Publications

2025

Journal Articles:

Oner, D. (2025). Building AI literacy for research: Technical understanding as the foundation for critical evaluation. IAFOR Journal of Education: Technology in Education, 13(2): 35-59. https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.13.2.02

Akkus Cakır, N., Saridemir, H., Gok Ayyıldız, N., Foster, A., & Oner, D. (2025). Exploring co-design processes of epistemic game scenarios to support teacher professional identity development. CoDesign.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2025.2596053

Conference Contributions:

Aykul, Z., Oner, D., & Şen-Akbulut (2025). Examining scaffolding in teaching design thinking in higher education. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2025). Belgrade, Serbia (September 8-12).

Aykul, Z., Oner, D., & Şen-Akbulut (2025). The evolution of a design thinking course through designer-researcher collaboration. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2025. Helsinki, Finland (June 10-13).

Akkuş Çakır, N., Gok Ayyıldız, N., Sarıdemir, H., Oner, D., & Foster, A., Kurtay M. Z. (2025). Supporting the development of inclusive teacher identities through epistemic games. Paper presented at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). University of Graz, Graz, Austria (August 25 - 29)

Oner, D. (2025). Building AI literacy for research: Technical understanding as the basis for critical evaluation. Paper presented at the Asian Conference on Education & International Development (ACEID 2025). Tokyo, Japan (March 24-29). 

2024

Journal Articles:

Vasconcelos, L., Gleasman, C., Umutlu, D., & Kim, C. (2024). Epistemic agency in preservice teachers’ science lessons with robots. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 33(3), 400-410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-024-10092-1

Chang, Y., Choi, J., & Şen-Akbulut, M. (2024). Undergraduate Students’ Engagement in Project-Based Learning with an Authentic Context. Education Sciences, 14(2), 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14020168

Ak, O., Şen-Akbulut, M., Soydan, S., & Yildirim, E. (2024). Designing educational metaverses: a literature review to determine guidelines. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2024.2365956

Conference Contributions:

Markel, J. M., & Umutlu, D. (2024, April 11-14). Metacognitive scaffolding in the context of academic writing at the university level. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Philedelphia, USA.

Oner, D. (2024, May 15-17). AI competence through AI literacy: A guiding framework for higher education. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning (ICETOL) (pp.37). Eskisehir, Türkiye.

Paksoy, I. & Oner, D. (2024). Immersive virtual field trips to enhance inquiry-based learning on climate change. In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., & Suárez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2024 (pp. 1362-1365). International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Günal-Aggül, Y., Horn, I., Shapiro, B. R., Öner, D., Metts, E., Chen, G. A., Shim, J., Esboldt, J., Harmon, M., Yoon, S. A., Aldemir, T., & Jurow, A. S. (2024). Designing participatory teacher learning environments: Inquiries, methods, and perspectives from learning sciences. In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., & Suárez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2024 (pp. 1910-1917). International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Pehlivan-Şahinoğlu, M.A., & Oner, D. (2024, May 15-17). Developing knowledge of computational thinking through AI-supported design-based learning. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning (ICETOL) (pp. 48). Eskisehir, Türkiye.

Şen-Akbulut, M. (2024, May 15-17). Prospective teachers' approach to incorporating AI into the classroom: Opportunities and challenges. Proceedings of the book of abstracts from ICETOL 2024 (pp. 174). Eskişehir, Türkiye.

Umutlu, D. (2024, May 15-17). Adaptive Online Learning in the Age of Generative AI: A Scaffolding Design Framework. Proceedings of the book of abstracts from ICETOL 2024 (pp. 124). Eskişehir, Türkiye.

Oner, D. (2024, July 4-6). Catching a moving target: A framework for AI literacy in higher education. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Education and Distance Learning (ICEDL). Paris, France.

Akkuş Çakır, N., Sarıdemir, H., Gok Ayyıldız, N., Oner, D., & Foster, A. (2024, August 21-23). Exploring co-design partners’ roles in the development of epistemic games for teacher professional identity. Paper presented at the EARLI SIG 14 Conference, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Ansen, B. & Şen-Akbulut, M. (2024, Sept 27). Empowering pre-service STEM teachers: An AI competency module based on the AIcID model. Paper presented at the Education Conference (EDUCCON), Kahramanmaras, Türkiye.

Şen-Akbulut, M., Kutbay, E. & Ansen, B. (2024, Oct, 3-5). Exploring the correlation between educational technology program students’ course grades and instructional design competencies. Proceedings of the book of abstracts from the 17th International Technologies Symposium (ICITS) (pp. 71), Kastamonu, Türkiye.

2023

Journal Articles:

Doguer, G.N., & Oner, D. (2023). Examining sense of community in the pandemic: A case of an online course. Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 6(3), 602-624. https://doi.org/10.31681/jetol.1232789

Diri Koc, E.R., & Oner, D. (2023). An investigation of using elaborated and metacognitive feedback strategies in interactive instructional videos. Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 6(4), 991-1008. https://doi.org/10.31681/jetol.1339219

Seyh, F., Sen-Akbulut, M., & Umutlu, D. (2023). The impact of role assignment on social presence in online discussions: A mixed-method study. The Internet and Higher Education, 56, 100892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2022.100892

Book Chapters:

Jeong, S., Bateman, K.M., Akaygun, S., Aslan-Tutak, F., Şen-Akbulut, M., Safak, R.A. (2023). Entanglement of the United States and Turkish Science and Mathematics Educators Through the Lens of Becomings: Conceptualizing STEM Education Using a Bakhtinian Dialogic Approach. In: Al-Balushi, S.M., Martin-Hansen, L., Song, Y. (eds) Reforming Science Teacher Education Programs in the STEM Era. Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27334-6_13

Conference Contributions:

Oner, D. (2023, April). Developing complex thinking with virtual internships.  Experiential Learning in Online Courses Symposium. The University of Ottawa, Canada (virtual).

Vasconcelos, L., Gleasman, C., Umutlu, D., & Kim, C. (2023, April 13-17). Epistemic agency in preservice teachers’ science lessons with robots. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Chicago, USA.

Vasconcelos, L., Gleasman, C., Umutlu, D., & Kim, C. (2023, April 13-17). Different Use of Scaffolding in Debugging Tasks With Different Complexity. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Chicago, USA.

Gunal-Aggul, Y., & Oner, D. (2023). “For the first time in a long time, …”: Teachers’ transformative agency during the creation of a professional community. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) in Montreal, Canada (June 10-15).

Diri-Koç, E.R., & Oner, D. (2023, June 20-23). An investigation of using different types of feedback strategies in interactive video lectures. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning (ICETOL) (pp. 64). Eskisehir, Türkiye.

Ak, O., & Şen-Akbulut, M. (2023, September 7-8). Views on the current educational metaverse platforms: Are we ready for integration? Paper presented at the International Educational Technology Conference (IETC), Istanbul, Türkiye.

Aykul-Yavuz, Z., Oner, D., & Şen-Akbulut, M. (2023, September 20-23). Enhancing design thinking development in higher education: An exploration of various scaffolding types needed in the design process. Paper presented at the Education Conference (EDUCCON), Ankara, Türkiye.

Akar-Hozman, Y.N., & Şen-Akbulut, M. (2023, September 20-23). Using DigCompEdu to Explore Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Digital Competencies After The COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper presented at the Education Conference (EDUCCON), Ankara, Türkiye.

Topal, I., & Umutlu, D. (2023, September 20-23). A mixed-method study: Pre-service teachers' learning of block-based programming and computational thinking. Paper presented at the Education Conference (EDUCCON), Ankara, Türkiye.