ECONOMICS | |||||
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) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |