Attitudes of Students Taking Digital Literacy Course Through Distance Education Towards E-Learning

Today, it is seen that higher education institutions have entered the digital transformation process and want to provide their students with digital literacy experience. In order to contribute to the successful completion of this transformation, there is a need to determine the attitudes of students towards e-learning. Pilot implementations by the Councilof Higher Education are seen as an opportunity to benefit from the experiences gained from digital literacy courses. In this study, it was aimed to determine the attitudes of students taking digital literacy course with distance education towards e-learning and to examine them in terms of independent variables. For this purpose, in this study, the survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The data of the research were collected by using the e-learning attitude scale applied to students who took the digital literacy course in Bayburt University in the Spring semester of 2018 -2019 academic year. The data obtained were analyzed using the SPSS program and the necessary statistical results were edited. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the attitudes of students who took the digital literacy course towards e-learning were at a medium level. It was determined that the gender of the participants, the department they are affiliated with, andthe digital literacy course midterm exam gradeaffect the attitude towards e-learning. In addition to this result, it was observed that the grade level and the overall weighted average did not affect the attitude. In line with the results obtained, it has been suggested that other coursescan be given by distance education for students who will take the digital literacy course.It is thought that the results obtained will contribute to universities and digital literacy course content planners who are experiencing digital transformation.