Tarkan Gürbüz
| Education | Activities |
| Professional Experience | Courses Given |
| Conference Presentations & Publications | Research Interests |
| Projects | Scholarships |
| Seminars Given | Professional Organizations |
| MBA | in International Business, MIB School of Management, Trieste, ITALY (2005). |
| Ph.D. | in Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, Department of CEIT, METU, Ankara, TURKEY (2004). |
| M.Sc. | in Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, Department of CEIT, METU, Ankara, TURKEY (1999). |
| B.Sc. | in Mathematics, Faculty of Arts & Science, Department of Mathematics, METU, Ankara, TURKEY (1995). |
| High School | Naval High School Command, Heybeliada, İstanbul, TURKEY (1988). |
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CERTIFICATES
| 8 June 2007 | Utah Valley State College Certificate of Excellence.
given by Director, Distance Education, Utah Valley State College, Orem, USA. |
| 28 May 2007 | Intel Teach Program Essential Course Senior Master Teacher Certificate.
given by Intel Education Turkey, Anadolu University, Eskişehir. |
| 19 September 2006 | Process Management and Development Seminar Completion Certificate.
given by KalDer, Ankara. |
| 18 October 2003 | Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams Course Completion Certificate.
given by the National Institutes of Health, USA. |
| 26 December 1990 | Responsible Manager Information Official Achievement Certificate.
given by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Tourism General Directorate of Travel Agencies, Ankara. |
| February 2006 - Present |
Instructor Department of Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, METU |
| February 2002-December 2003 |
Academic Consultant Web based education, Internet technologies,software development Interak Ltd. Şti. Kosgeb-Tekmer, METU |
| 02-08 September 2001 |
Tutor Ministry of National Education, Inservice Training Active Learning and Teaching Strategies Computer Aided Instruction seminar for Elementary School Teachers Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Burdur Eğitim Fakültesi |
| 17-29 July 2000 |
Tutor Ministry of National Education, Inservice Training Active Learning and Teaching Strategies Computer Aided Instruction Seminar for Elementary School Inspectors Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Burdur Eğitim Fakültesi |
| January, 1999 |
Tutor Educating Educators EĞİTEN II Faculty Development Project, Internet Based Synchronous Instruction Computer Literacy course for the faculty members of CEIT departments in different universities in Turkey Faculty of Education, METU |
| September 1998 |
Tutor Ministry of National Education, Inservice Training Computer Aided Instruction course for high school teachers Faculty of Education, METU |
| June 1998 |
Tutor Ministry of National Education, Inservice Training Computer Aided Instruction course for high school teachers Faculty of Education, METU |
| June 1998 - August 2004 |
Research & Teaching Assistant Department of Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, METU |
| September1996 – June 1998 |
Research Assistant Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, METU |
| June 1996 |
Tutor TED Ankara College, Inservice Training Computer Literacy course for the staff and teachers in the school TED Ankara College |
| December 1995 – September 1996 |
Computer Specialist Computer Center,Ted Ankara College |
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
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International | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2008) The Power of Knowledge Management in Higher Education. The International Consortium for Educational Development Conference (ICED 2008).12-15 June, The University Of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA. (p.29). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2008) Knowledge Management in Education. Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange 2008, The Open Conference on Technology in Education, (TTIX 2008). 5-6 June, Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah, USA. | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2008) Knowledge Management in Education and Research: An Elective Course at METU. 8th International Educational Technology Conference (IETC2008).06-09 May, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey. (p.-). | |
| Şerefoğlu, H., Durmaz, N., Gürbüz, T. (2008) Knowledge Management in Higher Education: An Overview Of Practices in a Department at METU. 8th International Educational Technology Conference (IETC2008).06-09 May, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey. (p.-). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2008) The Business Case for e-learning: A Graduate Course at METU. 2nd International Conference on Innovations In Learning for the Future: e-learning (Future-learning 2008).27-29 March, Istanbul University, Ortaköy Princess Otel, Istanbul, Turkey. (p.692-698). | |
