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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes
1.To describe distance education, history of distance education worldwide and in Turkey
2.To describe various distance learning environments and their needs for implementation
3.to explain the main issues and problems in distance education
4.To design and prepare distance learning materials that considering learner characteristics
5.To describe testing and evaluation methods and tools for distance education
6.To explain the difference between various distance education models
7.To evaluate and implement distance education applications in elemantary, secondary and higher education
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İşman, Aytekin (2008). Uzaktan Eğitim. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
2.Zeki Kaya (2002). Uzaktan Eğitim. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
3.Yasemin Gülbahar (2009). E-öğrenme. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
4.Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (4th Edition) by Michael Simonson, Sharon E. Smaldino, Michael Albright, and Susan Zvacek (Paperback - April 4, 2008) Handbook of Distance Education, Second Edition by Michael Grahame Moore (Hardcover - April 12, 2007) Distance Learning in Higher Education: A Programmatic Approach to Planning, Design, Instruction, Evaluation, and Accreditation (0) (0) by Alfred P. Rovai, Michael K. Ponton, and Jason D. Baker (Hardcover - Jun 27, 2008) A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning.
5.http://fcit.usf.edu/distance/ Introduction to Distance Education.
6.http://cfcc.net/dutch/DistanceEd.htm Distance Education at a Glance.
7.http://www.uidaho.edu/eo/distglan.html
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Scope of the course, importance, rules and requirements.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definiton of distance education, main concepts, phylohosophical foundations and importance.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Distance education environments: structure and methods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aim of distance education in elementary, secondary and higher education.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Planning distance education systems
Week 6 - Theoretical
Designing learning environments for distance education
Week 7 - Theoretical
Testing and Evaluation methods in distance education.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Half-term exam
Week 9 - Practice
E-learning: instructional applications
Week 10 - Practice
Web based instructional applications
Week 11 - Practice
Online instructional applications
Week 12 - Practice
Some advanced/comprehensive distance education sites in Turkey and other countries
Week 13 - Practice
Distance education applications in DE lab
Week 14 - Practice
Distance education applications in DE lab
Week 15 - Practice
Distance education applications in DE lab
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice140228
Laboratory140228
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination1527
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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4
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2
5
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4
3
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026