jcer Journal of Computer and Education Research 2148-2896 Tamer KUTLUCA 10.18009/jcer.1792226 Specialist Studies in Education (Other) Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar (Diğer) Online Interdisciplinary Collaboration with the Six Thinking Hats Technique: Doctoral Students’ Problem-Solving Experiences Altı Şapkalı Düşünme Tekniği ile Çevrimiçi Disiplinler Arası İş Birliği: Doktora Öğrencilerinin Problem Çözme Deneyimleri https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-9117 Aruğaslan Emine Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi, Uzaktan Eğitim Meslek Yüksekokulu Çivril Hanife Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-1352 Özaydın Özkara Betül Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi 04 21 2026 14 09 27 2025 03 19 2026 Copyright © 2013, Journal of Computer and Education Research 2013 Journal of Computer and Education Research

This study aims to make visible the interdisciplinary online collaboration processes in addressing complex sustainability-related problems. The research was conducted with 15 doctoral students from different disciplines using the case study design, one of the qualitative research models. Participants worked in groups through the Moodle learning management system and applied the six thinking hats technique. Data collected during the study were analyzed using content analysis and organized under four main themes: Interdisciplinary collaboration experiences, experiences with the six thinking hats technique, online collaboration experiences, and group representative experiences and leadership roles. The findings indicated that participants perceived disciplinary diversity as contributing to creativity and knowledge sharing; the six thinking hats technique as supporting the organization of critical, creative, and systematic thinking; and online collaboration as enabling flexibility and accessibility while also involving technical and communicative limitations.

Bu çalışma, sürdürülebilirlik temalı karmaşık problemlerin çözümünde disiplinler arası çevrimiçi iş birliği süreçlerini görünür kılmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, farklı disiplinlerden gelen 15 doktora öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiş ve nitel araştırma modellerinden durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılar, moodle öğrenme yönetim sistemi aracılığıyla gruplar halinde çalışmış ve altı şapkalı düşünme tekniğini (AŞTD) uygulamışlardır. Araştırma süresince elde edilen veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle çözümlenmiş ve dört ana tema altında toplanmıştır: Disiplinler arası çalışma deneyimleri, altı şapkalı düşünme tekniği deneyimleri, çevrimiçi iş birliği deneyimleri ve grup temsilcisinin deneyimleri ile liderlik rolleri. Bulgular, katılımcıların disiplin çeşitliliğini yaratıcılık ve bilgi paylaşımına katkı sağlayan; AŞDT’yi eleştirel, yaratıcı ve sistematik düşünmeyi destekleyen; çevrimiçi iş birliğini ise esneklik ve erişilebilirlik sağlayan ancak teknik ve iletişimsel sınırlılıklar içeren bir deneyim olarak algıladıklarını göstermiştir.

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