Reflections on the Use of Technology in Classroom: The case of FATİH Project

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2, 122 - 126, 01.12.2017

Olcay Esen Selahattin Arslan

Öz

Educational environments that previously only made
use of a blackboard and chalk have now been replaced by student-centric ones,
rich with materials and supported by technology. This evolution will inevitably
lead to a number of differences in the educational environment. The objective
of the present study is to reflect on learning environments enhanced with interactive
boards and tablet computers within the scope of Fatih project. The changes in
the teacher’s class preparation and in the behaviors of both the students and
the teacher in the classroom were examined, as well as the differences in
teaching practices. Furthermore, the problems occurring during the
implementation phase of the project were established. Action research
(researcher teacher) method was used in 
this study and  data was gathered
from video recordings (each teaching practice was video-recorded), the
researcher’s journal and observations. The students’ communication with the
teachers, as well as among themselves, was improved and it was also observed
that some students, who did not participate in class in the conventional
learning environment, showed more active participation. Technological problems
encountered by students in the classroom, as well as the activity based
problems, caused students to move around the classroom, thus creating new
levels of communication even among the students who previously had not
interacted that much. A limited and slow internet connection, together with a
lack of sufficient learning content, are some of the main problems that limited
tablet computer use for some of the students. Such problems hindered the motivation
of both the teacher and the students, causing the students to lose
concentration and focus on non-class-related activities.

Anahtar Kelimeler

technology enhanced teaching, student and teacher behaviors, fatih project

Kaynakça

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