Adaptive (Individualized) Web Based Learning Environment
I am currently working to design and develop adaptive web-based learning environments. The goal of the research is to incorporate appropriate instructional strategies and activities by examining individual characteristics of learners.
Participants: Fethi Inan, Fatih Ari (student), Raymond Flores (student), Angela Smith (student), Ismahan Arslan-Ari (student), JongPil Cheon
Factors Affecting Technology Integration in K-12 Schools
This study involves the examination of direct and indirect effects of school setting, teacher characteristics, and professional development factors on technology use in K-12 classrooms. Participants: Fethi Inan, Deborah Lowther, Steven Ross
Case based Reasoning and TPACK
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of case based learning activities on preservice teacher technology integration planning. Participants: Fethi Inan, Lucy Green (student), Ismahan Arslan-Ari (student), Fatih Ari (student)
Evaluation of PT3(Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology) Projects
I am working with colleagues from The University of Memphis, University of North Carolina, and University of Wyoming to synthesize findings from PT3 grants across the nation on curriculum change and field experience aspects of teacher education. Participants: Clif Mims, Drew Polly, Fethi Inan, Craig Shepherd
Isolation of Online Graduate Students
The purposes of this research are to: (1) develop and validate an instrument that measures graduate student isolation enrolled in online programs, and (2) determine perceived levels of isolation of graduate students in online programs at a postsecondary educational institution in Turkey and the United States.
Participants: Doris Bolliger, Fethi Inan, Erman Yukselturk
Evaluation of Online Certificate Programs
I am working with the Internet Based Education Project of the Middle East Technical University in Turkey to evaluate program effectiveness. The purpose of current study is to examine the factors affecting online certificate students participation, satisfactions, and achievement. Participants: Fethi Inan, Erman Yukselturk
Modality Principles in Multimedia Learning
This study examined the extent to which the modality principle of multimedia learning extends to learning from a static diagram and associated hypertext.
Participants: Steven Crooks, Fethi Inan, JongPil Cheon, Fatih Ari (student), Raymond Flores(student)