| Gürbüz, T., Arı, F., Öztürk, B.A., Kubuş, O., Çağıltay, K. (2008) METU Instructional Technology Support Office: Accelerating Return on Investment Through e-learning Faculty Development. 2nd International Conference on Innovations In Learning for the Future: e-learning (Future-learning 2008), 27-29 March, Istanbul University, Ortaköy Princess Otel, Istanbul, Turkey. (p.107-114). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2007) Factors Leveraging the Collaborative Potential of Online Learning Environments. World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education (E-Learn 2007) , 15-19 October, Québec City, Québec, Canada. (p.44). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2007) Using New Technologies to Support Collaborative Methods of Instruction. Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange 2007, The Open Conference on Technology in Education, (TTIX 2007), 7-8 June, Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah, USA. | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2006) Building Learning Communities: Online Collaboration and e-learning. 2nd International Language Learning Conference (ILLC), 23-25 November, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, (Abstract proceedings pp. 26). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2006) Globalization of Education with e-learning. 2nd International Open and Distance Learning (IODL) Symposium, 13-15 September, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye. (Proceedings, pp. 235-244) | |
| Gürbüz, T., Yıldırım, S., Özden, M.Y. (2001) Comparison of On-Line and Traditional Computer Literacy Courses for Preservice Teachers: A Case Study. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 29(3), pp. 259-269. | |
| Gürbüz, T., Yıldırım, S., Özden, M.Y. (2000) A Comparison of Student Teachers' Attitudes Toward Computers in On-Line And Traditional Computer Literacy Courses: A Case Study.Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE 2000) Technology and Teacher Education Annual, pp. 348-354. | |
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| Kubuş,O., Arı,F., Çağıltay,K., Gürbüz,T., Öztürk,B.A., (2008) ODTÜ Açık Ders Malzemeleri Projesi 2nd International Computer & Instructional Technologies Symposium (ICITS 2008) .16-18 April, Pine Bay Hotel, Kuşadası, Turkey. (p.-). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2008) Eğitimde Bilgi Yönetimi ve e-öğrenme 2nd International Computer & Instructional Technologies Symposium (ICITS 2008) .16-18 April, Pine Bay Hotel, Kuşadası, Turkey. (p.-). | |
| Öztürk, B.A., Arı, F., Kubuş, O., Gürbüz, T., Çağıltay, K. (2008) Öğretim Teknolojileri Destek Ofisleri ve Üniversitedeki Rolleri. Akademik Bilişim 2008, 30 Ocak- 1Şubat, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Çanakkale, Turkey.(p.20)
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| Gürbüz, T. (2006) Küreselleşme Sürecinde e-öğrenme. XV. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kongresi,
13-15 Eylül, Muğla Üniversity, Muğla, Türkiye. | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2004) Eğitimde Doğru Internet Kullanımı. Bilişim Teknolojileri Işığında Eğitim Konferansı ve Sergisi, BTIE 2004,
May 20-22, METU, Ankara, Turkey. (proceedings pp. 129-134). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2003) Bilgisayar Okuryazarlığı ve Avrupa Bilgisayar Yetkinlik Sertifikası (ECDL). 1. Polis Bilişim Sempozyumu,
October 21-22, Sheraton, Ankara, Turkey. (proceedings pp.336-340). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2003) ECDL Sınavları ve İçerikleri. Eğitim Teknolojisi, Eğitim, Öğretim ve Tedarik Dergisi,
No.5, p. 10. | |
| Gürbüz, T. (2002) e-Avrupa’nın yolu ECDL’den geçiyor. Avrupa Bilgisayar Yetkinlik Sertifikası. Eğitim Teknolojisi, Eğitim, Öğretim ve Tedarik Dergisi,
No.4, pp. 10-12. | |
| Gürbüz, T., Yıldırım, S., Özden Y. (2001) Öğretmen Adaylarının Cevrimiçi ve Geleneksel Bilgisayar Okuryazarlığı Derslerinde Bilgisayara Yönelik Tutumlarının Karşılaştırılması: Bir Durum Çalışması. Eğitim ve Bilim,
26(119), pp. 49-56 | |
| Gürbüz, T.(2001) Değişen Anlamıyla Bilgisayar Okuryazarlığı. Bilişim Teknolojileri Işığında Eğitim Konferansı ve Sergisi, BTIE 2001,
May 3-5 , Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. (Bildiriler Kitabi pp.163-168). | |
| Gürbüz, T., Yıldırım, S.(2001) Eğitimde Liderlik ve Teknoloji Planlaması. Bilişim Teknolojileri Işığında Eğitim Konferansı ve Sergisi, BTIE 2001,
May 3-5 , Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. (Bildiriler Kitabi pp.305-312). | |
| Gürbüz, T., Yıldırım, S., Özden, M.Y. (1999) Öğretmen Adaylarının On-Line ve Geleneksel Bilgisayar Okur-Yazarlığı Derslerinde Bilgisayara Karşı Tutumlarının Karşılaştırılması: Bir Durum Çalışması.
