ERIC ED508255: Cases on Challenges Facing E-Learning and National Development: Institutional Studies and Practices. e-Learning Practices. Volume II

2010·6.4 MB·English

by  ERIC

CASES ON CHALLENGES FACING E-LEARNING
AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Institutional Studies and Practices

VOLUME: II

Editor
Ugur DEMIRAY

Co-Editors

Leena VAINIO
Mehmet Can SAHIN
Gulsun KURUBACAK
Petri T. LOUNASKORPI
S. Raja RAO
Carlos MACHADO

Anadolu University-2010
Eskisehir-Turkey
Electronic ISBN 978-975-98590-9-1 (2.c)
978-975-98590-7-7 (tk.)

Cover Design by: Atila Ozer
Page Design by: Ahmet Kirez
Web Master: Erdinc Ergün

© Ugur Demiray-2010
BIODATA OF THE EDITORS

Prof. Dr. Ugur DEMIRAY, Anadolu University, Turkey
Ugur DEMIRAY is Professor of
Communication Teaching in the School of
Communication Sciences of Anadolu
University, Eskisehir, Turkey He holds
Undergraduate B.A. in 1981. And also Ph.D.
degree completed at Anadolu University, in
May 1986. His researches are dealt with
distance education application of Anadolu University, Ministry of Education
and by other universities in Turkey. His researches on Communicational
gaps of distance education students with their institution, also interest also
lies towards the profile of DE students, and relationship of graduates and job
market in Turkey. He is also interested about changing of ethical behaviors
around the world by inserting technological developments to the educational
field especially Distance education applications on marketing of distance
education programmes and e-learning. In addition, his studies are focused on
Distance Education field and scholarly online journalism especially on DE.
He has an extensive experience publishing e-journal on distance education
internationally under the patronage Anadolu University since 10 years,
named, TOJDE-Turkish Online Journal for Distance Education. TOJDE is a
peer-reviewed quarterly e-journal. He is also an editor, consultant editor,
reviewer for more than 15 international journals which are deal with distance
education and educational technology. In addition, he has responsibilities on
advisory boards and as referee for conferences, symposiums, and panels. He
has co-authored and individually contributed chapters in some Turkish and
international books. Up to now he has around 15 imprint or eBooks dealt
with distance education and many articles, which has been published
national and international journals.
Prof. Dr. Ugur Demiray
Anadolu University Yunusemre Campus 26470-Eskisehir TURKEY
Tel: [phone] ext. 2521 or 2522
GSM: [phone] Fax: [phone] or
Emails: [email protected] or [email protected]
URL: http://ugurdemiray.com
URL: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülsün KURUBACAK, Anadolu University, Turkey

Gulsun Kurubacak is an associate professor in applied
communication at the College of Open Education of
Anadolu University. She has over twenty years experience
in focusing on the democratic and multicultural aspects of
distance education; finding new answers, viewpoints and
explanations to online communication problems through
critical pedagogy; and improving learner critical thinking
skills through project-based online learning. She continues
to manage and provide pedagogical support for a distance learning program,
train distance learning facilitators, develop distance programs and courses at
remote locations, explore additional distance learning media, and assist
colleagues in other project management duties related to distance education.

Gulsun KURUBACAK, M.A., B.A., Ed.D.
Assoc. Prof of Applied Communicaiton
Anadolu University College of Open Eduation
Ofis #622 Yunus Emre Campus
Eskisehir TURKEY 26470
Tel.: [phone]/Ext.2466
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://home.anadolu.edu.tr/~gkurubac

Petri Tapani LOUNASKORPI, MA, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

Petri Tapani Lounaskorpi Institution: University of
Jyvaskyla, Finland. Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
M.A. (Master of Arts, 1985), Main subjects: majoring in
educational studies and teaching Planning of distance
education systems and their business. Lounaskorpi has
worked a number of years in different distance education
projects in different capacities. He has been designing
distance education systems for various environments,
writing distance education materials, training distance educators at different
universities and companies (in Finland, the Netherlands, England, Portugal
and Hungary) as well as training international organizations and also writing
tutoring and student support guides. Lounaskorpi has been consulting a wide
number of Finnish and international companies and organizations in the
design of their learning, information and performance systems. He has
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worked in this sector, among others, for projects at Central Finlands
educational system ( secondary level ) and the Finnish Tax Admistration.

