Internet-Supported Learning Model in Distance ELT Program at Anadolu University

INTERNET SUPPORTED LEARNING MODEL IN

DISTANCE ELT PROGRAM AT ANADOLU UNIVERSITY

Handan KOPKALLI-YAVUZMehmet Emin MUTLU

Anadolu University

9th METU International ELT Convention

Ankara, May 3-5 2006

Distance ELT Education Program

Initiated as a joint project with the Ministry of Education in 2000 to meet the demand for qualified English teachers needed in the primary and secondary schools



Distance ELT Education Program

Blended program 1st and 2nd year: face to face 2nd and 3rd year: distance education



Distance ELT Education Program:Distance education component

In distance education component (3rd and 4th year) Course material

Textbooks study guides online support (10 courses)

9th METU International ELT ConventionAnkara, May 3-5 2006

Online support: Design and development stages

Preparation of the project calender Design of the educational medium Forming teams Development of the software Development of course specific

educational design Regular meetings Implementation


Online support: Design and development

Teams Course coordinators Field specialist/Subject matter experts Educational designers Producer/developer Graphics specialists Audio specialists Computer programmers Project CoordinatorMore than 100 people


Online support: Implementation

In 2004-2005 academic year between November 2004 and June 2005 one unit/week

Continuing in 2005-2006 academic year


Implementation Results

Expected number of students: 5,407 Number of students who logged in:

3,430 3,430 students logged in 142,419

times, 41 log-ins/student Students can access one or more

courses per connection


Frequency of Log-ins 2004 December – 2005 September


Monthly Distribution

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Average grades


Descriptive Statistics

N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation

Average Grades 5407 1.00 91.20 64.8432 14.94659

Valid N (listwise) 5407

Correlation between grades and number of log-ins


ONEWAYAverage Grades

N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error95% Confidence Interval for Mean

Minimum Maximum

Lower Bound Upper Bound

0 1977 65.0003 17.46285 .39275 64.2301 65.7705 3.60 90.00

1 256 61.5362 17.04101 1.06506 59.4387 63.6336 8.60 87.00

2-4 442 61.9444 15.30035 .72776 60.5141 63.3747 1.00 85.80

5-12 585 62.3922 15.25200 .63059 61.1537 63.6307 11.60 90.60

13-23 530 64.5459 12.48817 .54245 63.4803 65.6116 12.80 88.80

24-39 522 66.4387 11.53584 .50491 65.4468 67.4306 3.40 87.40

40-74 550 66.8483 10.62306 .45297 65.9585 67.7381 18.60 88.00

75+ 545 67.5463 10.54978 .45190 66.6586 68.4339 14.60 91.20

Total 5407 64.8432 14.94659 .20327 64.4447 65.2417 1.00 91.20

Conclusion

The number of log-ins have a significant effect on students’ grades


Internet-Supported Learning Model in Distance ELT Program at Anadolu University

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