Internet Usage Habits as a Part of Distance Higher Education

Firat TUFAN

Makale detayları

Internet Usage Habits as a Part of Distance Higher Education

Yazarlar:

Firat TUFAN

Yayıncı:

Ali ŞİMŞEK

Dergi:

Contemporary Educational Technology 2016 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.160-173

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000768003

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-517X

Özet:

 

Within the scope of this study, which deals with distance education method as a communication process, a focus group interview was conducted with voluntary students who were randomly selected from various areas/majors at the Department of Distance Education in Istanbul University in order to determine the relationship between their general Internet usage habits and their Internet usage as a part of distance learning and in line with their expectations. The questions posed for the students during the interview process were drawn up on the basis of Internet medium serving a mass medium and for multi-purposes. The study revealed a positive relationship between general Internet usage habits of distance education students and their particular Internet usage habits during their education. It is concluded that the ability of students to adapt to social media applications and especially to social networks, which are the latest Internet applications based on interactive communications, is considerably high. The expectations of the students from the latest Internet applications are also high when it comes to distance education process.

Makale detayları

Internet Usage Habits as a Part of Distance Higher Education

Yazarlar: Firat TUFAN

Yayıncı: Ali ŞİMŞEK

Dergi: Contemporary Educational Technology 2016 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.160-173

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2016

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000768003

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 1309-517X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Firat TUFAN

Yayıncı:

Ali ŞİMŞEK

Dergi:

Contemporary Educational Technology 2016 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.160-173

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000768003

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-517X