Petri Lounaskorpi
NewTEC, Nuutinpojantie 4, 40270 Palokka
Tel: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Leena VAINIO, MA,
HAMK, University of Applied Sciences, FINLAND

Leena Vainio is the head of HAMK
eLearning Centre and research manager in
HAMK University of Applied Sciences. Her
research focuses especially on organizational
change management and leadership when
eLearning methods are used in teaching,
learning and working. She has more than 25
years of experience in the learning design and development fields and
public-private partnership co-operation. She is actively involved in
development projects for example online pedagogical research and
development at the Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences and
Active citizen of the open learning environment. She has presented at
many conferences, and has written many articles, and book chapters
concerning e-Learning, e-mentoring, e-Working and Leadership.
Vainio has been nine years the chair of the Finnish eLearning
Association.

Leena Vainio HAMK University of Applied Sciences, eLearning
Centre DirectorP.O. Box 230, Visamäentie 35, FIN 13100
HämeenlinnaTel. [phone], [phone] fax [phone]
2230 Leena Vainio, kehittämispäällikkö Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu,
eLearning Centre PL 230, Visamäentie 35, 13101 Hämeenlinna
Puh. 03-646 4380, 040-7276601
fax [phone]
Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Mehmet Can SAHIN, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey

Mehmet Can SAHIN is a Drin the Computer Education
and Instructional Technologies Department in the Faculty
of Education in Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. His
research interests are Educational Theories, Instructional
Design, Internet Based Distance Education, Individual
differences in Education and Profiles of Students,
Instructional Design, Mobile Learning and ICT use in
Education. He has articles and symposium proceedings in
both national and international levels on the subjects such as Computer
Ethics, Evaluation of Educational Books, Changing Profiles of Students with
ICT Use, Instructional Design, Educational Theories, Educational
Evaluation, Internet Based Distance Education, Meta–analysis and Nano-
Learning. He had the responsibilities on organizing committees in
educational conferences and symposiums in both national and international
levels. He gives lectures on Instructional Technology, Instructional Material
Use and Design, Computer Programming, Educational Communication and
Instructional Message Design.

Dr. Mehmet Can SAHIN
Anadolu University
Faculty of Education
Tel: [phone]ext: 3519
Mobile: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Suram Raja RAO, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India

Suram Raja RAO is a Regional Director in the
Regional Services Division of Indira Gandhi National
Open University (IGNOU), at the Regional Centre,
Raghunathganj in the Province of West Bengal in
India. He did his Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) from
the School of Social Sciences, University of
Hyderabad.Later on he specialised in the Area of
Distance Education by completing Post Graduation
Diploma in Distance Education (PGDDE) and Master of Arts in Distance
Education (MADE) from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New
Delhi. He was awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) for his Thesis on
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“Administration of Student Support Services in Distance Education: A Case
Study of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University”. During his more than 20
years of service in IGNOU, he worked in four Regional Centres at Shimla,
Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune. Initially he joined as a Lecturer in Pubic
Administration and later on he became the Assistant Regional Director and
Deputy Director and at present he is heading a Regional Centre as the
Regional Director.

As an active academic researcher, his research articles are published in the
National and International referred Journals in the area of Open and Distance
Education. He is one of the reviewers for Indian Journal of Open Learning
(IJOL) and Kakatiya Journal of Distance Education (KJDE). He contributed
chapters to books and Associate Editor to a book on “Distance Education in
Andhra Pradesh: Policies, Practices, and Perspectives”. He participated in
National and International Seminars and attended many Workshops. He also
organized and coordinated more than 50 Orientation Programmes for the
Academic Counselors and Functionaries for ensuring quality support
services to the learners. He has been actively involved in the activities of
professional organizations in the field of Distance Education and Public
Administration as a Life Member in Indian Distance Education Association
(IDEA) and New Public Administration Society of India (NEPASI) and as a
Secretary of Indian Distance Education Association (2006-07).
Academically he had many distinctions like University First Rank in M. A.
Public Administration, Awarded Junior Research Fellowship and Best
Research Paper Award.

