How to Use Educational Technologies to Increase Student Engagement
Tarih:
Başlangıç Zamanı: Starting Time 02:00 pm ~ 04:00 pm
Konum: DB-14 (New Campus)
TED University Center for Teaching and Learning is inviting all our academics to the seminar entitled “How to Use Educational Technologies to Increase Student Engagement” by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Murat Sözer, Koç University.
Bio:
Murat Sözer: Director, Koç University Office of Learning and Teaching (KOLT), Istanbul, Turkey. Associate Professor, Koç University, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Istanbul, Turkey
He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering at METU in 1986 and 1989, respectively; and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware in 1995. His research areas include modeling and control of composite materials manufacturing processes such as resin transfer molding and vacuum assisted resin infusion; material characterization experiments (permeability and compaction); fluid mechanics; and porous media flows. Professor Sozer has published more than 40 articles in the leading journals and conference proceedings, and co-authored one book and three chapters on process modeling in composites manufacturing. He is the director of Koç University Office of Learning and Teaching (KOLT) since September 2012. KOLT has the following services to students, teaching assistants and faculty: peer-supported tutoring service; basic academic skills seminars for new-coming students; conversation circles for fluency in speaking English, training workshops for teaching assistants; curriculum development; teaching workshops for faculty; mid-semester course evaluations; promoting active learning (such as team-based learning and flipped classroom) and blended learning through learning management systems (MOODLE and Blackboard); supporting faculty to prepare new MOOC (Coursera) courses. He is the recipient of "Outstanding Teaching Award" (Koç University wide) given by the President of Koç University, Prof. Umran Inan in 2011-2012 academic year when it was organized for the first time in the university history.