Dear Faculty,
On May 17th Friday, there will be a coffee hour on the topic of "Designing and Using Rubrics for Effective Assessment" by Doç. Dr. Yeşim Çapa Aydın at KKM Saloon C, 13:30-15.30.
Coping with stress can sometimes be challenging amid the demands of academic and social life.
Organized by the Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching (ÖGEM), the "Stress 101: Mini Online Seminar" aims to help you understand the nature of stress, become aware of your own coping strategies, and learn practical techniques that can be applied in daily life.
Date: Thursday, December 25, 2025
Time: 14:40 – 15:10
Platform: Microsoft Teams (online)
Registration:
Dear Students,
The Learning and Teaching Development Center (ÖGEM) will be organizing an online seminar titled "Are You Ready for the Finals?".
The final exam period can be intense and stressful for many students. Therefore, proper planning, effective study methods, and motivation management are of great importance. The seminar aims to help our students manage their final exam period in a more planned, controlled, and efficient way.
Speaker: Research Assistant Hilal Altunay Yılmaz
Dear Students,
The "Procrastination and Time Management" seminar seminar will be organized by the Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching (ÖGEM) for the students of the Department of Biology. The seminar aims to raise student awareness about the reasons of procrastination, how to overcome it, and the necessity and methods of using time effectively. The seminar will be in Turkish.
Other information about the seminar is as follows:
Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
Time: 10:00–11:00
Location: Biology Department, Classroom Z-06
Dear Students,
One of the most important ways to make your academic life more productive is to learn effective learning and study techniques; and incorporate these into your academic life. The "Effective Learning and Studying" academic study group will provide you with an environment for collaborative learning, discussions, and practice on topics that will support your academic life.
Dear Students,
"Academic Success and Motivation" seminar will be organized by the Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching (ÖGEM) for the students of the Department of Biology. The seminar aims to raise students' awareness of what motivation is and what influences it, how students can increase their motivation, and how they can set goals that will support their academic lives and motivation. The seminar will be held in Turkish.
The details of the seminar are as follows:
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Dear Graduate Students,
The Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching (ÖGEM) will launch a hybrid (in-person and online) writing community titled "Graduate Writing Community." The community is designed to increase your productivity and provide a supportive writing community environment as you work on your thesis or other academic writing projects.
Participants can join either face-to-face (ÖGEM Meeting Room) or online (Microsoft Teams).