Dr. Suram Raja RAO,
Regional Director
IGNOU Regional Centre, Room No. 312, Second Floor
New Administrative Building, SDO Jangipur Office Compound
Raghunathganj – 742 225, District Murshidabad, (WB), INDIA
Telephone: [phone], Mobile: [phone]
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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Dr. Carlos MACHADO, International Project Manager, Belgium

Carlos Machado is Doctor in Social Sciences in the
area of Education, Innovation and Technology. He
contributed to the writing the student memorandum on
policies for the XXI century, Berlin 2001. He has led
large-scale cooperation and development projects
involving developing countries since 1998. Although
he has worked mostly in Central Asia and MEDA
region he is also involved with other geographical areas as the Balkans,
South America, Rusia and the Caucaus. He works ocassionally as consultant,
guest lecturer and train-the-trainer. He is active member of different
European initiatives (Research framework, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus-Tacis
and Tempus Meda). He is qualified assessor of EFQM and has acquired
long-term expertise in the set up of appropriate networks, liaison with
partner members and funding bodies, Ministries of Education, Government
authorities, Embassies etc. Currently he is coordinating several TEMPUS
projects and Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows as well as
supporting new ones-one of them including virtual platforms for
internationalisation in the MEDA region.

Dr. Carlos MACHADO
International Project Manager
SOCO - IRMO (M008)
VUB-EHB (Universitaire Associatie Brussel)
Pleinlaan, 2, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
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LIST OF CONRIBUTORS
(Arranged in alphabetical order surname)

(cid:57) Mosleh Al ADHAILEH, King Faisal University, SAUDI ARABIA
(cid:57) Hend S. Al-Khalifa, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAUDI
ARABIA
(cid:57) Ali Sharaf Al MUSAWI, Sultan Qaboos University, OMAN
(cid:57) Rachida AJHOUN, Université Mohamed V-Souissi,
MOROCCO
(cid:57) Tomaz AMON, President Center for Scientific Visualization,
SLOVENIA
(cid:57) Yelena ARTYKBAYEVA, National Center of Informatization,
KAZAKHSTAN
(cid:57) Laura ASANDULUI, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi, ROMANIA
(cid:57) Modafar ATI, Abu Dhabi University, UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
(cid:57) Cengiz Hakan AYDIN, Anadolu University, TURKEY
(cid:57) Fawzi BAROUD, Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences,
LEBANON
(cid:57) Géza BOGNÁR, Dennis Gabor Applied University, HUNGARY
(cid:57) Driss BOUZIDI, Hassan II Ain Chock University, MOROCCO
(cid:57) Tudor BRAGARU State University of Moldova, MOLDOVA
(cid:57) Zoran BUDIMAC, University of Novi Sad, SERBIA
(cid:57) Ciprian CEOBANU, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi, ROMANIA
(cid:57) Kamal Abou CHEDID, Notre Dame University, LEBANON
(cid:57) Roxana CRIU, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi, ROMANIA
(cid:57) Habil Valentina DAGIENE, Institute of Mathematics and
Informatics LITHUANIA
(cid:57) Maryia DAVIDOUSKAIA, Belarus State University, Minsk,
BELARUS
(cid:57) Zeineb DEYMI GHERIANI, Higher Institute of Languages in
Gabes, TUNISIA
(cid:57) Mahieddine DJOUDI, XLIM-SIC Lab. & IRMA Research Group,
University of Poitiers, FRANCE
(cid:57) Rositsa DONEVA, University of Plovdiv, BULGARIA
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