Bio
Dr. Işıl Boy-Ergül is the founder of ETZ Education & Consultancy, ARON Technology, and TeacherX. She organizes Educational Technology Summit (ETZ), and provide training and consultancy to schools with her team at ETZ Academy. Boy-Ergül has worked as a lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages Education at Yıldız Technical University and as a teacher trainer for Pilgrims Teacher Training in the UK. She has conducted various ICT training courses across Turkey, Europe, and the Middle East since 2010. In 2015, she was selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator. Boy-Ergül holds a B.A. in TEFL from Istanbul University, and an M.A. in Educational Technology and TESOL from the University of Manchester. She has recently completed her PhD in Educational Technology at Bahçeşehir University. Currently, she is working on her new project TeacherX, an online teacher training platform, and aims to empower teachers with this platform.
Abstract
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffle
The increase in the recent technological developments and the COVID-19 pandemic have led educators to have different roles along with the traditional ones. One of them is growing into the role of a tech-literate educator which includes selecting, evaluating, and making use of web tools. The aim of this talk is to support teachers with skills and knowledge that will enable them to conduct their live and asynchronous lessons more effectively. In this talk, tools that can be used for interactive instructional design will also be explained.
