Konya Food and Agriculture University Distance Education Application and Research Center was established by publishing in the Official Gazette dated 17.09.2020- 31247 in order to support the planning, program, coordination and implementation activities for distance education within the scope of all education programs including foreign language preparation, undergraduate and graduate and continuing education at the University based on information and communication technologies and to carry out research to increase the quality and effectiveness of distance education.
The Moodle-based online-learning course management system, which has been installed since 2017, was updated in March 2020, when the pandemic process started, and BigBlueButton, an open source live course system, was installed and integrated into the course management system. Both the course management system and the live lecture system serve entirely from our university servers and all data is stored within our university. In addition to the visual customizations of our university's corporate identity, customizations for capacity and usage are also carried out by our university's academic staff and IT staff. Since both Moodle and BigBlueButton are open source software, they also pave the way for new research by the Distance Education Application and Research Center of our university. In this context, the usage characteristics of our university have been analyzed and improvements have been made on the system for capacity, course registrations have been made to appear in a short time, and a capacity has been created to enable 1500 students to take part in the courses at the same time in our university with approximately 800 students. A mechanism has also been developed to enable all students to participate in a presentation or announcement at the same time.
Within our course management system, which serves at online-learning.gidatarim.edu.tr, faculty members can share course materials, create synchronous and asynchronous courses, organize quizzes and online exams, share and collect assignments, make announcements to students and create forums in courses organized in accordance with your faculty and institute hierarchy. They can also create interactive content in addition to lessons with H5P support. In addition to the main materials, they can also share visual, audio and video auxiliary materials.
Studies are also being carried out for students' use of the distance education system. A usage video was prepared especially for new students and shared on our university's web page. In addition, support services are provided at uzem@gidatarim.edu.tr and (+90) 332 223 54 44 for questions. The Department of Student Affairs also provides curriculum and distance education usage support services, especially for new students.
Distance education system:https://online-learning.gidatarim.edu.tr/Video introduction to distance education system:
https://oidb.gidatarim.edu.tr/online-learning-uzerinden-derse-giris
Our Mission
and GoalsThe mission of the institution in distance education is to ensure that students receive their education on time and at least at the standards of face-to-face education by ensuring continuity of education under all conditions. The aim of the institution in distance education is to create and implement plans, programs, coordination and implementation activities for distance education within the scope of all education programs including foreign language preparation, undergraduate and graduate and continuing education of educational institutions, especially Konya Food and Agriculture University, based on information and communication technologies, and to carry out research to increase the quality and effectiveness of distance education. In addition, the institution aims to increase the quality and diversity of education by increasing equality of opportunity in education, increasing the participation of individuals with disabilities in educational life, bringing together national and international academics, educators and employees in a way that eliminates logistical barriers.
