Bilgi Teknolojileri, Bilgisayar Kullanımı ve Eğitimde Dijital Bölünme

Year 2008, Volume: 2 Issue: 3 - Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 113 - 122, 25.07.2016

Cevdet Yılmaz Mehmet Albayrak

Abstract

Internetin eğitim-öğretimin şeklini, zamanını ve mekanını dönüştürdüğü günümüzde yaygın olarak kabul edilmektedir. Internet; istenilen zamanda ve yerde öğrenmenin önünü açarak, eğitimin yapılış şeklini değiştirmiştir. Eğitim artık dört duvar, bir kara tahta ve zil saatine göre formatlanmamaktadır. Ancak, bu gelişmeler eğitimde bir dijital bölünmeye ve eğitime, teknolojiye ve bilgiye erişimde eşitsizliğe yol açmıştır. Çalışma, bir alan araştırması bulgularına dayanarak, teknoloji temelli eşitsizliklerle, bu eşitsizliklerin eğitsel ve toplumsal sonuçlarını irdelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca, eğitimde bilgisayar kullanımının teknolojiye erişimde ve teknolojiye karşı tutumlarda farklılaşmayı artırdığı bu çalışmanın temel tezini oluşturmaktadır. Bilgisayar kullanımının kent ve kır arasında bir kırılmaya yol açıp açmadığını da sorgulanmaktadır. Bulgular, bilgisayar kullanabilme yeterliliğinden ve bilgisayara ulaşımdan kaynaklanan bir dijital kırılmanın varlığına işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

Eğitim, bilgi teknolojileri, Internet, dijital kırılma

Information Technologies, Computer Use and Digital Divide in Education

Abstract

It is now widely acknowledged that the Internet has changed the shape, time, and location of learning. The Internet facilitates learning from any location at any time, transforming the way education is conducted. Hence, education is also no longer limited to four walls, one blackboard and set hours. However, the use of computers in education brings about a digital divide increasing inequalities in access to education, technology and information. This study analyzes the inequalities resulting from technology and the social structure formed by these inequalities by using survey data on the habit of computer use. The main hypothesis of the study is that the use of computer in education results in a differentiation regarding the use of computers and attitudes towards new technologies. Besides, this study aims at examining the question of whether there is a divide between rural and city schools in terms of access and the use of computers. The findings indicate that there is digital divide created not only by the habit of computer use but also shaped by the content of the habit and opportunities of computer use in education.

Keywords

Education, information technologies, Internet, digital divide

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