The book entitled “Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning” is one of the masterpie... more The book entitled “Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning” is one of the masterpieces to comprehend the general formation and working process of Distance Education and is extremely significant for those academicians and researchers who work in the field. Moore ve Kearsley, in their third edition book dated 2011, underlined the importance of Distance Education and described the developmental stages of the field in detail to their readers. The book, separated into twelve (12) units, discusses Distance Education in terms of history, theory, principles of instructional design and organizational structure. This study presents the short summaries of the above-mentioned units
Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The boo... more Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The book was published by Springer in 2015. The book is 311 pages. The ISBNs of the book are as following: ISBN 978-3-319-00151-7 and ISBN 978-3-319-00152-4 (eBook). DOI number of the book is: 10.1007/978-3-319-00152-4.
21. yuzyil ogrenmesinin gerekliligi, yeni egitim teknolojilerini surekli takip edebilen ve etkili... more 21. yuzyil ogrenmesinin gerekliligi, yeni egitim teknolojilerini surekli takip edebilen ve etkili ogrenenler olma adina mevcut bilgi birikimini arsivleyebilen ogrenenlere donusmektir. Kisisel Ogrenme Ortamlari, bu baglamda, kullanicilarin ogrenme gereksinimleri icin etkili bir egitim araci olarak kullanilabilir. Ogrenme gereksinimlerine yonelik bireylerin tasarladiklari bir arac koleksiyonu olarak, Kisisel Ogrenme Ortamlari, ogrencilerin ogrenme deneyimlerine ait etkinlikleri yerine getirebilecekleri ve ogrenme arsivlerini olusturabilecekleri, yonlendirebilecekleri ve paylasabilecekleri zenginlestirilmis alanlar haline gelmistir. Bu baglamda, bu calismanin en carpici yonu, Kisisel Ogrenme Ortamlarinin acik ve uzaktan ogrenmede nasil kullanildigina dikkat cekmektir. Yazar ayrica, yabanci dil olarak Ingilizce ogrenme konusunu yer imlerindeki tasarimlarin orneklerini vererek aciklamaktadir.
This study aims to examine to what extent are the students aware of the AI based systems used in ... more This study aims to examine to what extent are the students aware of the AI based systems used in language learning. The design of the study was determined as a quantitative research method. For this purpose, a web-based questionnaire was applied to 204 students with A1 and A2 English levels enrolled in the Open Education Faculty, and thus data were collected about the students' views on Artificial Intelligence-based systems that they use to improve their English speaking and writing skills. The data obtained from the students were analyzed using descriptive statistical procedures such as frequency and percentage analysis. The findings of the study revealed that many of the distance education students do not have an idea whether AI-based applications have an effect on improving their English 'speaking' skills. It also showed that most students who participated in this study had no idea whether these practices had an effect on improving their English 'writing' skills. In this context, the study proves that students are limitedly aware of Artificial Intelligence-based systems used while learning foreign languages, and therefore, more studies on the subject should be conducted and these systems should be introduced to students.
Motivation, Volition, and Engagement in Online Distance Learning, 2021
Education community has once again understood how important open and distance learning applicatio... more Education community has once again understood how important open and distance learning applications are, as education is limited to the home with the effect of the global pandemic. In fact, some institutions, which have been planning to take steps towards digitalization, suddenly had to switch to emergency remote teaching applications with the effect of the pandemic. The most important factor in turning this situation into an advantage is that motivation, volition, and engagement are included in the theoretical applications. In the transition from theory to practice, there might be some factors caused by the pandemic, such as internet access problems, long-term social isolation, anxiety, or lack of motivation towards online learning. When evaluated within the aforementioned contexts, the central objective of this chapter is to focus on currently existing academic motivational problems and to discuss approaches, learning methods, and educational models that can be applied throughout ...
