BTÖ708 - ADOPTION and ACCEPTANCE of EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOPTION and ACCEPTANCE of EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS | BTÖ708 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None, but some prior experience with diffusion recommended | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Project Design/Management | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Yasemin K. Usluel | |||||
| Course objective | The students are expected to evaluate innovations in technology, their adoption process and variables in that process by establishing relationship between theory and model in educational context, and to analyze probable effects of that process on society with a critical viewpoint. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Innovations in educational context, adoption process, variables which take part in adoption process, theories and models related to adoption, designing and testing models oriented to explain adoption process by taking into account research results and existing implementations. | |||||
| References | Im, I., Hong, S., & Kang, M. S. (2011). An international comparison of technology adoption: Testing the UTAUT model. Information & Management, 48(1), 1-8. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2010.09.001 Sanchez-Franco, M. J. (2010). WebCT ? The quasimoderating effect of perceived affective quality on an extending Technology Acceptance Model. Computers & Education, 54 (1), 37-46. Schepers, J., ve Wetzels, W. (2007). A meta-analysis of the TAM-investigating subjecting norm and moderation affects. Information and management, 44(1), 90?103. Straub, E.T. (2009). Understanding Technology Adoption: Theory and Future Directions for Informal Learning. Review Of Educational Research, 79, 625 Usluel, Y.K, Avcı, Ü., Kurtoğlu, M. Ve Uslu, N. (2013). Yeniliklerin Benimsenmesi Sürecinde Rol Oynayan Değişkenlerin Betimsel Tarama Yöntemiyle İncelenmesi. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 33, ss. 53-71 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Review of course content |
| Week 2 | Scientific methods, theories and models |
| Week 3 | Adoption process of educational innovations |
| Week 4 | Introduction to theories and models existing in literature |
| Week 5 | Theories and models |
| Week 6 | Theories and models |
| Week 7 | Determining variables explaining adoption process |
| Week 8 | Determining variables explaining adoption process |
| Week 9 | Determining variables explaining adoption process |
| Week 10 | Examples related to technological innovations in educational context |
| Week 11 | Implementations related to those examples |
| Week 12 | Designing model proposals by establishing relationship between theory and model |
| Week 13 | Gathering data in order to test models |
| Week 14 | Gathering data in order to test models |
| Week 15 | Testing models |
| Week 16 | Writing reports related to current and prospective situation of adoption process of educational innovations |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 10 | 40 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 50 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 11 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 8 | 96 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Homework assignment | 10 | 12 | 120 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 38 | 65 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Contributing to the theories and praxis in the field of CEIT (Computer Education and Instructional Technology) by utilizing scientific and higher order thinking skills | X | ||||
| 2. To make scientific researches in order to contribute to the literature and practice in the field of CEIT. | X | ||||
| 3. Developing data collection tools for CEIT and using them to access and evaluate data. | X | ||||
| 4. Developing and conducting collaborative national or international projects for solving social or field-specific problems | X | ||||
| 5. Conducting research on designing, developing and diffusion e-learning environments based on learning-teaching theories | X | ||||
| 6. Developing, implementing, diffusion and evaluating instructional designs for the needs of organizations in online or blended learning environments | X | ||||
| 7. Conduct face-to-face/online/mixed interdisciplinary studies based on field-specific theory or practice. | X | ||||
| 8. Planning, conducting and evaluating research based on Turkey's ICT vision, strategic goals and action plans | X | ||||
| 9. Developing theory/model based on social/psychological/educational/cognitive variables related to the effects of technology on human life | X | ||||
| 10. To follow and utilize current research methods in scientific research | X | ||||
| 11. Basing professional ethics on all work | X | ||||
| 12. Designing and developing research/applications related to social media and gaming and evaluating their impact | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest