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Goodbye! Hello everyone, for the last time… As this term comes to an end, so does my journey with this blog, created as part of the course "Current Issues." This course has been a valuable learning experience with both strengths and areas for improvement. Its greatest strength lies in its practical approach, helping us explore real-world applications of technology in education. However, its weakness might be the steep learning curve for students who haven’t taken the prerequisite technology course, as I experienced myself. While the theoretical content was easy to grasp, I initially struggled with technical tasks due to my lack of prior experience. Over time, with practice and my friend Belinay’s support, I adapted and even began to enjoy it. My favorite task was creating AR/VR-integrated teaching material, as it was innovative and exciting. On the other hand, troubleshooting technical issues during the flipped classroom video project was my least favorite, as it could be fr...

Creating a Corpus-based Teaching Material      Hello everyone! For this post, we, Ozan and Yavuz Selim Teacher, aimed to create corpus-based teaching material. These materials are educational resources developed using a corpus—a large collection of real-life language data. They provide authentic examples of language use, focusing on common vocabulary, grammar patterns, and contextual usage observed in the corpus. By emphasizing frequency and real-world contexts, they help students prioritize practical language skills and bridge the gap between theoretical grammar and everyday usage. To start, we prepared a gap-filling activity featuring various connectors, such as as a result, thus, owing to, and because of. Since these connectors can have different meanings depending on the context, students may experience confusion when selecting the correct option. To address this, we demonstrated how to use English-corpora.org to better understand their usage in the worksheet we prep...

Creating AI-Integrated Lesson Plans Hello everyone, in this post, I will be talking about a lesson plan integrated with AI. "What is AI?" you may ask. Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think, learn, and make decisions. AI systems use algorithms and data to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as problem-solving, language understanding, and pattern recognition. With the help of developing technologies, AI can even be used for educational purposes. So, for this lesson, me and Belinay Teacher wanted to create a lesson plan using the AI tool called Monica. The lesson will start with a brainstorming activity that will help students think critically about one of the daily expressions we use: greetings! Then, they will continue by exploring the Monica AI application to create a unique postcard for their imaginary penpal, thinking about their penpal’s identity, where he/she lives, ...