Before each semester, MEF University organizes an orientation program for new faculty members. This program consists of two main steps and aims to help you adopt our university’s innovative educational approach.

Step 1: Welcome Meeting, Flipped Learning Workshop, and MEF AI Policy

Welcome Meeting: Organized by CELT (Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching), this meeting introduces new faculty members to MEF University’s educational philosophy, teaching processes, and available resources.
Flipped Learning Workshop: This workshop focuses on what the Flipped Learning approach is and how it can be applied in courses. Faculty members explore suitable methods for their own classes through sample lesson analyses and practical applications.
MEF AI Policy: How Does AI Impact Teaching?: This session introduces MEF University’s published AI Policy. Faculty members learn about the impact of AI on teaching and learning processes, its potential use in both face-to-face and online courses, and the ethical considerations to keep in mind. It provides a comprehensive perspective on how AI technologies can add value to academic work and teaching.

Step 2: One-to-One Follow-Up Meetings on Flipped Course Design

One-to-one meetings are organized with new faculty members. These meetings are tailored to their educational needs and provide personalized guidance on integrating Flipped Learning standards into their courses.

AI Workshops

MEF University also organizes AI-focused workshops for faculty members. These workshops cover the integration of AI into teaching practices, practical use cases, and ethical aspects.

The Timeline for New Instructors (25-26 Fall)

Handbook for New Instructors

This handbook, revised at the start of each academic year, offers solutions to many of the questions you might have.

Key Resources

Teaching Resource Hub

It is a platform where academics at our university can learn about and access various resources such as Adaptive Learning Platforms, ChatGPT, Padlet, Mentimeter, and Flipped Studio.

MEF Support Page

It is a platform where help articles prepared for the most frequently asked questions by our university’s academics and students can be accessed collectively.

Books

The Impact of ChatGPT in Higher Education: Exploring the AI Revolution
Fell Kurban & Şahin, 2024

The New University Model
Şahin & Fell Kurban, 2019

To access the books, you can reach out to us via the CELT email address (celt@mef.edu.tr) or visit our office on the 5th floor of Block A.

CELT Bulletins

It is a platform where you can access newsletter content prepared and published by the CELT team, covering various topics such as current educational technologies, AI, educational models, and Flipped Learning.

Blackboard (Learning Management System)

We add you to a course on how to use Blackboard on Blackboard. Also, you can start learning how to use Blackboard right away from this Blackboard YouTube playlist. Here are a few key videos to get you started from this playlist:

Your MEFEDU Account

At MEF University, we use Single Sign-On account technology which we call "MEFEDU Account". With this account, you can log into all of the software we use at MEF, including:

MEFEDU hesabınız hakkında en güncel ve detaylı bilgi için lütfen MEF IT'nin web sitesini ziyaret edin.

Your account will be available once our HR Team (hr@mef.edu.tr) finalizes your employment process, and our IT Team (itsupport@mef.edu.tr) creates your MEFEDU account. You will receive an SMS notification once your account is created. Please check your messages regularly for your account details.