About Me

I was born and grew up in Ankara, Turkey. I received B.A. and M.S. degrees in Computer Education and Instructional Technology from the Middle East Technical University.

I completed my doctoral study in Educational Technology Program at the Texas A&M University in May 2008. Currently, I am working as an assistant professor in Computer Education and Instructional Technology Department at METU.

My research interests include:

* Virtual Worlds
* Serious Games
* Human factors in simulations
* Design and Development of open learning environments
* Problem solving
* Instructional scaffolds
* Metacognition
* Cultural issues in online learning