A digital educational tool experience in history course: Creating digital comics via Pixton Edu

• Published in: Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 223 - 242
• Main Authors: EROL ŞAHİN, Ayşegül Nihan, KARA, Hatice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Balıkesir Gürhan Durak 01.01.2022; Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning
• Subjects: Cartoons; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Software; Course Descriptions; Distance Education; Distance learning; History Instruction; Learning Processes; Phenomenology; Positive Attitudes; Qualitative research; Research methodology; Skill Development; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills; Undergraduate Students; Videoconferencing
• ISSN: 2618-6586; 2618-6586
• DOI: 10.31681/jetol.983861

The aim of this study is to reveal the experiences of digital comics developed by the participants in Atatürk's Principles and History of Revolutions course. In this context, the research has been designed with phenomenology, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The study group of the research consists of 29 university students who took APHR (TAR101) course. The sample was chosen through easily accessible sampling due to the epidemic conditions. In the study, semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers, focus group interviews, researcher feedback and comics created by the students via the Pixton Edu tool were used as data collection tools. The research process lasted 15 weeks, the interviews were conducted online through the online meeting program Zoom and through the WhatsApp group established by the researchers. The findings obtained in the research were analyzed with a holistic perspective according to content analysis. According to the opinions of the participants in the research; it was concluded that the comics developed positively affect the attitude towards the lesson, improve the thinking skills of the participants. This experience transformed the learning process to a funny, meaningful and permanent process, enabled distance education to an interactive, increase motivation, and strengthen in-group communication in the distance education process. Based on the research findings, various suggestions were made by the researchers.