İnternet, eğitim alanında giderek önem kazanan eğitim teknolojilerinin önünü açarak, öğrenme soru... more İnternet, eğitim alanında giderek önem kazanan eğitim teknolojilerinin önünü açarak, öğrenme sorumluluğunu öğrenciye bırakmıştır. Bu sürecin devamında, Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamları, öğrencilerin çevrimiçi platformlarda kendi öğrenmelerini organize etmelerinde aktif rollerini desteklemek adına önem kazanmıştır. Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamları, öğrenmenin kişisel boyutta yapılandırıldığı, planlandığı, paylaşıldığı ve yaşam boyu arşivlendiği platformlardır. Web 2.0 araçlarıyla oluşturulan bu ortamlar bireyselleştirilmiş izlencelerin tasarımına izin veren ve çevrimiçi katılımlı, bireysel ve grup etkinliklerini teşvik eden yapısıyla Açık ve Uzaktan Öğrenmeyi desteklemektedir. Bu çalışmada, kampüs dışında eğitim gören uzaktan öğrenenlerin yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğrenmelerine yönelik oluşturdukları Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamları incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmanın temel amacı açık ve uzaktan öğrenme çerçevesinde Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamlarının İngilizce öğrenmede nasıl etkili, verimli ve çekici...
In parallel with the development of the internet based information technologies to be used open a... more In parallel with the development of the internet based information technologies to be used open and distance learning, a considerable improvement has also been observed in e-learning. Thanks to this development, individuals have become learners who direct, plan and share their learning environments according to their own learning needs. Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) that can be enriched with the ever-evolving Web 2.0 tools enable learners to create an archive of what they will have for life. In other words, PLEs consist of systems that learners can individually manage their own learning, and systems that feed self-regulation. In this regard, the authors of this work will shed light on how PLEs are used in elearning via giving existing examples in literature. The authors will also make remarks on foreign language learning through PLEs. To this end, examples of bookmarks that could be used within PLEs will be given.
Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The boo... more Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The book was published by Springer in 2015. The book is 311 pages. The ISBNs of the book are as following: ISBN 978-3-319-00151-7 and ISBN 978-3-319-00152-4 (eBook). DOI number of the book is: 10.1007/978-3-319-00152-4.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a sense of community could be enhanced via l... more The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a sense of community could be enhanced via learning activities delivered through a Face-book group within a self-paced distance-learning course. A closed Facebook group was created for a voluntary English as a foreign language course. Four types of learning activities were delivered via the Facebook group including both synchronous and asynchronous structured activities, and synchronous and asynchronous unstructured activities. The study was designed as convergent mixed-method study. Quantitative data were gathered from a total of 179 students by using the Classroom Community Scale; quantitative data were concurrently gathered from 17 students via semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that the sense of community among learners was found to be high, however , the type of learning activities had no effect on building a sense of community. The study was intended to guide teachers, instructors, administrators and practition...
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This study intends to explore the current trends in the field of distance education research duri... more This study intends to explore the current trends in the field of distance education research during the period of 2009-2013. The trends were identified by an extensive review of seven peer reviewed scholarly journals: The American Journal of Distance Education (AJDE), Distance Education (DE), The European Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning (EURODL), The Journal of Distance Education (JDE), The Journal of Online Learning and Technology (JOLT), Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning (OL) and The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL). A total of 861 research articles was reviewed. Mainly content analysis was employed to be able to analyze the current research. Also, a social network analysis (SNA) was used to interpret the interrelationship between keywords indicated in these articles. Themes were developed and the content of the articles in the selected journals were coded according to categories derived from earlier stud...
10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Conference (EDULEARN18), 2018
Our lives have become more fast-paced and hectic than ever before! We communicate, interact and l... more Our lives have become more fast-paced and hectic than ever before! We communicate, interact and learn online. Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) play a pivotal role in creating a frame with its convenience service that offers a simple, fast and hassle-free connection on which users can communicate through Natural Language Processing (NLP). In other words, IPAs may facilitate human-machine interaction in which users can become active participants during online interaction. In this regard, this study explores IPAs and identifies key concepts by examining existing literature. For this purpose, the research benefited from social network analysis (SNA) and covered 34 years of research (From 1983 to 2017). In this connection, the research sampled keywords of the 274 publications according to their co-occurrences and visualized overall IPA network within the scope of the sampled publications. With a special focus on educational context, the research findings revealed six major themes: ...
