Associate Degree: Computer Programming, Ordu University

Hamdi Bahadır KARACA started his career as a first-level technical support specialist at a private IT company after his graduation. He contributed to his team on Windows and Linux server management as part of Web and E-mail hosting, cloud-based server setup, domain name, and network. He has been working as a Support Specialist in the Office for Learning and Teaching Enhancement (OLTE) at Özyeğin University since November 2022.

Dr. AYDIN’s research interests focus on a range of topics, such as innovative and flexible learning processes, environments and in higher education and in corporate settings, design and development of learning environments, integration of new technologies (AI, VR, AR, MR, etc.) into education and training, Open Educational Resources (OERs), Open Educational Practices (OEPs), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), and current trends in higher education and corporate education.

Dr. AYDIN also served as the International Chair and Board Member of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), as a board member of the International Council for Educational Media (ICEM), as a member of the Open Educational Resources Committee (OER Advocacy Committee) of the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE), and as an editorial member of Educational Media International (EMI). He is currently a steering committee member of the OpenupEd initiative of the European Council for Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU), board member of AECT, and member of the Centre for Distance Education Research (COER). He is also on the editorial boards of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL), OpenPraxis, and the Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (JODDE).