1st. International Symposium of Information Technologies in Education, October 14-16, Uludağ Universitesi, Bursa, Turkey.(Abstracts pp.20-22). | |
| Gürbüz, T., Eryılmaz, A., Bulut, S. (1999) Öğretmen Adaylarına Verilecek Olan Bilgisayar Okuryazarlığı Dersinin İçeriği ve Adayların Ders Hakkındaki Görüşleri. D.E.Ü. Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi,
Special edition. No.11, pp. 46-55. | |
| Gürbüz, T., Eryılmaz, A., Bulut, S. (1999) Öğretmen Adaylarına Verilecek Olan Bilgisayar Okuryazarlığı Dersinin İçeriği ve Adayların Ders Hakkındaki Görüşleri. Öğretmen Eğitiminde Çagdaş Yaklaşımlar Sempozyumu,
March 18-20, 9 Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey (Abstracts p.64). | |
| Gürbüz, T. (1998) WWW Üzerinden Fonksiyon Konusu Öğretimi. III. Ulusal Fen Bilimleri Eğitimi Sempozyumu, 23-25 September, Trabzon. | |
| Gürbüz, T. (1998) Internet Nedir? Kolej’den Görünüm -TED Ankara Koleji Bülteni, January 1998. No.11, pp. 44-46. | |
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| MBA Thesis, (2005). Performance Appraisal in Human Resources Management: Trends, Issues, and Practices. MIB School of Management, Trieste. | |
| Ph.D. Thesis, (2004). An Assessment of an online course environment based on the perceptions of students and the instructor: A case study. METU, Ankara. | |
| M.Sc. Thesis, (1999). Comparison of online and traditional computer literacy courses for preservice teachers: A case study. METU, Ankara. | |
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Reports and Documents | |
| MEB 17. Millî Eğitim Şurası Genel Kurul Çalışmaları: Küreselleşme ve AB Sürecinde Türk Eğitim Sistemi İkinci Komisyon Raporu (MoNE, 17th National Education Council commission works: Turkish Education System and the process of EU and Globalization), 13-17 November 2006, Ankara, pp. 1-32. Worked as a moderator and contributed to the final report. | |
| MEB 17. Millî Eğitim Şurası Ön Komisyon Çalışmaları: Küreselleşme ve Avrupa Birliği Sürecinde Türk Millî Eğitim Sistemi Raporu (MoNE, 17th National Education Council Pre commission works: Turkish Education System and the process of EU and Globalization), 08-16 June 2006, Ankara, pp. 28-106. Worked as a moderator and contributed to the pre report. | |
| Türkiye 2. Bilişim Şurası Sonuç Raporu (Republic of Türkiye 2nd Informatics Council Final Report), 10-11 May 2004, METU, Ankara, pp. 355-414. Contributed to the final report for Education Group. | |
| Akıllı Sınıf Tasarım ve İşletim Kılavuzu (Smart Classroom Design and Management Guide), prepared and submitted to the president office of METU, September, 2003, Ankara. | |
| Uzaktan Eğitim Kılavuzu (Distance Education Guide), contributed to the final report for Turkish ICT Foundation Distance Education Group, August, 2003, Istanbul, pp.1-64. | |
| Türkiye Bilişim Şurası Sonuç Raporu (Republic of Türkiye 1st Informatics Council Final Report), 10-12 May 2004 METU, Ankara, pp. 355-414. Contributed to the final report for Education and R&D Group (Ankara, May, 2002). | |
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| March 2004 – continue |
Research Fellow Online Police Training Portal Project |
| March 2003–continue |
Research Fellow National Virtual Campus Project |
| February 2003–continue |
Research Fellow Teacher Training Through Internet Project |
| January 2003–continue |
Research Fellow Interactive Learning Center Project (Smart Classroom and The Distance Education in METU) |
| January 2003– June 2003 |
Research Fellow The Distance Education Guide Project |
| June 2001– June 2002 |
Research Fellow Research Fond Project (AFP-01-05-05-03) Web based faculty development system for METU instructors |
| October 2000– February 2001 |
Research Fellow METU Development Foundation School Five Year Instructional Technology Plan development project |
| May 1997-December 1998 |
Research Fellow Research Fond Project (AFP-97-05-01-01) Developing Computer Competency Model |
| June 1996– September 1998 |
Project Manager TED Ankara College Web site construction, Web Page development project |
| December 1995– August 1996 | TED Ankara College School Management and Administrative Control System development project |
| December 1995– August 1996 | TED Ankara College Computer laboratory construction project |
| December 1995– March 1996 | TED Ankara College Network construction and administration project |
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| 3 April 2008 |
Developing Effective Presentation Skills and Powerful Presentations Smart Classroom, Physics Department Building, METU, Ankara. |
| 2 April 2008 |
Developing Effective Presentation Skills and Powerful Presentations Seminar Room, Informatics Institute New Building, METU, Ankara. |
| 5 November 2007 |
Developing Powerful Presentations Smart Classroom, Physics Department Building, METU, Ankara. |
| 4 May 2007 |
Communication Skills and Using Technology in Education Gazi Osman Paşa Necla-İlhan İpekçi İlköğretim Okulu, Conference Hall, Ankara. |
| 3 March 2007 |
