TWO FACES OF TECHNOLOGY:
ISOLATION & 0PPORTUNITIES
25.XI.2019 - OUR FIRST MEETING STARTS!
OUR SCHOOLS' PRESENTATIONS
25th NOVEMBER
When all participants came to Adıyaman the Principal Abdulkerim Işık greeted everyone, presented the school and organised the meeting with all teachers of Adıyaman Anadolu Lisesi. Our meeting was of multinational character. All participants gathered in the assembly hall then.
THE SEMINAR ABOUT GOOD & BAD SIDES OF TECHNOLOGY
As the projects concerns on the different impacts of technology on everyday life we took part in the lecture by the researchers of the Adıyaman University Prof. Turhan Koyuncu and Assoc. Prof. Niyazi Yükçü.
The presentation went through both negative and positive sides of technology to make the participants aware of the topic. The professor showed us values of technological progress for many years as well focused then on negative sides of it – disasters, health problems like obesity or alienation.
After the presentation and the lecture all participants had chance to discuss the area of interest, get to know one another and visit the exhibition of the logos for the project. All participants received the T-shirts of the project. The final part of the first day were partner schools’ presentations prepared and presented by students from each country. Thanks to that part we got essential information about our schools.
TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
26th NOVEMBER
The second day started with the visit to the Director of Education of the Adıyaman Province Mr Ahmet Alagöz. During the visit, there was a presentation of the project’s targets. The teachers from partner countries received information about the system of education in Turkey. It became obvious that although we came from different countries we must face the same challenges during the educational processes. We were glad to receive plenty useful information which broaden our previous knowledge. Before the midday students had the first chance of getting some information about the traditional outdoor games in the assembly hall during presentation part.
Then the whole group went on a fantastic tour to visit some important landmarks in the neighbourhood, such as the relicts of antiquity: Monument Grave (KarakuşTumulus), the Nemrut Mountain, Arsemeia and the Cendere Bridge dating to the period of Roman Empire. The perfect travel in time especially for European part of the group. Students and teachers were searching for differences and similarities of our cultures. That was a perfect live history lesson because we were taught by ancient monuments and we could admire skills of former constructors in the period when there was no modern technology and people had to cooperate with one another.
27th NOVEMBER
The third day the group spent on a trip to the roots of most religions – the place where Abraham was born - Sanliurfa. On the way we visited the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep as well. Unusual places where the relicts of past are presented with the usage of technological devices: multimedia displays or light shows. That excursion could make participants conscious of our common heritage, and the way we can benefit from it.
28th NOVEMBER
The foutrh day - we summerised all activities and after fantastic Turkish Evening - we came back home.