Zaman ve mekan sınırlaması olmaksızın yaşamın içinde evde, mahallede, parkta vb. farklı ortamlarda öğrenmenin gerçekleşebileceğini ifade eden informal öğrenme, bireylerin öğrenmesini desteklemekte ve bilginin yapılandırılmasına katkı sunmaktadır. Bireyleri öğrenme sürecinde aktif kılan, sosyal yaşantıyla yeni bilgileri öğreten, bilgiler arasında farklı ilişkiler kurulmasına imkan tanıyan informal öğrenme ortamları, okuldışı öğrenme ortamları olarak tanınmaktadır. Eğitimde önemli yeri olan öğretmenler öğrenme süreçlerini planlarken farklı informal öğrenme ortamlarını (müze, hayvanat bahçesi, sinema salonu vb.) kullanırlar. Hem öğrenme hem de öğretim süreçlerini yöneten öğretmenler, okul içi olduğu kadar okul dışındaki öğrenme ortamlarında da kişisel ve mesleki gelişimleri için aktifdirler. Öğretmenler öğretim süreçlerinde öğrenciler için informal öğrenme ortamlarını kullanırken kendi kişisel ve mesleki gelişimleri için de kullanabilirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı sınıf öğretmenlerin informal öğrenme ortamlarının kullanımına ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Nitel araştırmanın esas alındığı bu araştırmada durum çalışması yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Temel eğitim kurumlarında çalışan 9 sınıf öğretmeni ile yapılan görüşmede araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler betimsel ve içerik analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda sınıf öğretmenleri informal öğrenme ortamını; esnek sınıf, özgürlük, plansız yaşam, bağımsız öğrenme olarak tanımlamışlardır. Öğretmenler kişisel ve mesleki gelişimlerini sağlamak içinen çok zümre oldukları öğretmen online sitelerini, web 2.0 araçlarını, eğitimsel kimliği olan ünlü kişilerin sosyal medya hesaplarını informal öğrenme ortamları olarak takip etmektedirler. Öğretmenler dijital alanda; arama yapma, kendi kendine deneme yapma, aynı ya da farklı branşlardan öğretmenlerleişbirliği yapma gibi farklı çalışmalar yürütmüşlerdir. İnformal öğrenme ortamlarını etkili kullanmanın önündeki engelleri ise zamanın yetmemesi, online ortamlara güvensiz olmaları, farklı informal öğrenme ortamlardan habersiz olmaları, yeteri kadar motivasyonlarının olmaması olarak sıralamışlardır.
Informal learning environments, which do not express any official institution, express the areas that we can be in our lives at any time and that we can constantly visit in our learning life, support the learning of individuals and contribute to the structuring of knowledge. These environments, which make individuals active in the learning process, teach social life and new information, and enable different relationships to be established between information, are one of the out-of-school learning environments. Teachers, who have an important place in education, experience different learning processes like students. Teachers who manage both learning and teaching situations are active in learning environments outside of school as well as in school. The aim of this study is to determine teachers' views on the use of informal learning environments. In this study, which is based on qualitative research, the case study method was used. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher was used in the interview with 9 classroom teachers working in basic education institutions. The data obtained were evaluated with descriptive and content analysis. As a result of the research, the classroom teachers used the informal learning environment; flexible classroom, freedom, unplanned life, independent learning. Teachers mostly follow teacher online sites, web 2.0 tools, social media accounts of famous people with educational identity as informal learning environments. Teachers frequently carry out activities such as searching in the digital area, doing self-experiments, collaborating with different teachers in informal learning environments. They listed the barriers to effective use of informal learning environments as lack of time, distrust of online environments, unawareness of different informal learning environments, and lack of motivation.In life, at home, in the neighborhood, in the park, etc., without any limitation of time and place. Informal learning, which states that learning can take place in different environments, supports the learning of individuals and contributes to the structuring of knowledge. Informal learning environments that make individuals active in the learning process, teach new information through social life, and enable the establishment of different relationships between information are known as out-of-school learning environments. Teachers, who have an important place in education, use different informal learning environments (museum, zoo, movie theater, etc.) when planning their learning processes. Teachers, who manage both learning and teaching processes, are active in their personal and professional development in learning environments outside the school as well as inside the school. While teachers use informal learning environments for students in their teaching processes, they can also use them for their own personal and professional development. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of classroom teachers regarding the use of informal learning environments. In this research, which is based on qualitative research, the case study method was used. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher was used in the interviews with 9 classroom teachers working in basic education institutions. The data obtained was evaluated by descriptive and content analysis. As a result of the research, classroom teachers define the informal learning environment; They defined it as flexible classroom, freedom, unplanned life, independent learning. In order to ensure their personal and professional development, teachers follow the teacher online sites, web 2.0 tools, and social media accounts of famous people with educational identities as informal learning environments. Teachers in the digital field; They carried out different studies such as searching, experimenting on their own, and collaborating with teachers from the same or different branches. They listed the obstacles to using informal learning environments effectively as not having enough time, being distrustful of online environments, being unaware of different informal learning environments, and not having enough motivation.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Informal Learning, Out-of-School Learning, Lifelong learning |
Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2024 |
Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 9 Issue: 1 |