Developing information technology skills of academic staff at the department of educational sciences

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Purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of the in-service training course which promotes the instructional use of the tablet PCs. Since the teaching team of educational science department delivering teaching certificate classes, it is very important lecturers to have technology related knowledge, skills and to practice by exhibiting a model. The tablet PC training program was offered as a part of the infrastructure project, initiated by BAPKO. Participants of the study include the academic staff in the Department of Educational Sciences, Marmara University. Open ended questionnaire developed by researchers is used to collect research data. The findings of the study show that the in-service training caters to the needs which pertain to implementation. On the other hand, the findings of the study indicate that the in-service training program is limited in satisfying the needs of the academic staff

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Higher education , academics , professional development , educational technology , smart boards , tablet PC

Journal Of Educational Sciences

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Journal Of Educational Sciences