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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