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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
UZE579 - Virtual Learning and Practice Communities I. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ SERAP UĞUR
Mode of Delivery face to face and online
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Recommended Resources Virtual Learning Community: Definition & Environment. (2015, August 26). Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/virtual-learning-community-definition-environment.html.Swan, K., & Shea, P. (2005). The development of virtual learning communities. Learning together online: Research on asynchronous learning networks, 239-260.Gannon-Leary, P., & Fontainha, E. (2007). Communities of Practice and virtual learning communities: benefits, barriers and success factors. Barriers and Success Factors. eLearning Papers, (5).Nikiforos, S., Tzanavaris, S., & Kermanidis, K. L. (2020). Virtual learning communities (VLCs) rethinking: Collaboration between learning communities. Education and Information Technologies, 25(5), 3659-3675.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Online learning communities, overviews and frameworks
Week - 2 The functioning of international and national learning communities and practice societies
Week - 3 Online learning environment design and implementation
Week - 4 Platforms used for online learning – 1
Week - 5 Platforms used for online learning – 2
Week - 6 Technologies used in online learning environments
Week - 7 Midterm Exam
Week - 8 Gamification applications in online learning environments
Week - 9 Management of online learning environments
Week - 10 Managing information and data in online learning environments
Week - 11 Data security in online learning environments
Week - 12 Management of online learning environments
Week - 13 Being in the digital universe
Week - 14 Final Project

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