Öğretim Elemanlarının Pandemi Sonrası Çevrimiçi Eğitim Vermeye Yönelik İhtiyaçlarının Belirlenmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 81 - 119, 29.03.2025

Yasemin Demiraslan Çevik , Dilek Avcı , Şeyhmus Aydoğdu , Sibel Somyürek

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı öğretim elemanlarının pandemi sonrası çevrimiçi eğitim verme ihtiyaçlarının belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın katılımcıları ulusal düzeyde yükseköğretim kurumlarında görev yapan ve uygun örnekleme yoluyla seçilen 166 öğretim elemanından oluşmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla araştırmacılar tarafından bir ihtiyaç analizi anketi geliştirilmiştir. Ankette “Demografik Özellikler ve Mesleki Deneyim, Pandemi Dönemi Çevrimiçi Eğitim Deneyimi, Çevrimiçi Öğretim İhtiyaçları ve Tercih Edilen Destek Biçimleri” olmak üzere 4 bölüm yer almıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre katılımcıların pandemi sürecinde ders verirken öğretimi planlama ve teknik süreçleri yönetmeden ziyade özellikle öğrenci katılımını sağlama konusunda zorlandıkları belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, katılımcıların pandemi sonrasında büyük ölçüde yüz yüze öğrenme ortamını tercih ettikleri ortaya konulmuştur. Ayrıca, katılımcılar çevrimiçi eğitim vermeye ilişkin tüm alt yeterlik alanlarında kendilerini geliştirme ihtiyaçlarının düşük düzeyde olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir. Üstelik, katılımcıların çevrimiçi eğitim yetkinliği kazanmalarına ilişkin tercih ettikleri destek türlerinin pandemi öncesi ve sonrasında benzerlik gösterdiği dikkati çekmiştir. Araştırma bulguları alan yazın çerçevesinde ele alınarak öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Çevrimiçi Eğitim, Yüksek Öğretim, İhtiyaç Analizi

Ethical Statement

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Etik Komisyonu, 5.01.2023, E-35853172-900-00002609880.

Supporting Institution

Çalışma TÜBİTAK tarafından desteklenen 122G163 nolu proje kapsamında gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Project Number

TÜBİTAK 122G163 nolu proje

Identifying the Needs of Faculty Members to Deliver Online Training after the Pandemic

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to identify the needs of faculty members in delivering online education after the pandemic. The participants in the study consisted of 166 faculty members working in higher education institutions at a national level, selected through convenience sampling. A needs analysis questionnaire was developed by the researchers to collect data for the study. The questionnaire consisted of 4 sections: 'Demographic characteristics and professional experience, the experience of online education during the pandemic period, online teaching needs, and preferred forms of support'. According to the research results, the participants had difficulties mainly in ensuring student participation rather than planning lessons and managing technical processes while teaching during the pandemic process. However, it was found that participants largely preferred a face-to-face learning environment after the pandemic. In addition, participants indicated that their need for self-improvement in all sub-competencies related to online education was at a low level. It was also noteworthy that the types of support participants preferred to gain online learning skills were similar before and after the pandemic. The research findings were discussed in the context of the literature, and recommendations were made.

Keywords

Online Education, Higher Education, Needs Assessment

Ethical Statement

Hacettepe University ethics committee, 5.01.2023, E-35853172-900-00002609880

Supporting Institution

The study was carried out within the scope of the project numbered 122G163 supported by TUBITAK.

Project Number

TÜBİTAK 122G163 nolu proje

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