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"Distance Instructor" Certificate Program Starts

OMU UZEM and the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology are launching the Distance Instructor certificate programme for university academics. The ten-week programme covers distance education, course and material design, teaching strategies, assessment, copyright, ethics and safety.

'An announcement banner: on a blue ground the title "distance instructor certificate programme" with the instructors'' names below and, to the right, an illustration of someone recording a lesson with a camera.'

We are living in a period when distance education and methods are in demand due to the COVID 19 Pandemic we are experiencing worldwide, distance education now covers an important part of our lives. Due to the increase in educational needs and the rapid development of educational technologies, the distance education process has become a preferred approach in all business lines. In the light of these developments, we continue to pioneer distance education to become sustainable. Ondokuz Mayıs University Distance Education Center (OMU UZEM) is launching the "Distance Instructor" certificate program in cooperation with OMU Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies (CEIT) and we are making the program accessible to our academic staff. Which courses will be in the program? The content of the "Distance Instructor" certificate program is quite rich. We can say that we have gone through a meticulous and long preparation phase. The content of the "Distance Instructor" certificate program, which will be organized for Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty Members and aims to provide basic skills related to Distance Education, consists of the following titles: Distance Education and Basic Concepts Learning Management Systems Web 2.0 Analysis of Student and Environment Characteristics in Distance Education Material Design in Distance Education Teaching Strategies in Distance Education Effective Use of Live/Synchronous Communication Tools Measurement and Evaluation in Distance Education Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights in Distance Education Ethics and Safety Course Design in Distance Education Will the program be repeated? The Distance Instructor certificate program has been created as a continuous program that will be repeated at frequent intervals. Are Program Quotas Limited? The program will be conducted within limited quotas. In case of high demand, the number of academic staff to be determined will be included in the trainings in the future. How long will the trainings last? Within the scope of certificate trainings, it will be realized as 10-week course modules. The asynchronous contents of the relevant week will be shared with the participants through the Education Portal and synchronous course activities will be held in parallel with these contents for 1 hour per week. News: Can Murat Demir