Abstract:

Instructor perceptions and experiences in distance education have been attracting a growing attention in global context. Yet, there is paucity of research examining instructors’ self-reflection and self-regulation experiences in distance education. This descriptive case study was purposed to investigate the self-reflection and regulation experiences of instructors who mandatorily implemented distance education sessions during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Center in Turkey. The participants were four Turkish instructors who offered Turkish language education to international students at a Turkish Teaching Center. Data were collected through the participants’ unstructured reflection notes and their answers to the open-ended questions. The results through conventional content analysis pointed at three dimensions affecting the participants’ self-reflection and self-regulation experiences and practices: adaptation to distance education, interactional patterns and teaching practices. In the light of the results, some pedagogical suggestions are made.

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