In order to trace how mobile assisted language learning (MALL) has evolved in recent years, we analysed studies published from 2000 to 2012 to examine their characteristics and research trends. These studies were published in international journals listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Sixty-nine studies that fit the time frame and study parameters were examined using a classification form. The results indicate that research in the field increased at a fast pace from 2008 and reached a peak in 2012. Teaching vocabulary with the use of cell phones and PDAs has remained popular over this period. A significant number of studies did not base their research on any theoretical framework. Applied and design-based research dominated the field, and these studies generally adopted quantitative research methods. Reflecting on these results, we suggest directions for future research and practices in the field.
This study identified critical issues in the design of a blended learning environment by examining basic design considerations and implementation issues. Following a designbased research approach with the phenomenological tradition of qualitative research, the study investigated instructor experiences relating to the design, development, and implementation processes of a blended course. The results reveal that the design considerations centred on the pedagogical approach, course organization, materials preparation, interactions, and the instructor's and students' roles. The affordances of the implementation included the arousal of the students' interest and participation, flexibility, time conservation, the ability to track student progress, and the improvement of interaction, collaboration, and communication opportunities. The challenges were increased workload, course and time management, overlaps, and the creation of harmony between the face-toface and online environments. The overall results show that the critical issues involved context, the pedagogical framework, instructor competency, and technical issues in the blended course design.
ÖzetGünümüzde yükseköğretimde köklü dönüşümü gerekli kılan pek çok faktörden söz edilmektedir. Bunların başında değişen öğrenci profilleri ve iş dünyasının gereksinimleri doğrultusunda şekillenen yeni profesyonelleşme ve mesleki uzmanlaşma anlayışı gelmektedir. Bu anlayış 21. yüzyıl becerileri olarak adlandırılan eleştirel düşünme, problem çözme, işbirliğine dayalı çalışma, etkili iletişim kurma, yaratıcı ve yenilikçi düşünme gibi becerilerle birlikte belirli bir alana yönelik temel bilgilerin aktarılmasının ötesinde bir profesyonelleşmeyi yansıtmaktadır. Bununla birlikte esas amacı bilimsel bilgi üretmek ve bilim eğitimi vermek olan üniversitelerin bir mesleğin nasıl icra edileceğine ilişkin yetiştirme adı verilen eğitime yönelmedeki yetersizliği mezunların gerçek iş yaşamındaki koşullara hazır olamamalarına neden olmuştur. Sonuç olarak Kitlesel Açık Çevrimiçi Dersler gibi farklı arayışların ortaya çıkması bu sorunların bir sonucu olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Bu değişim rüzgârının öğretmenlik mesleği eğitimine yönelik mevcut anlayışı da etkilemesi kaçınılmazdır. Bu nedenle Türkiye'de öğretmen yetiştirmede geçmişten miras kalan sorunlarla birlikte kuramsal bilgi ağırlıklı eğitim, öğrenci sayısındaki artış ve buna bağlı öğretim elemanı yetersizlikleri, öğretim elemanı profilleri, mezunların istihdam sorunları, öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik algı gibi konular mevcut öğretmen yetiştirme anlayışında köklü değişiklikler yapılmasını gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yükseköğretimde dönüşümü ivmelendiren etmenlerle birlikte Türkiye'de öğretmen yetiştirmenin sorunlarını mevcut alanyazın ışığında tartışarak çözüm olarak taslak bir öğretmen yetiştirme modeli önermek ve modeli paydaşların tartışmasına sunmaktır. TEACHER TRAINING PROBLEMS OF TURKEY ON THE THRESHOLD OF HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION AND A SUPPORT MODEL AbstractIn today's society, a number of factors have emerged requiring radical transformations in higher education. Foremost among these factors are the changing profiles of students and growing demands of the business world on the changing nature of professionalization and expertise. This reflects a further training need beyond gaining basic knowledge and skills, but rather integrating 21st century skills of critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, communication, creativity, decision making, innovative thinking and as such. As the places for creating scientific knowledge, universities fail to sustain effective training approaches that fulfill their graduates' needs to be ready for real world jobs. Consequently, seeks for alternative approaches together with technological advances reveal new ways to fulfill these needs such as Massive Open Online Courses. Inevitably, teacher education programs are to be affected by these pressures as well. The literature highlights the unsolved problems of the Turkish teacher education programs such as programs heavily based on theoretical information, increasing numbers of students and inadequate numbers of teacher educators, roles and profiles of teacher ...
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