I was born in a small but naturally beautiful countryside village, called Tepebasi, in city of Artvin, in Turkey in 01.11.1973.As you see my  horoscope is Libra then I like music, sport, swimming and social events. I am also very interested in Turkish folk-dancing. I am happily married  with Zuhal, who is Research Assistant at the Deparment of Music in Selcuk University in Turkey. She is currently doing her Educational Doctorate (EdD) at Leicester University. You can see our photos here.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

      My educational background as follows;
 

1998-   --	Doctor in Education (EdD)	University of Nottingham
1996-1997	Master Degree in Education (MEd)	University of Newcastle upon Tyne
1990-1994	Primary Teacher Training  (B.Ed)	Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon
1986-1989	High school	Kazim Karabekir Lycee in Artvin
1983-1986	Secondary School	Gazi Ilkogretim Okulu in Artvin
1981-1986	Primary School	Gazi Ilkogretim Okulu in Artvin

WORK EXPERIENCE

After graduating from the Primary Teacher Training Programme at Karadeniz Technical University, I worked as a Primary Teacher in various village schools in Turkey, for one year. Then, in 1995, I moved to university and I currently work as a Research Assistant in the Department of Primay Teacher Training, where I was graduated from. After completing 6 months intensive English course at Bilkent University, in 1996, I have started to my Master degree at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. My study was sponsored by the World Bank/YOK within the National Education Development Project (NEDP). In 1997, I completed my MEd degree and moved to the Nottingham University to do my Doctorate Study in January 1998.
 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

My particular interest is Applications of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in Primary Schools, and beside that as a primary teacher trainee I am also studying at the university level where I focus on the Professional Development and  ICT for pre-service teachers.

Title of MEd.Dissertation:

Teacher Confidence in Using Information Technology: Reflections for Turkish Teacher Trainers

Other Studies:

Master (M.Ed)

• Strenghts and Weaknessess in teaching Design and Technology.
• Overcoming deficiencies in Design and Technology Education.
• Effective Teaching Strategies in Primary Schools.
• In-service Teacher Training in the UK.
• Rural School Education in the UK (Comperative study - group assignment).

• Assesing, Monitoring Pupils' Progression in Information Technology in Primary Schools: A study Proposal for Research Techniques.
• Evaluating the Impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on the Culture of  School: Changing School Practice through ICT.
• The role of ICT in Teacher Professional Development: teachers' perceptions of ICT and pedagogy.
• Effective use of Information and Communications Technology  in teaching and learning studies in pre-service and in-service teacher education.
• Strategies for Teacher Education: Turkey in the past, present and future. (An Analysis of Pedagogy in Turkish Initial Teacher Education Programmes)
• ICT in Initial Teacher Education Programmes: What can Turkey learn from a range of international perspectives?

  MAPE (Micros and Primary Education)

  Association for the Advencement of Computin in Education (AACE)

  ACITT (National Association for Co-ordinators and Teachers of Information Technology)

  Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education

   ITTE (The Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education)

   Inclusive Technology - NASEN (National Association for Special Educational Needs)

    Technology Integration

   Children's Software Revue

   EDUCASE (Transforming Education through Information Technologies)

   UK Net Year Webb Site

    BBC Education

    National Curriculum

    National Grid for Learning

    National Literacy Trust

    OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education)

    National Association of Headteachers

    Teacher Net UK

    Virtual Teacher Centre

    Centre for Teaching & Learning

    British Educational Research Association (BERA)

   Teaching and Teacher Education Journal

    NISS Information for Education

   Education-line Homepage

   US Department of Education Report and Studies

  Education Policy Analysis Archieves (Arizona State University)

  CARFAX (International Periodical Publishers)

   Search ERIC Database
 

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