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Workshop: The Use of Eye-Tracking Technology in Education

Dear Faculty Members,

As part of the digital transformation efforts carried out within the Faculty of Education at TED University, a workshop on "The Use of Eye Movement Tracking Technology in Education" will be held on March 20, 2025, from 14:00 to 16:00 in D014.

In parallel with the changes in the education system and trends in our country and around the world, a meeting and exchange of information were held on February 27, 2025, with the participation of all faculty members of the Faculty of Education. During the meeting, the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay, provided insights into the impact of new technologies and artificial intelligence on education systems and the possible consequences of this impact. Following this, a discussion was conducted with faculty members on various educational models.

Our faculty member from the Department of English Language Teaching, Mehmet Sak, has co-authored the article titled "Navigating the Flow: The Dynamic Nature of Language Learners’ Well-Being in Directed Motivational Currents" with Dr. Arkadiusz Pietluch (University of Rzeszów, Poland). The article has been published in the International Journal of Applied Linguistics, which is indexed in the SSCI-Q1 category.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Balaman has joined the Editorial Advisory Board of the SYSTEM journal. SYSTEM (1879-3282) is ranked as the 3rd best journal in Linguistics (3/296) and the 15th best journal in Education and Educational Research (15/760) among the SSCI-indexed journals (JCR 2023, Web of Science).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Balaman's article titled "Pre-service Language Teachers’ Collaborative Management of the Shared Video-Mediated Interactional Space for Pedagogical Task Design" has been published in Linguistics and Education, which is indexed in the SSCI-Q1 category.

You can access the article via the following link: 

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kWxq3CKC-KMB1.

Our Department of English Language Education faculty member, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Balaman, has published an article titled "Pre-service language teachers’ collaborative management of the shared video-mediated interactional space for pedagogical task design" in the Linguistics and Education journal, which is indexed in the SSCI-Q1 category.

You can access the article via the following link: 

Our Department of English Language Education faculty member, Asst. Prof. Dr. Semih Ekin, has published an article titled "Development of Interactional Competence in a Virtual Exchange Setting: Focus on Diversification of Participatory Actions" in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, which is indexed in the SSCI-Q1 category.

You can access the article via the following link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/16094069251316743.

The TED Ambassadors project, conducted since 2019 in collaboration between TED University’s Faculty of Education and the Turkish Education Association, continues to broaden the horizons of prospective teachers with growing interest each year. This project, which greatly contributes to the professional and personal development of the university’s senior students from the Faculty of Education, offers future educators a unique experience.

On December 6, 2024, Dr. Şerife Demircioğlu, the Deputy General Manager of Beştepe College, participated as a guest speaker in the ED 460 "Curriculum in International Contexts" course, conducted by Lecturer Dr. Gizem Güzeller. Dr. Demircioğlu introduced the Cambridge system to our prospective teachers through interactive activities and drama techniques.

On December 5, 2024, as part of the ED 450 "STEM Education in Schools" course conducted by Lecturer Dr. Gizem Güzeller, a visit was organized to the Middle East Technical University (METU) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Application and Research Center (BİLTEMM).

During the visit, Research Assistant Elçin Erbasan provided our prospective teachers with information about LEGO Education and facilitated STEM education activities using LEGO Education products.