THE USE OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: HOW DOES IT WORK AT BURSA ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY?

Abstract

During the computer and internet era, there have been a lot of developments in the education field with increasing information technologies. These positive effects have been felt much more for the last few years, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research investigated the use of the Learning Management System-UKEY at Bursa Uludağ University in Turkey by using a survey that includes six questions. In this context, it was aimed to determine the experiences of using UKEY on courses within the transition of lectures to distance education and digital change. The study was carried out on 42 academics from different institutes. It has been observed that academics mostly use the learning platform to share their course contents. As a significant result, it was found that the academics were more reluctant to encourage their students in online discussions. In doing so, it can be said that one of the main obstacles to using interactive online tools for supporting student activities is academic attitudes to LMS. However, it was comprehended that if LMS was used appropriately, it could positively affect students’ motivation and contribute precisely to the education process. According to the results, it has been seen that the academic approaches, which have an essential role in the transformation of technology, were vitally important during the change period and affected the success of the digital/technology transformation. The results revealed that it was essential to make face-to-face learning and increase the efficiency of the learning platforms. Consequently, it can be emphasized that learning with interactive tools on learning platforms will be planned more shortly within the scope of LMSs, which is considered an alternative solution to face-to-face training.

Keywords: Higher Education, Learning Management Systems, UKEY, Covid-19 pandemic