COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCESSES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BTÖ 5010 LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCESSES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Computer Education and Instructional Technology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ERCAN AKPINAR

Offered to

Computer Education and Instructional Technology

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to present teaching-learning theories and their connection with the instructional technologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain teaching and learning approaches
2   To be able to explain the differences between the Behaviorist approach with the cognitive approach
3   To be able to evaluate instructional materials in terms of learning theories
4   To be able to evaluate present computer assisted instructional materials in terms of their contributions to students learning
5   To be able to evaluate instructional materials suitable to constructivist institutions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts: Behavior, learning and teaching
2 Behavioristic approaches
3 Behavioristic approaches
4 Behavioristic approaches
5 Cognitivist approaches
6 Cognitivist approaches
7 Midterm
8 Learning products
9 Learning products
10 Individual differences that effect learning
11 The role of technology in meaningful learning
12 The role of technology in meaningful learning
13 The role of technology in meaningful learning
14 Computer assisted instructional materials design with Constructivist principles
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ulusoy A. (2002). Gelişim ve Öğrenme. Ankara. Anı Yayıncılık.
Yeşilyaprak B. (Edt) (2006). Eğitim Psikolojisi. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.
Bigge M. L. & Shermis, S. S. (2003). Learning theories for teachers (6th Ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Borich, G. D. (2007). Effective teaching methods (6th Ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Bower, G. H. & Hilgard, E. R. (1981). Theories of learning (5th Ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. Brew, A. (2010). Imperatives and challenges in integrating teaching and research. Higher Education Research & Development, 29 (2), 139-150.
Eggen, P. D. & Kauchak, D. P. (1997). Educational psychology (3rd Ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Olson, M. H. & Hergenhahn, B. R. (2009). An introduction to theories of learning. (8th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, applications, project development

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated via an assignment and a project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil AYDIN
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ercan AKPINAR
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bahar BARAN
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Buca Eğitim Fakültesi
Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü
35160 Buca/Izmir/ TURKEY

Office Hours

Wedn. 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Paper Preparation 4 5 20
Pre Class Self Study 10 10 100
Midterm Preparation 1 5 5
Final Preparation 1 6 6
Others (Please indicate) developing project 4 10 40
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
Final Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 212

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.14255
LO.24144
LO.35255
LO.44344
LO.55255