GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

DESIGN AND PRACTICE IN SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS/4960223

Course Title:	DESIGN AND PRACTICE IN SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Credits	3	ECTS	8
Course Semester	2	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

To learn the concept of synchronous learning, Having the knowledge about history and development of synchronous learning environments. To grasp compar
Gain the ability to grasp the theories, models and approaches of synchronous learning environments.
To learn the role of student and teacher on synchronous learning environment.
To learn prepare of course content like slide and other educational materials.
To learn and investigate of theories, models and studies about synchronous learning environments and applications which are use in educational enviro

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Introduction to synchronous learning environments
2. Week	The concept of synchronous learning and its technologies
3. Week	The historical development of synchronous learning environments
4. Week	Advantages and disadvantages of synchronous learning environments
5. Week	The learning process of synchronous learning environment
6. Week	The comparison of synchronous learning environments with other learning environments
7. Week	Instructional design theories and models for synchronous learning environments
8. Week	Mid-term exam - Presentation of projects and assesment
9. Week	Instructional strategies on synchronous learning environments
10. Week	Development synchronous learning environments and content management
11. Week	Desing and implimentationn of educational material for synchronous learning environments: chat, whiteboard, desktop and screen sharing
12. Week	Synchronous hybrid learning environments: online meeting, webinar, virtual classroom etc.
13. Week	Web based synchronous learning applications: Adobe Connect, Perculus, WebEx, Moodle etc.
14. Week	Mobile synchronous learning applications:iOS, Android & Windows Phone based applications
15. Week	The integration of synchronous learning applications to learning management systems:Samples
16. Week	Final Exam - projects and assesment

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	0	0
Assignment	1	40
Application	0	0
Projects	1	60
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		40
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		60

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	7	4	28
Searching in Internet and Library	7	4	28
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	8	8	64
Preparing a Presentation	3	4	12
Presentation	1	1	1
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	8	8
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	8	8
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			191
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.64
Course Credit (ECTS):			8

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Assist.Prof.Dr.Sami ACAR)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(www.samiacar.net)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(samiacar@gazi.edu.tr)

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GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR