICT in the secondary school. Routledge.
Ekici, G. & Güven, M. (2013). Öğrenme-Öğretme Yaklaşımları ve Uygulama Örnekleri. Pegem Akademi.
Kurt, M. & Alkan, C. (2014). Özel Öğretim Yöntemleri Disiplinlerin Öğretim Teknolojisi. Anı Yayınları.
Leask, M., & Pachler, N. (2013). Learning to Teach Using ICT in the Secondary School: A companion to school experience. Routledge.
Younie, S., Leask, M., & Burden, K. (2014). Teaching and Learning with ICT in the Primary School. Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, observation, group study, case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	Midterm Exam
2	DTK	Other Activity
3	FN	Semester final exam
4	BNS	BNS	Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5	BUT	Make- up note
6	BBN	End of make-up grade	Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students' will be asked to present their materials during the course.

Assessment Criteria

Homework, discussion, student reflections, test

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is expected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof. Elif Buğra KUZU DEMIR
Dokuz Eylül University
Faculty of Buca Education
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies
Hasan Ali Yücel Building
35160 Buca/Izmir/ TÜRKIYE

Office Hours

Monday 10.00am- 12.00 noon

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical	13	2	26
Application	13	2	26
Pre Class Self Study	12	1	12
Midterm Preparation	1	5	5
Final Preparation	1	10	10
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Project Preparation	3	5	15
Preparing presentations	1	2	2
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Project Assignment	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10
LO.1	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1
LO.2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	2	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	2	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.5	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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