Abstract:

Distance learning, also called e-learning and online learning, means the physical separation of teachers and students in education and communication through the use of various technologies. A growing number of universities in Turkey offer distance education opportunities. With the use of Internet technology in education, a comprehensive teaching service called “Distance Education” has emerged. The working group of the research consists of 88 students enrolled in the Graphic Design Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design of Kastamonu University, who continue the spring 2019-2020 academic year with distance education during the pandemic process. The research was conducted to examine the Working Group's perspective on distance education and the problems and suggestions they faced. In this context, an ethical decision was made to be made by the Scientific Research and Publication Board of Kastamonu University, dated 12/10/2020 and numbered 1. The scale developed is limited by this research and the results obtained are specific to this group and cannot be generalized. The research was designed by qualitative research method. Qualitative research is a kind of social science research that is gathered with non-numerical data and aims to extract comments from data that help understand social life. In addition, calculations such as percentage frequency were used to interpret demographic features. At the end of the research, it was observed that students adopted distance education. In terms of continuity of Education; students who complete the process with distance education have expressed the disadvantages of distance education of design courses that should be carried out in workshops, studios, or classrooms. Besides, they have taken advantage of the advantages of distance education to work wherever and whenever they want. It is hoped that the study will guide distance education arrangements, contribute to the field writing, and shed light on those who will work on this issue.

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