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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
EDT5001	Educational Technology Field, Theory and Profession	Spring	3	0	3	8

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Basic information

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 :	Prof. Dr. YAVUZ SAMUR
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. YAVUZ SAMUR Prof. Dr. 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.

Learning Outcomes

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

Course Content

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

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	-Reigeluth, C. M. (2013). Instructional-design theories and models: A new paradigm of instructional theory, Volume II. Routledge.
References:	-Ellington, H. (1993). Handbook of educational technology. Nichols Publishing, PO Box 6036, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

Evaluation System

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media	2
2)	To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management
3)	To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising
4)	To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising
5)	To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field.
6)	To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective
7)	To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising
8)	To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising