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Article A Phenomenological Study of Instructors’ Experiences on an Open Source Learning Management System(Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011) Çiğdemoğlu, Ceyhan; Arslan, Harika Özge; Akay, HasanThis paper focuses on instructors’ experiences on usage of an open-source Learning Management System (LMS), Moodle in their courses. The study was conducted in a private university in Ankara, Turkey where the widespread use of the Moodle has only recently started. The phenomenological design has been utilized as qualitative research method for this paper. The Participants comprised in structures from different faculties who are new users of the Moodle. Open-ended interviews were carried out, and the data was transcribed into codes and themes. The research findings indicate that instructors have different impressions from the system in terms of their effort and expectation.Article Taking Attention on Environmental Issues by an Attractive Educational Game: Enviropoly(Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011) Arslan, Harika Özge; Moseley, Christine; Çiğdemoğlu, CeyhanResearches in interdisciplinary teaching methodologies on environmental education and in assessing their impact were recommended in Thessaloniki Declaration (UNESCO, 1997). Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to develop and field test an educational game, EnviroPoly, to promote environmental literacy. The game was piloted with 44 elementary/mid level pre-service teachers. Afterwards five pre-service teachers met in a focus group to discuss the game and its procedures. The discussions and observations of the large group of teachers during play and the smaller focus group indicated that EnviroPoly is attractive, motivating, enjoyable and useful. Additionally the game was found to be applicable for different grade levels by adapting reading and question cards.
