The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of educational ser- vices in the university... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of educational ser- vices in the university environment. For this purpose, the Faculty of Com- munication Sciences at Anadolu University was selected as the research site. The study was descriptive in nature, and data were gathered through a critical review of literature, discussion in focus groups, and a structured questionnaire. Results suggested that there was no significant difference in perceived quality with regard to the departments in the faculty. However, faculty members perceived the quality of education more positively than students. The level of perceived service quality was low in all subcategories. Administrative services and educational opportunities were far away from satisfying the needs of both the faculty members and the students.
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, 2016
Herkesçe kabul edildiği gibi İnternet, iletişimin geçmişe göre daha kolay gerçekleşmesine yardımc... more Herkesçe kabul edildiği gibi İnternet, iletişimin geçmişe göre daha kolay gerçekleşmesine yardımcı olmaktadır. Dünyanın küçüldüğü algısını da beraberinde getiren bu görüş, bu küçük dünya içindeki etkileşimlerin daha hızlı ve etkin biçimde gerçekleşmesine yaramaktadır. Bu açıdan bakıldığında, sosyal medya kavramı da bireylerin etkileşim hızına katkı sağlayan bir olgu olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Ancak iletişimin başatlığına paralel olarak ilerleyen denetim kavramı da, İnternet ve sosyal medyanın gelişimine ayak uydurmayı başarmış; farklı yollarla İnternet'in sunduğu özgürlük alanının sınırlanması yolunda kimi adımlar atmıştır. Sansür kavramının karşılayabileceği sınırlamalar, bariz denebilecek biçimlerde İnternet ve sosyal medyanın yarattığı hareketlenmeler dâhilinde de görünür olmuşlardır. Sansürün doğal bir sonucu olarak görülebilecek otosansür de bireylerin sosyal medyadaki etkileşimleri üzerinde söz sahibi olma potansiyeli nedeniyle günümüz İnternet dünya...
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2005
Although controversies over the impact and role of distance education continue (Duffy & Krikl... more Although controversies over the impact and role of distance education continue (Duffy & Krikley, 2004), it has grown at an explosive rate especially during the last decade. A great number of older institutions as well as new ones have started to offer distance education to reach out more learners in all levels and domains of education. Many agree that the wide spread use of computer-mediated communications is one of the key forces for the explosion of interest for distance education. Computer-mediated communication has provided tools for one of the idealist educators’ dreams, extending the walls beyond classroom, come true. Distance education now dominates the discussion agendas for policy makers, administrators, researchers, faculty, and learners. However, it seems that some experts, policy makers, educators and even learners have not understood “the implications of the shift of focus from teachers to learners, implications for how is education conceptualized, how it is organized, what roles teachers should assume, and how financial and other resources are to be distributed” (Moore, 2003, p. ix) in today’s ever-changing society.
Objective: Health-care workers (HCWs) are often seen as the most reliable source of vaccine-relat... more Objective: Health-care workers (HCWs) are often seen as the most reliable source of vaccine-related information for their patients; nevertheless, various studies show that HCWs experience vaccine hesitation. In this study, the aim was to determine the reasons for vaccine hesitation among HCWs working in a large public hospital and its affiliated units in Istanbul. Methods: A descriptive method for collecting qualitative data was designed for this study. The data of the HCWs were analyzed in line with the vaccine hesitancy factors put forward by the World Health Organization (WHO). Results: The most important vaccine hesitancy theme that emerged was the fear and lack of confidence in the vaccines, which was expressed at a higher rate than any other theme in all HCWs. The most cited reason for fear/lack of confidence in the vaccine was the fear of its side effects. It was observed that the HCWs who reported hesitation about vaccination due to pregnancy and breastfeeding consisted of w...
There has been a huge expansion of distance education in Turkey over the last two decades and thi... more There has been a huge expansion of distance education in Turkey over the last two decades and this book provides both an overview of the work of the Open Education Faculty (OEF) and a more detailed listing and abstracts of 312 related studies. The book begins with an introductory chapter, which discusses the nature and current issues in distance education and offers a short history of the Open Education Faculty in Turkey. The remaining chapters contain bibliographic information and abstracts of research studies, projects, conference papers and other printed materials relating to the distance education issues and the work of Open Education Faculty. The brief sketch of the Open Education Faculty will be of interest to those unfamiliar with the developments in Turkey. The Open Education Faculty was established in 1982 at Anadolu University in response to pressure to increase opportunities for higher education and to use more open and flexible education and training structures. In the f...
Animated agents are electronic agents that interact with learners through voice, visuals or text ... more Animated agents are electronic agents that interact with learners through voice, visuals or text and that carry human-like characteristics such as gestures and facial expressions with the purpose of creating a social learning environment, and provide information and guidance and when required feedback and motivation to students during their learning experience. The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of the use of pedagogical agents in learning materials designed in multimedia on the achievement and attitudes of students. A general evaluation of the research findings indicate that the use of multimedia software developed by using pedagogical agents positively affects student achievement and attitude. The achievement of the students who worked with the software significantly increased, but no significant difference in terms of different pedagogical agents was observed. The comparison of the student’s attitudes revealed no significant difference in terms of different pedagogical agents, yet the attitudes regarding “bearing human features” showed positively significant difference for the software with body shot of a real person. As it is seen in the unstructured interviews with the participants conducted during and after the experimental process, it should be stated that the students had positive attitudes towards the software and the use of pedagogical agent and expressed their liking.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of educational ser- vices in the university... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of educational ser- vices in the university environment. For this purpose, the Faculty of Com- munication Sciences at Anadolu University was selected as the research site. The study was descriptive in nature, and data were gathered through a critical review of literature, discussion in focus groups, and a structured questionnaire. Results suggested that there was no significant difference in perceived quality with regard to the departments in the faculty. However, faculty members perceived the quality of education more positively than students. The level of perceived service quality was low in all subcategories. Administrative services and educational opportunities were far away from satisfying the needs of both the faculty members and the students.
