Yesterday on 2nd March of February, I had a chance to attend the 6th Educational Technology Summit spectacularly coordinated by Işıl Boy Ergül. It was instructive and educational training that lasted from 8 am to 7 pm. Every second was filled with knowledge and joy. It was really successful in terms of raising awareness and consciousness about the future in education.

                This year, suitable with the motto of the event (From Past to Future), a group called Flapper Swing appeared on stage with the dancers. They were unexpectedly fascinating, professional and quite fun, however, I would expect a more technological opening.

         In the workshops and presentations, I found answers to questions like “How can we use technology effectively in education? How can we be creative in the lesson and does creativity have any boundaries? How can we create rich lessons using AR and VR applications? What is Artificial Intelligence and what is the relationship between AI and education? Do school designs affect success? How to be a game-friendly-school?” Serdar Kuzuloğlu, who made the closing speech, mentioned about the uncertain future that is waiting for us and how hard is to educate our children to that unknown future.             

                 The summit was really energetic, you can see the excitement on staff members’ face. It was obvious that they worked hard, and it was worth it. It was a day full of learning, technology, and fun. I would like to thank personally the architecture of this successful summit, Işıl Boy Ergül, and her cool organization committee to bring such valuable people together. I am looking forward excitedly to the ETZ20.

If you want to know more about the summit, you can follow their Instagram account: “edtechsummit” or you can visit the website: https://www.egitimteknolojilerizirvesi.com/en/