26 October 2021 - 28 October 2021

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal

Hasan Mandal, Türk akademisyen ve TÜBİTAK başkanı. 1965 yılında Eskişehir’de doğmuştur. 1987 yılında ODTÜ Metalurji Mühendisliği Bölümü’nden mezun olmuş, 1992’de Newcastle Üniversitesi’nden Doktora unvanını almıştır. 1994 yılında Anadolu Üniversitesi Seramik Mühendisliği Bölümünde Yardımcı Doçent olarak göreve başlamış, 1996’da Doçent, 2001’de Profesör unvanını almıştır. Anadolu Üniversitesi Seramik Mühendisliği Bölümünün isminin 2002 yılında Malzeme Bilimi ve Mühendisliği olarak değişmesi ile 2002-2011 yılları arasında Anadolu Üniversitesi Malzeme Bilimi ve Mühendisliği Bölümü’nde akademisyenliğe devam etmiştir. Ayrıca, 2004-2010 tarihleri arasında Anadolu Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Mimarlık Fakültesi Dekanı olarak görev yapmıştır.Kendisi Dünya Seramik Akademisi’ne (WAC) üye seçilmiş olup WAC’ın tek Türk üyesidir.Prof. Mandal, 15 Mart 2011 tarihinden itibaren Anadolu Üniversitesi’nden ayrılarak Sabancı Üniversitesi’nde Araştırma ve Lisansüstü Politikalar Direktörü, Ocak 2012-2015 tarihleri arasında Sabancı Üniversitesi Rektör Yardımcısı olarak da görev yapmıştır.Üniversitelerarası Kurul kontenjanından YÖK üyeliğine yapılan seçimi 24 Mart 2015 tarihinde Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tarafından onaylanmıştır ve YÖK Yürütme Kurulu Üyesi olarak görev yapmaya başlamış, 20 Temmuz 2016’da ise YÖK Başkanvekili olmuştur. 12 Ocak 2018’e dek YÖK Başkanvekilliği görevini sürdürmüştür, aynı tarih itibarıyla Sabancı Üniversitesi Rektör Vekili’dir ve 22 Şubat 2018 tarihinde TÜBİTAK Başkanlığına atanmıştır.

Prof. Dr. James D. Klein

James D. Klein is the Walter Dick Distinguished Professor of Instructional Systems at Florida State University (FSU) and Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University. He also serves as chair of the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems at FSU. He has authored numerous journal articles, books, chapters, and conference papers, winning several awards for his scholarship. He has served in a number of leadership positions including Development Editor of Educational Technology Research & Development (ETR&D) and as a fellow of the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction. He has been recognized as an outstanding alumnus of the Instructional Systems program at Florida State University and for his service to the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. He was identified as one of the most productive authors in both ETR&D and Performance Improvement Quarterly. Dr. Klein’s research, teaching, and consulting activities are in the areas of instructional design, strategies for active learning, and performance improvement.

Topic of Speech: The Foundations of Instructional Design & Technology

Instructional design and technology (IDT) is an established profession and an area of study. As a profession, it consists of a series of well-defined competencies, and an active group of practitioners who work in increasingly complex environments. As an area of study, it has a rich and growing foundation of research and theory viewed from increasingly diverse points of view. IDT relies upon theories and models from other disciplines as well as those which have evolved from our own history. As such, the IDT knowledge base is multi-disciplinary in nature. This session will focus on the foundations of the IDT. A wide range of theoretical and conceptual foundations that currently shape the field will be discussed including general systems, communication, media learning, instruction, and performance improvement.

Prof. Dr. Vanessa Dennen

Vanessa Dennen, Professor of Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies, joined the faculty at Florida State University in 2003. Vanessa currently serves as the Program Coordinator for Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies and Academic Director of the EdD Program in Learning Design & Performance Technology. She conducts research on networked knowledge activities in professional development settings, the use of emerging online technologies to support formal and informal learning, and the development of identity and community in social media environments. She co-leads the Students, Social Media & Schools Research Group at FSU. She has authored more than 100 publications, and has co-edited three books, Virtual Professional Development and Informal learning in Online Environments (IGI, 2013), Social Presence and Identity in Online Learning (Taylor & Francis, 2019), and Reshaping International Teaching and Learning: Universities in the Digital Age (Routledge, 2021). Vanessa currently serves as Editor in Chief of The Internet and Higher Education. She delivers professional development workshops and webinars internationally on topics such as designing for open learning environments, developing online presence, social media integration in the classroom, and instructional design for active learning. As an instructor, she is committed to the use of open educational resources and open pedagogy whenever feasible. More information can be found at http://vanessadennen.com.