Principles of Distance Education

Course Code:

CET 325

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

At the end of teaching- learning activities related to this course, students will have these adequacies: define distance education, explain distance education, explain national and universal dimensions of distance education, compare and contrast between advantages and limits of distance education and formal education, give examples about applications of distance education, comprehend distance education in higher education.

Course Content:

Introduction of distance education, distance education in instructional environments, technologies used in distance education: TV, Video, Radio and Printed Materials. Techniques and methods used in planning, preparing and implementations of distance education technologies. Main concepts about distance education, structure and working of instruction with radio, video and film catalogs, historical development of education television and researches, kid TV programs and its importance, adult TV programs and its importance, analysis of open high school programs, analysis of open university programs, internet schools and virtual classes, interpret communication and information technologies in terms of distance education process, satellite technologies in distance education.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Self-study, 5: Demonstration

Course Evaluation Methods:

1: Testing, 2: Experiment 3: Homework 4: Portfolio 5: Project

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Define distance education.	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4
Explain distance education history.	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4
Explain national and universal dimensions of distance education.	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4
Compare and contrast between advantages and limits of distance education and formal education.	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4
Give examples about applications of distance education.	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4
Discuss distance education in higher education.	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Basic concepts of distance education
2	History of distance education
3	Technologies used in distance education
4	Models of distance education
5	Theories of distance education
6	Learning with new media in DE
7	Models of interaction in DE
8	Learner Differences in DE
9	Midterm
10	Instructional Design in DE
11	Measurement and Evaluation in DE
12	Quality issues in DE
13	Distance education in Turkey
14	Distance education in the world

Recommended Sources

Textbook
Additional Resources	Handbook of Distance Education, Michael Grahame Moore, William G. Anderson

Material Sharing

Documents
Assignments	Investigate distance educaiton history of a specific county in the world , developing an online measurement tool, investigate an online course.
Exams	Midterm, Final Project

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Quizzes	-	-
Assignment	3	30
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Know instructional technologies and materials and how to implement these in courses; take role in applications such as educational software, e-learning, distance education and support other people around in need.					X
2	Use process of design, planning, implementation and managing educational technologies efficient; design and prepare needed products, changes and updates examining these processes.					X
3	Organize suitable technology supported education environments taking individual, social, cultural differences of students into consideration and special interest and needs.					X
4	Have efficient usage skill for information and communication technologies within and out instruction process.					X
5	Design and develop technology supported instructional materials to fulfill instruction needs.		X
6	Define needed software and input-output devices for set up optimum computer system.
7	Plan, implement and manage learning-teaching process
8	Develop and implement projects with knowing the processes of project development.		X
9	Have information about computer software and hardware in level of teaching computer and information and communication technologies courses and supporting other teachers; use informatics and communication technologies (European Computer Driving License, Advanced Level).	X
10	Have enough knowledge, skill and competence about teaching profession.			X
11	Use current information communication technologies (software-hardware) and integrate them to learning-teaching processes.		X
12	Have high level knowledge and can put in force learning teaching approaches, theories, strategies, methods and technics.		X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	4	24
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Quizes	-	-	-
Homeworks	3	10	30
Final examination	1	4	4
Total Work Load			141
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5,6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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