Efective Instruction and Material Development for Distance Learning Bahçeşehir Üniversity Distance Education Center Seminar Room, Istanbul. |
| 5-7, 12-13 June 2006 |
Document Management Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) Seminar Room, Ankara. |
| 10-12 April 2006 |
Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) Seminar Room, Ankara. |
| 11-12 March 2006 |
Effective Teaching and Training: Methods and Techniques to Engage Adult Learners Meteksan Sistem ve Bilgisayar Teknolojileri A.Ş. Seminar Room, Ankara. |
| 2 September 2003 |
Visual Design Principles and Preparing Effective Presentations TED Ankara College Conference Hall, Ankara. |
| 24 September 2002 |
Project Management University Senate Meeting Room, METU, Ankara. |
| 3-4September 2002 |
Instructional Technology, Computer Aided Instruction, Using Internet in Education Yasemin Karakaya İlköğretim Okulu, Ankara |
| 19-20 August 2002 |
Instructional Technology, Computer Aided Instruction, Using Internet in Education Özel MEF Okulları, İstanbul |
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| 23-28 May 2007 |
Participant INTEL Teach Program Essential Course Anadolu University, Eskişehir. |
| 17-20 March 2007 |
Invited guest CeBIT 2007 MESSE, Hannover, Almanya. |
| 9-13 October 2006 |
Invited Participant 2006 Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) World Forum organized by World Bank World Bank Premises, Washington DC, USA. |
| 18-19 Eylül 2006 |
Participant Process Management and Development Seminar by KalDer METU Cultural and Convention Center, Ankara, Türkiye. |
| 1 April 2006 |
Jury member 8th Science Festival Physics Projects Contest Bilkent College, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 28 December 2005 |
Jury member Mathematics Projects Contest Bilkent College, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 2 June 2004 |
Jury member Mathematics Projects Contest Bilkent College, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 10 July 2003 |
Participant Microsoft Seminar for the faculty members in CEIT Departments Microsoft Türkiye, Microsoft Akademik, İstanbul, Turkey. |
| 3 July 2003 |
Guest speaker Live Radio Program -Internet Gezgini- Chat on the subject "Distance Education" Turkish Radio Television (TRT) Radio 1, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 20-30 June 2003 |
Participant 3rd Amateur Painters Exhibition, participated with 2 oil paintings on canvas and 2 photos METU Cultural and Convention Center, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 10 April 2003 |
Guest speaker Live Radio Program -Internet Gezgini- Chat on the subject "Computer and Education" Turkish Radio Television (TRT) Radio 1, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 2-15 June 2002 |
Participant 2nd Amateur Painters Exhibition, participated with 4 oil paintings on canvas and 4 carbon drawings METU Cultural and Convention Center, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 3-15 June 2001 |
Participant 1st Amateur Painters Exhibition, participated with 5 oil paintings on canvas and 4 pastel drawings METU Cultural and Convention Center, Ankara, Turkey. |
| June 1994 |
Participant Mixed Painting Exhibition, participated with 2 oil paintings on canvas, 2 pastel 2 carbon drawings and 2 sculpture METU Library Exhibition Hall, Ankara, Turkey. |
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| CEIT 100 | Computer Applications in Education |
| CEIT 114 | School Experience I |
| CEIT 209 | Foundations of Computer Aided Instruction |
| CEIT 331 | Measurement and Evaluation in Computer Education |
| CEIT 410 | Teaching Practice |
| CEIT 414 | School Experience II |
| CEIT 440 | Special Problems in CEIT |
| CEIT 471 | The Business of e-learning |
| CEIT 472 | Knowledge Management in Education and Research |
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| Informatics Association of Turkey (IAT) |
| Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) |
| Tarkan Gürbüz is an Instructor at Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology (CEIT) in Ankara, Turkey. He is fluent in English, speaks also German and Italian, enjoy sports, traveling, scuba diving, music, movies and good food. Tarkan Gürbüz holds a PhD and MS in Computer Education and Instructional Technology, MBA in International Business, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He has presented papers in several conferences and symposiums, has published papers in various journals, undertaken different projects, gave several seminars on different topics for different groups, and attended live radio programs as a guest speaker related with the topic of distance education. Tarkan Gürbüz's areas of research interest include Distance Education (DE), e-learning in business and the business of e-learning, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Virtual (innovative) Learning Environments (VLE), Knowledge Management (KM), Change Management and teacher education. |
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