DISTANCE EDUCATION, GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Description

Course Title	Course Code	Semester	Required/Elective	Theory + Practice	ECTS
Distance Education, Globalization and Development	UZÖ514	I. SEMESTER	Elective Courses	3+0	6.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s)	PROF. DR. ELİF TOPRAK
Mode of Delivery	The delivery mode for this course is online.
Prerequisites	This course has no prerequisites and co-requisites
Courses Recommended
Reading List	Chanda Nayan, Küreselleşmenin Sıradışı Öyküsü, ODTÜ Yayıncılık, 2009.Evans, Terry D. and Daryl Nation, “Globalization and the Reinvention of Distance Education” in Moore, Michael and William G. Anderson (eds), Handbook of Distance Education, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Pub., 2003, US. Farrell, Glen M. “Internationalization of Open and Flexible Learning: Planning and Managing in a Global Environment” in Santosh Panda (ed) Planning and Management in Distance Education, Kogan Page, 2003, pp. 265-276.Visser, Jan, “Distance Education in the Perspective of Global Issues and Concerns” in Moore, Michael and William G. Anderson (eds), Handbook of Distance Education, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Pub., 2003, US.Altbach, Philip G., “Globalisation and the University: Myths and Realities in an Unequal World”, Tertiary Education and Management, 10:1, 3-25.Gunawardena C.N., “Globalization, Culture and Online Distance Learning” in O. Zawacki-Richter & T. Anderson (ed) Online Distance Education: Towards A Research Agenda, 2014, Athabasca University Press. Ebuchi, Kazuhiro, “The Internet as a Political and Ethical Process: Implications of ICT and E-learning in the Multicultural Contexts” in National Institute of Multimedia Education (NIME) International Symposium 2002 “E-Learning Beyond Cultural and Linguistic Barriers: Co-existence and Collaboration” Research Report, Jan 2003, Japan.O’Brien, Alyssa and Anders Eriksson, “Cross-Cultural Connections: Intercultural Learning for Global Citizenship”, Intercultural Communication Competence: Educating the World Citizen (Eds) Mara Alagic and Glyn Remington, 2009. Castells, M., Ağ Toplumunun Yükselişi, çeviren Ebru Kılıç, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2013.Tait A., J. O’Rourke, “Internationalization and Concepts of Social Justice: What Is to Be Done” in O. Zawacki-Richter & T. Anderson (ed) Online Distance Education: Towards A Research Agenda, 2014, Athabasca University Press. McKay V., Makhanya M., “Making it Work for the South: Using Open and Distance Learning in the Context of Development” in T. Evans, M. Haughey, D. Murphy (eds) International Handbook of Distance Education, 2008, Emerald Pub., 2008. Rovai, Alfred P., James R. Downey (2010), “Why Some Distance Education Programs Fail While Others Succeed in a Global Environment”, Internet and Higher Education, 13, 141-147.Gunawardena C.N., LaPointe D., “Social and Cultural Diversity in Distance Education” in T. Evans, M. Haughey, D. Murphy (eds) International Handbook of Distance Education, 2008, Emerald Pub., 2008. Hofstede,Geert, “Cultural Differences in Teaching and Learning” International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol 10, Issue 3, 1986, 301-320.Kartal, G. ve E. Toprak, "Farklı Kültürlerden Öğrenenler için Uzaktan Öğrenme Ortamlarında Ders Tasarımı", AB2015 Akademik Bilişim Konferansı, Anadolu Üniversitesi, 4-6 Şubat 2015.Toprak, Elif, “Social Constructivism and International Cooperation in Distance Education” in TOJDE, 7(3), July 2006.Toprak, Elif, “Açık ve Uzaktan Öğrenmede Uluslararası İşbirliği: Anadolu Üniversitesi ve Avrupa Uzaktan Eğitim Üniversiteleri Birliği” içinde A.E. Özkul, C.H. Aydın, E. Toprak, E. Genç Kumtepe (ed) Açıköğretimle 30 Yıl, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2014. Martin Watkinson, Luis Tinoca “Showcases of University Strategies and Business Models for Lifelong Learning” Publication for Project USBM (University Strategies and Business Models for Lifelong Learning) coordinated by EADTU (European Association of Distance Teaching Universities), March 2010, ISBN/EAN: 978-90-79730-04-9.
Assessment Methods	Term paper, essay final exam
Work Placement