THE INTEGRATION OF INNOVATIVE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INTO EDUCATION: FATIH PROJECT IN TURKEY AND ISTE’S TEACHER STANDARDS

Eda Caglar
Kadir Has University

Abstract

New media switching the paradigms of traditional education requires the change of national education systems as well. The last project designed for integrating innovative technology supported education environments in education is Increasing Opportunities Improving Technology Movement (FATIH) Project, which is a countrywide, is now in the pilot application phase. In the scope of this pilot application, 52 schools in 17 cities have been provided tablet computers, interactive boards, document cameras and multifunctioning printers as new media technologies. Teachers of FATIH Project should comply with ISTE’s NETS*T which has been accredited standards for teachers on 2008 to benefit from advanced technology in education. The aim of this research is to determine the level of compliance between FATIH Project teachers’ usage of new media oriented innovative technology supported education environment and what ISTE’s NETS*T actually required. 1005 teachers who are using the new media provided by FATIH Project in 52 schools located in 17 cities have been asked to fill in an online survey composed of 162 items, which has been prepared and analyzed by Atatürk University staff: (Göktaş & at all. 2012). It has been observed that teachers’ pedagogical applications in innovative technology supported education environments of FATIH Project does not comply with ISTE’s NETS*T standards..

Keywords

New Media Supported and Oriented Education, FATIH Project, ISTE’s NETS*T, Innovative Technology.

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