The book entitled “Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning” is one of the masterpie... more The book entitled “Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning” is one of the masterpieces to comprehend the general formation and working process of Distance Education and is extremely significant for those academicians and researchers who work in the field. Moore ve Kearsley, in their third edition book dated 2011, underlined the importance of Distance Education and described the developmental stages of the field in detail to their readers. The book, separated into twelve (12) units, discusses Distance Education in terms of history, theory, principles of instructional design and organizational structure. This study presents the short summaries of the above-mentioned units
Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The boo... more Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The book was published by Springer in 2015. The book is 311 pages. The ISBNs of the book are as following: ISBN 978-3-319-00151-7 and ISBN 978-3-319-00152-4 (eBook). DOI number of the book is: 10.1007/978-3-319-00152-4.
21. yuzyil ogrenmesinin gerekliligi, yeni egitim teknolojilerini surekli takip edebilen ve etkili... more 21. yuzyil ogrenmesinin gerekliligi, yeni egitim teknolojilerini surekli takip edebilen ve etkili ogrenenler olma adina mevcut bilgi birikimini arsivleyebilen ogrenenlere donusmektir. Kisisel Ogrenme Ortamlari, bu baglamda, kullanicilarin ogrenme gereksinimleri icin etkili bir egitim araci olarak kullanilabilir. Ogrenme gereksinimlerine yonelik bireylerin tasarladiklari bir arac koleksiyonu olarak, Kisisel Ogrenme Ortamlari, ogrencilerin ogrenme deneyimlerine ait etkinlikleri yerine getirebilecekleri ve ogrenme arsivlerini olusturabilecekleri, yonlendirebilecekleri ve paylasabilecekleri zenginlestirilmis alanlar haline gelmistir. Bu baglamda, bu calismanin en carpici yonu, Kisisel Ogrenme Ortamlarinin acik ve uzaktan ogrenmede nasil kullanildigina dikkat cekmektir. Yazar ayrica, yabanci dil olarak Ingilizce ogrenme konusunu yer imlerindeki tasarimlarin orneklerini vererek aciklamaktadir.
This study aims to examine to what extent are the students aware of the AI based systems used in ... more This study aims to examine to what extent are the students aware of the AI based systems used in language learning. The design of the study was determined as a quantitative research method. For this purpose, a web-based questionnaire was applied to 204 students with A1 and A2 English levels enrolled in the Open Education Faculty, and thus data were collected about the students' views on Artificial Intelligence-based systems that they use to improve their English speaking and writing skills. The data obtained from the students were analyzed using descriptive statistical procedures such as frequency and percentage analysis. The findings of the study revealed that many of the distance education students do not have an idea whether AI-based applications have an effect on improving their English 'speaking' skills. It also showed that most students who participated in this study had no idea whether these practices had an effect on improving their English 'writing' skills. In this context, the study proves that students are limitedly aware of Artificial Intelligence-based systems used while learning foreign languages, and therefore, more studies on the subject should be conducted and these systems should be introduced to students.
Motivation, Volition, and Engagement in Online Distance Learning, 2021
Education community has once again understood how important open and distance learning applicatio... more Education community has once again understood how important open and distance learning applications are, as education is limited to the home with the effect of the global pandemic. In fact, some institutions, which have been planning to take steps towards digitalization, suddenly had to switch to emergency remote teaching applications with the effect of the pandemic. The most important factor in turning this situation into an advantage is that motivation, volition, and engagement are included in the theoretical applications. In the transition from theory to practice, there might be some factors caused by the pandemic, such as internet access problems, long-term social isolation, anxiety, or lack of motivation towards online learning. When evaluated within the aforementioned contexts, the central objective of this chapter is to focus on currently existing academic motivational problems and to discuss approaches, learning methods, and educational models that can be applied throughout ...
