Biography

Özgür Yılmaz received the B.A. degree in electrical education from the Department of Electrical Education, Marmara University, Faculty of Technical Education (MUTEF), Istanbul, Turkey, in 2000, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical education from the Institute for Graduate Studies in Pure and Applied Sciences, Marmara University, in 2003 and 2010, with his dissertation titled “Web-Supported Design, Teaching, and Evaluation of the Electromechanical Systems Course.”He is an Assistant Prof. of Computer Education & Instructional Technology at Istanbul University. He has published numerous papers on game-based learning, distance education, and mechatronics education. His current research focuses on game-based learning, distance education, and instructional design.