PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
EDT5001 | Educational Technology Field, Theory and Profession | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YAVUZ SAMUR |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YAVUZ SAMUR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ENİSA MEDE |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The course provides you with the foundational and working knowledge necessary to initiate steps toward becoming a professional in the field of educational technology. You will explore different aspects of the field, including the assets, opportunities and career paths in educational technology. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; When successfully complete the course, students will be able to: • describe the history and foundations of the field • relate learning technologies to learning theories • define educational technology and distinguish among its components and related fields (e.g., information technology, instructional design, knowledge representation, human performance technologies) • initiate steps toward becoming a professional in the field of educational technology • Discuss learner and learning environment characteristics and relate those with potential application of educational technologies • Design a (for an information technology based lesson) storyboard for a given a set of learning problems, and discuss the components of the interface in relation to major learning theories. • Construct arguments over technology use in solving a learning problem |
The evolution of technology; the concept of education; technology and education-society-economy relations; the relationship between education and informatics; educational technology as a discipline; theories, concepts and principles in educational technology; the historical development of educational technology and its future; learning theories applied to any learning issue and problem |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Schooling and technology | |
2) | Education as system and place of educational technology as a component | |
3) | Major learning theories and relations with educational technology | |
4) | Technology applications in learning environments (i.e., conventional and emerging tools and mediums) | |
5) | Technology applications in learning environments (i.e., tutorials, simulations, microworlds, ITSs) | |
6) | Learning problems and learning environments | |
7) | Learning environments and interaction design | |
8) | Components of Instructional design | |
9) | Instructional design models | |
10) | Educational technology research examples_1 | |
11) | Educational technology research examples_2 | |
12) | Educational technology research examples_3 | |
13) | Creating technology based learning environments | |
14) | Assesment and evaluation in technology based learning environments |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | - |
References: | - |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Project | 2 | % 50 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 30 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 20 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 80 | |
Total | % 100 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. | |
2) | Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. | |
3) | Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives | |
4) | Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). | |
5) | Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. | |
6) | Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). | |
7) | Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. | |
8) | Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. | |
9) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. | 3 |