Distance Education in Primary and Secondary Schools
Distance Education in Primary and Secondary Schools
Prof. Dr. Nizami AKTÜRKGeneral Director
Republic of TurkeyMinistry of National Education
General Directorate of Educational Technologies
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Overview
Accessing Information Portal Global Gateway Skoool Virtual School Think.com Distance Education Schools MONE Internet TV and Internet Radio
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Some Figures about Turkey
Area 814 578 km2
Population 72 065 000 (2005)
Number of Provinces 81
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Number of Students, Teachers and Schools (2005-2006)
Schools Students Teachers
Primary Education
34 990 10 673 935 389 859
Secondary Education
7 435 3 258 254 185 317
TOTAL 42 425 13 932 189 575 176
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Turkish National Education System
Types of Institutions
Computers Internet * Students Students per
Computer
Primary Education
238 000 15 758 10 673 935 45
Secondary Education
168 000 5 002 3 258 254 19
Total 406 000 20 760 13 932 189 34
* ADSL Internet connections to other MONE institutions: 3 364 Total Connections: 24 124
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Usage of Computers
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Accessing Information Portal
Accessing Information Portal has been launched in 2006.
Purpose: Integration of e-learning techniques to
education, More effective education, Individual learning, Linkages to the other educational web pages
on the Internet.
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Services:
Educational softwares that support curriculum,
Educational contents for students, teachers, administrators and parents
Accessing Information Portal
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Accessing Information Portal
Services:
Foreign Language Teaching Vocational Education e-Mail and web pages for students, Search engines and links
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Accessing Information Portal
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Global Gateway
Turkey is a partner of Global Gateway site;
Protocol between British Council and MONE
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Global Gateway
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Skoool.tr
“skoool.tr” education portal is an information source for students, teachers and parents.
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Skoool.tr
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Think.com “Think.com” provides an environment for students
and teachers to share their ideas and help to each other.
The translation of “Think.com” education portal has been completed.
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Think.com
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Virtual School
Purpose:
To support students and teachers in formal education with web-based teaching and learning materials,
To support lesson activities with web-based materials
Virtual School will be launched in www.egitim.gov.tr
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Virtual School
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Distance Education Schools
Open High School, Open Primary School, Open Vocational High School and Open Vocational and Technical School
Students’ course books are published from web pages.
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Internet TV and Radio
Internet TV and Radio
Audio-visual educational materials in archieves of General Directorate of Educational Technologies,
TV and Radio programs of Open High School, Open Primary School, Open Vocational High School and Open Vocational and Technical School.
are broadcasted via internet for students and teachers.
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Internet TV and Radio
