TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members

AKDEMİR, ÖMÜR

TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members

ÖMÜR AKDEMİR (Zonguldak Karaelmas Üniversitesi, Zonguldak, Türkiye)

The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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Yıl: 2008 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 97 - 108 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members

Öz:

The Internet and computer technology have altered the education landscape. Online courses are offered throughout the world. Learning about the experiences of faculty members is important to guide practitioners and administrators. Using qualitative research methodology, this study investigated the experiences of faculty members teaching online courses. A convenience sampling was used to select the instructional technology faculty members to investigate their experiences in online courses. Semistructured interviews with faculty members teaching online courses were used as the primary source to collect data about the experiences of faculty members in online courses. Results of the study showed that faculty members' interest in using technology and the amount of time available to them for online course design affected the quality of online courses. The findings of this study also indicated that design quality of online courses is affected by the interest of faculty members to use the technology and the time that they can devote to planning, designing, and developing online courses. The poor design of existing online courses, high learning expectations of individuals from these courses, and the future of online courses are the concerns of faculty members. Higher education institutions should support workshops and trainings to increase the skills and interests of non-instructional design faculty members to design and develop online courses.

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Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	AKDEMİR Ö (2008). TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 9(2), 97 - 108.
Chicago	AKDEMİR ÖMÜR TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 9, no.2 (2008): 97 - 108.
MLA	AKDEMİR ÖMÜR TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, vol.9, no.2, 2008, ss.97 - 108.
AMA	AKDEMİR Ö TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. 2008; 9(2): 97 - 108.
Vancouver	AKDEMİR Ö TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. 2008; 9(2): 97 - 108.
IEEE	AKDEMİR Ö "TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members." The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 9, ss.97 - 108, 2008.
ISNAD	AKDEMİR, ÖMÜR. "TEACHING IN ONLINE COURSES: Experiences of Instructional Technology Faculty Members". The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 9/2 (2008), 97-108.