Pre–Service Teachers’ Lived Experiences with Taking Courses through Learning Management Systems: A Qualitative Study

Esra ERGUL SONMEZ; Mustafa KOC

doi:https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.415823

Makale detayları

Pre–Service Teachers’ Lived Experiences with Taking Courses through Learning Management Systems: A Qualitative Study

Yazarlar:

Esra ERGUL SONMEZ | Mustafa KOC

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2018 Vol.19 Issue 2, pp.101-116

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000781228

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.415823

Özet:

 


Learning management systems (LMS) are web–based platforms used for enhancing and supporting classroom teaching or delivering online instruction. Much of the earlier research has focused on their technological features and implementations into instruction. However, investigating what and how teachers and students think about and experience with LMS based on their actual usage is needed to realize educational potential of these systems. This study aimed to investigate pre–service teachers’ lived experiences about taking courses through Moodle LMS. The research was designed as a qualitative study. Data were collected through semi–structured interviews and analyzed through content analysis technique via Nvivo 7.0 software. The sample included 25 college students majoring in Computer and Instructional Technology Education at a state university in Turkey. Majority of the participants indicated that Moodle was user–friendly, beneficial and enhancer for interaction with both instructor and course content. Participants identified “assignments”, “resources”, and “forum” as the most effective instructional modules. On the other hand, some argued that Moodle could not provide face–to–face interaction like in the classrooms and thus it was not suitable for certain math and non–math courses requiring such interaction. They also found registration to course website as the biggest technical challenge.

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Makale detayları

Pre–Service Teachers’ Lived Experiences with Taking Courses through Learning Management Systems: A Qualitative Study

Yazarlar: Esra ERGUL SONMEZ | Mustafa KOC

Yayıncı: Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2018 Vol.19 Issue 2, pp.101-116

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000781228

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

pISSN: 1302-6488

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.415823

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Esra ERGUL SONMEZ | Mustafa KOC

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2018 Vol.19 Issue 2, pp.101-116

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000781228

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.415823