Abstract:

When the Ministry of Education’s seminars and course plans intended for in-service training, the academic catalogues of the universities, the literature review and national and international reports are analyzed, it has been inferred that the teachers aren’t equipped with the necessary skills needed for online education. The aim of this basic qualitative study is to identify training needs of in-service teachers for online education. In this context, data were collected with semi-structured interview forms consisting of 4 sections: pedagogy, managerial, social and technical developed in accordance with the suggestions of six field experts. The interviews were recorded with the approval of the participants for analysis. In order to ensure the validity and reliability of coding, a field expert checked 30% of the codes and high level of intercoder reliability established. As a result, teachers need training to provide interaction, supporting the development of students in different fields and creating a supportive learning environment, especially in the areas of use of digital tools, content production, open educational resources, as well as evaluation. In addition, it is found that there are professional development requirements in the fields of increasing foreign language proficiency, adapting learning styles/strategies, copyrights, providing psychological and social support to students, and preparing tests and using methods and techniques.

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