Dr Serdar Abaci
Lecturer in Data and Digital Literacies

- Moray House School of Education and Sport, IETL
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: serdar.abaci@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, CH
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
Serdar Abaci is based in the Institute of Education, Teaching and Leadership. He is currently involved in Data Education in Schools project, developing a course on Digital Literacy. His research interests include data and digital literacies, formative assessment and feedback, online learning, and evaluation of teaching and learning technologies. Most recently, he is leading a comprehensive review of how educational technology implementations are evaluated in Human-Computer Interaction oriented publications. Dr. Abaci joined the Moray House in April 2020.
Previously, Dr. Abaci has held postdoctoral positions at Indiana University (USA) and Newcastle University (UK) and studied evaluation of educational technologies, particularly the adoption of e-textbooks by instructors and students.
Qualifications
- PhD in Instructional Systems Technology (Indiana University, USA)
- MSEd in Educational Inquiry (Indiana University, USA)
- MSEd in Instructional Systems Technology (Indiana University, USA)
- BS in Computer Education and Instructional Technology (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
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Supporting School Teachers’ Rapid Engagement with Online Education
In:
Educational Technology Research and Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09839-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Special issue (E-pub ahead of print) -
Indiana University’s faculty-driven inclusive access e-text program
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Accepted/In press) -
Students’ use of, preferences for, and learning with e-textbooks
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Accepted/In press) -
Indiana University’s affordable e-text model and strategies to increase impact beyond savings
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
Student engagement with e-texts: What the data tell us
In:
Educause
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)