Online participation and digital literacies, a reflection on topic 1 of the ONL course.

As a part of the topic for the first two weeks during the ONL course, we discussed the idea of being a digital native and what it could mean for us. The workshop facilitators connected this term not necessarily with the personal age, but with the motivation and our need to engage with digital tools, […]

Sustainable Developments /Graduate course ARCH553 /EMU

The course equips participants with ability to assess different scales of development in relation to different context and different concern (Global/Local) of development within the framework of sustainability. Moreover, understanding and assessing ‘Sustainability’ upon different approaches in regarding to different focuses (Urban, Building Technology, Structure/Construction, Education, Environmental Issues, etc.). Students submissions are : ARCH553 2018.10.23 […]

Students’ project: Farc102-Dept. Architecture EMU-Spring 2021 Assoc.Prof.Dr. Badiossadat Hassanpour

Students’ project- First year Second semester- Eastern Mediterranean University-Spring 2020-2021 Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Badiossadat Hassanpour Students Names: FRANCESCA AKELLO ODEKE / UGANDA LISA MUTHONI / KENYA BERFİN EK / TURKEY MARYAM ABASSI / PALESTINE FERAS MORRAR / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Course Development : post graduate core course called Interdisciplinary Workshop

THE ABSENT THING Not in the place where it is expected to be Questioning is an art that, particularly, architects and academicians should never lose. The endless questioning habit of toddlers, which is scarcely witnessed in higher education, can deploy citizens, politicians, architects, and scholars in procedures of problem solving rather than solution making. Indeed, the practice of questioning is needed to […]

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Topic 5 Final Reflection

  Looking back on the past three months, I realize this course wasn’t just about learning new things; it was a journey that encouraged my love for learning and working with others. One of the biggest things I’ll take away from this course is the power of teamwork. Sharing ideas with the members of my […]

Motivation and Dropout Rates in Online Courses

In today’s society, our basic physiological and safety needs, as per Maslow’s hierarchy, are mostly satisfied. Consequently, it is challenging to argue that we are making decisions to attain a task or goal to fulfill our low-level needs. Instead, we seek to satisfy higher needs such as  (see, e.g., Uses and Gratification Theory ): Cognitive […]