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, 2016
Herkesçe kabul edildiği gibi İnternet, iletişimin geçmişe göre daha kolay gerçekleşmesine yardımc... more Herkesçe kabul edildiği gibi İnternet, iletişimin geçmişe göre daha kolay gerçekleşmesine yardımcı olmaktadır. Dünyanın küçüldüğü algısını da beraberinde getiren bu görüş, bu küçük dünya içindeki etkileşimlerin daha hızlı ve etkin biçimde gerçekleşmesine yaramaktadır. Bu açıdan bakıldığında, sosyal medya kavramı da bireylerin etkileşim hızına katkı sağlayan bir olgu olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Ancak iletişimin başatlığına paralel olarak ilerleyen denetim kavramı da, İnternet ve sosyal medyanın gelişimine ayak uydurmayı başarmış; farklı yollarla İnternet'in sunduğu özgürlük alanının sınırlanması yolunda kimi adımlar atmıştır. Sansür kavramının karşılayabileceği sınırlamalar, bariz denebilecek biçimlerde İnternet ve sosyal medyanın yarattığı hareketlenmeler dâhilinde de görünür olmuşlardır. Sansürün doğal bir sonucu olarak görülebilecek otosansür de bireylerin sosyal medyadaki etkileşimleri üzerinde söz sahibi olma potansiyeli nedeniyle günümüz İnternet dünya...
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2005
Although controversies over the impact and role of distance education continue (Duffy & Krikl... more Although controversies over the impact and role of distance education continue (Duffy & Krikley, 2004), it has grown at an explosive rate especially during the last decade. A great number of older institutions as well as new ones have started to offer distance education to reach out more learners in all levels and domains of education. Many agree that the wide spread use of computer-mediated communications is one of the key forces for the explosion of interest for distance education. Computer-mediated communication has provided tools for one of the idealist educators’ dreams, extending the walls beyond classroom, come true. Distance education now dominates the discussion agendas for policy makers, administrators, researchers, faculty, and learners. However, it seems that some experts, policy makers, educators and even learners have not understood “the implications of the shift of focus from teachers to learners, implications for how is education conceptualized, how it is organized, what roles teachers should assume, and how financial and other resources are to be distributed” (Moore, 2003, p. ix) in today’s ever-changing society.
Objective: Health-care workers (HCWs) are often seen as the most reliable source of vaccine-relat... more Objective: Health-care workers (HCWs) are often seen as the most reliable source of vaccine-related information for their patients; nevertheless, various studies show that HCWs experience vaccine hesitation. In this study, the aim was to determine the reasons for vaccine hesitation among HCWs working in a large public hospital and its affiliated units in Istanbul. Methods: A descriptive method for collecting qualitative data was designed for this study. The data of the HCWs were analyzed in line with the vaccine hesitancy factors put forward by the World Health Organization (WHO). Results: The most important vaccine hesitancy theme that emerged was the fear and lack of confidence in the vaccines, which was expressed at a higher rate than any other theme in all HCWs. The most cited reason for fear/lack of confidence in the vaccine was the fear of its side effects. It was observed that the HCWs who reported hesitation about vaccination due to pregnancy and breastfeeding consisted of w...
There has been a huge expansion of distance education in Turkey over the last two decades and thi... more There has been a huge expansion of distance education in Turkey over the last two decades and this book provides both an overview of the work of the Open Education Faculty (OEF) and a more detailed listing and abstracts of 312 related studies. The book begins with an introductory chapter, which discusses the nature and current issues in distance education and offers a short history of the Open Education Faculty in Turkey. The remaining chapters contain bibliographic information and abstracts of research studies, projects, conference papers and other printed materials relating to the distance education issues and the work of Open Education Faculty. The brief sketch of the Open Education Faculty will be of interest to those unfamiliar with the developments in Turkey. The Open Education Faculty was established in 1982 at Anadolu University in response to pressure to increase opportunities for higher education and to use more open and flexible education and training structures. In the f...
Animated agents are electronic agents that interact with learners through voice, visuals or text ... more Animated agents are electronic agents that interact with learners through voice, visuals or text and that carry human-like characteristics such as gestures and facial expressions with the purpose of creating a social learning environment, and provide information and guidance and when required feedback and motivation to students during their learning experience. The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of the use of pedagogical agents in learning materials designed in multimedia on the achievement and attitudes of students. A general evaluation of the research findings indicate that the use of multimedia software developed by using pedagogical agents positively affects student achievement and attitude. The achievement of the students who worked with the software significantly increased, but no significant difference in terms of different pedagogical agents was observed. The comparison of the student’s attitudes revealed no significant difference in terms of different pedagogical agents, yet the attitudes regarding “bearing human features” showed positively significant difference for the software with body shot of a real person. As it is seen in the unstructured interviews with the participants conducted during and after the experimental process, it should be stated that the students had positive attitudes towards the software and the use of pedagogical agent and expressed their liking.
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