İnternet, eğitim alanında giderek önem kazanan eğitim teknolojilerinin önünü açarak, öğrenme soru... more İnternet, eğitim alanında giderek önem kazanan eğitim teknolojilerinin önünü açarak, öğrenme sorumluluğunu öğrenciye bırakmıştır. Bu sürecin devamında, Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamları, öğrencilerin çevrimiçi platformlarda kendi öğrenmelerini organize etmelerinde aktif rollerini desteklemek adına önem kazanmıştır. Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamları, öğrenmenin kişisel boyutta yapılandırıldığı, planlandığı, paylaşıldığı ve yaşam boyu arşivlendiği platformlardır. Web 2.0 araçlarıyla oluşturulan bu ortamlar bireyselleştirilmiş izlencelerin tasarımına izin veren ve çevrimiçi katılımlı, bireysel ve grup etkinliklerini teşvik eden yapısıyla Açık ve Uzaktan Öğrenmeyi desteklemektedir. Bu çalışmada, kampüs dışında eğitim gören uzaktan öğrenenlerin yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğrenmelerine yönelik oluşturdukları Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamları incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmanın temel amacı açık ve uzaktan öğrenme çerçevesinde Kişisel Öğrenme Ortamlarının İngilizce öğrenmede nasıl etkili, verimli ve çekici...
In parallel with the development of the internet based information technologies to be used open a... more In parallel with the development of the internet based information technologies to be used open and distance learning, a considerable improvement has also been observed in e-learning. Thanks to this development, individuals have become learners who direct, plan and share their learning environments according to their own learning needs. Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) that can be enriched with the ever-evolving Web 2.0 tools enable learners to create an archive of what they will have for life. In other words, PLEs consist of systems that learners can individually manage their own learning, and systems that feed self-regulation. In this regard, the authors of this work will shed light on how PLEs are used in elearning via giving existing examples in literature. The authors will also make remarks on foreign language learning through PLEs. To this end, examples of bookmarks that could be used within PLEs will be given.
Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The boo... more Media Rich Instruction- Connecting Curriculum to All Learners is edited by Rosemary Papa. The book was published by Springer in 2015. The book is 311 pages. The ISBNs of the book are as following: ISBN 978-3-319-00151-7 and ISBN 978-3-319-00152-4 (eBook). DOI number of the book is: 10.1007/978-3-319-00152-4.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a sense of community could be enhanced via l... more The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a sense of community could be enhanced via learning activities delivered through a Face-book group within a self-paced distance-learning course. A closed Facebook group was created for a voluntary English as a foreign language course. Four types of learning activities were delivered via the Facebook group including both synchronous and asynchronous structured activities, and synchronous and asynchronous unstructured activities. The study was designed as convergent mixed-method study. Quantitative data were gathered from a total of 179 students by using the Classroom Community Scale; quantitative data were concurrently gathered from 17 students via semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that the sense of community among learners was found to be high, however , the type of learning activities had no effect on building a sense of community. The study was intended to guide teachers, instructors, administrators and practition...
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This study intends to explore the current trends in the field of distance education research duri... more This study intends to explore the current trends in the field of distance education research during the period of 2009-2013. The trends were identified by an extensive review of seven peer reviewed scholarly journals: The American Journal of Distance Education (AJDE), Distance Education (DE), The European Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning (EURODL), The Journal of Distance Education (JDE), The Journal of Online Learning and Technology (JOLT), Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning (OL) and The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL). A total of 861 research articles was reviewed. Mainly content analysis was employed to be able to analyze the current research. Also, a social network analysis (SNA) was used to interpret the interrelationship between keywords indicated in these articles. Themes were developed and the content of the articles in the selected journals were coded according to categories derived from earlier stud...
10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Conference (EDULEARN18), 2018
Our lives have become more fast-paced and hectic than ever before! We communicate, interact and l... more Our lives have become more fast-paced and hectic than ever before! We communicate, interact and learn online. Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) play a pivotal role in creating a frame with its convenience service that offers a simple, fast and hassle-free connection on which users can communicate through Natural Language Processing (NLP). In other words, IPAs may facilitate human-machine interaction in which users can become active participants during online interaction. In this regard, this study explores IPAs and identifies key concepts by examining existing literature. For this purpose, the research benefited from social network analysis (SNA) and covered 34 years of research (From 1983 to 2017). In this connection, the research sampled keywords of the 274 publications according to their co-occurrences and visualized overall IPA network within the scope of the sampled publications. With a special focus on educational context, the research findings revealed six major themes: ...
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