GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING/BİLÖ304
Course Title: OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 6 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Describes the basic concepts of open and distance education.
Explains the historical development of open and distance education chronologically.
Selects appropriate technology for open and distance education.
Manages class for open and distance learning.
Knows open educational resources.
Follows the massive open online classes and builds the course itself.
Personalizes learning environments.
Selects appropriate learning management system for open and distance education.
Selects and develops appropriate learning material for open and distance education.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face in the classroom. Various internet technologies are used for some events in the area.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Basic concepts and philosophy of open and distance learning;
2. Week  Historical development of open and distance education in the world; Historical development of open and distance education in Turkey;
3. Week  Problems of open and distance education and their solutions; student support services;
4. Week  Learning and guiding roles in distance education; open and distance education practices in teacher education;
5. Week  Technology used in distance education; management of open and distance education; classroom management and its components in open and distance learning;
6. Week  Open educational resources and trends in the world; massive open online courses;
7. Week  Personalized learning environments; developing individual instructional materials in open and distance education;
8. Week  Midterm - midterm exam
9. Week  Determination of teaching strategies for different learning situations;
10. Week  Research and evaluation in distance education
11. Week  Student presentations
12. Week  Student presentations
13. Week  Student presentations
14. Week  Student presentations
15. Week  Student presentations
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
40
 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
8
1
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
1
8
 Material Design and Implementation
4
1
4
 Report Preparing
5
1
5
 Preparing a Presentation
2
1
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
4
2
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
4
2
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
86
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.44
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Know up-to-date information and communication technologies and related concepts.X
2Discuss methods of science.X
3Know effective use of information and communication technologies to maximize learning.X
4Know theories, methods, models and contemporary approaches to instructional technologies.X
5Know developmental and cognitive characteristics and individula differences of learners.X
6Know scientific base of information and communication technologiesX
7Know general and special instructional principles and methods.X
8Know theoretical and technological base of distance education.X
9Know how to plan and organize educational settings tecnologically.X
10Know the development of information and communication Technologies historically and culturally.X
11Know educational material design and development principles.X
12Know print and electronic resources in the field.X
13Use the ways of accessing knowledge.X
14Plan and carry out social responsibility activities and plan and implement professional projects.X
15Follow and implement innovative approaches in the field.X
16Use knowledge and skills in the field to generate creative solutions to educational problems.X
17Design and develop educational materials through information and communication Technologies.X
18Use the professional knowledge and skills in the software development.X
19take responsibility and fulfills the task effectively in individual and group works.X
20Use history, foreign language, world knowledge and general teaching competenciesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr. Serçin KARATAŞ , Assoc.Prof.Dr. Aslıhan TÜFEKÇİ , Assist.Prof.Dr. Hüseyin ÇAKIR )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sercin , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/asli , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hcakir)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sercinkaratas@gmail.com , aslihantufekci@gmail.com , hcakir@gazi.edu.tr)