Dursun Gökdag

Dr. DURSUN GOKDAG

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Thirty years experience -both practical and theoretical- in design and development ofeducational TV programs.

Comprehensive knowledge on preparation of written materials for self-instruction (Ph.D. thesis is on written materials in distance education).
Highly knowledgeable in need assessment, course design and instructional material design

EXPERIENCE

1990-date
Dean at the Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences (FCS)
Consultant to the Ministry of Education (responsible for developing Open Highschool)
Assistant dean at Anadolu University, FCS.
Head of Educational Communication and Planning Department in the FCS
Has been teaching courses in "TV production Techniques", "TV production Design",
"Educational TV", "Teaching materials", "Distance Educational technologies"

1980-1990
Consultancy in educational technology in "Educational Planning and Development
Committee". Established to initiate the Open Education Faculty (OEF) programs
Worked as a script writer, producer and director for educational TV programs.
Worked in the following distance education projects
One year completion program for three year educated Highschool teachers.
Two year certificate program for elementary school teachers
Two year certificate program for nurses.
Four year BA program on business administration and economics.
Four months certificate program on tourism.
Worked in the group which has adopted the English made "Follow Me" language programs for OEF students.
Served in Turkish-Australian Joint Committee to design German language programs for distance teaching in Turkey.
Worked as self-instructional book writer and editor.
Inservice course design in TV production-direction, and lecturing in these courses

1976-1980
Worked with German experts in `Turkish-German TV Project from 1976 to 1980 in the
Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences (now Anadolu University)
Head of program department in Educational TV Center mentioned above

1970-1975
Attended a 4 month television production-direction course in Holland
Attended a 4 month TV program production course and moved to TV department and worked as TV script writer and producer in Educational Film, Radio and TV Center (EFRTC) of the
Ministry of Education in Ankara.
Wrote Educational radio scripts in EFRTC
Worked as script writer for film and film strip in EFRTC

SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Designing teaching materials
Educational TV
Self instruction

EDUCATION

1965-1969 University of Ankara Faculty of Education department of Educational Economy
Planning and Management. B.A.
1972-1974 University of Ankara, Faculty of Education. M.B.A.
1979-1985 Doctoral studies, Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences. Ph.D.
1986 Assis. Prof.
1987 Assoc. Prof.
1994 Full Prof.

PUBLICATIONS

Written materials in Distance Education -Sample of The Open Education Faculty- Anadolu University, 1986.
Training of Prisoners (a project report, mimeographed), 1985.
Preparation of Educational TV programs (mimeographed), 1987.
"Television Teacher" (article), 1987
"Difficulties Faced in Teaching with TV" (article), 1989.
"Script writing for Educational TV" (article), 1989.
"Teacher training and Technology in Secondary Schools" (article), 1990.
"Openness Limits of Open Education Faculty" (article),1990.
"Educational Technology in Turkey" (article, presented in AECT Convention in Nashvill, in USA, 1994).
Designing Educational Video Programs. (Book, not published yet), 1994.
"Distance Education Systems and Anadolu University Sample" (article), 1995.
"A New Model For Distance College Education in Turkey" (article), 1996.
"Social Responsibilities of Universities: A Step Ahed" (article), 1996.
Developments in Educational Technology Program in Communication Sciences Faculty,
Anadolu University" (article, presented in ACET Convention in Albuquerque, in USA), 1997.
Environment in Middle School Programs *article, 1994.
Globalization of Mass Communication and Ideology 1999.
TV Programs Prepared Hundreds of instructional TV programs for Ministry of Education and for Anadolu University, Open Education Faculty in between 1970-1990.
Prepared instructional video cassettes and ads spots for a co-project of UNICEF and Ministry of Health
Turkish Air Force
PTT
Ministry of Finance
Wrote nearly 80 TV scenario for a TRT program named `lets read and learn` Radio Programs
Wrote radio programs for high school students transmitted in `school radio` hour in between 1973-1974 Film Stripes
Wrote 6 film stripe scenario aboutTeaching with still pictures
Teaching materials
Goals and principles of Primary School teaching

Contact Addresses

Faculty of Communication Sciences Eskisehir/Turkey

Porsuk bulvari, Yalaman apartman, C Blok: No: 45/8 Eskisehir/Turkey

Tel. +90 222 335 0581 ext. 2531

e-mail: dgokdag@anadolu.edu.tr