Meet the Volume Editors

Prof. Dr. Fahriye Altınay has been teaching undergraduate courses in educational instructional technologies and material design, classroom management, ethics in education, social responsibility, scientific research methods, and more since 2002. She also teaches postgraduate courses such as project management, education management, contemporary education supervision, and society, culture, and education. Dr. Altinay is a full-time faculty member

at Near East University, North Cyprus, working scientifically and administratively on issues such as higher education boards, multiculturalism, quality studies, strategic planning, unimpeded informatics, and smart society. Prof. Dr. Altınay is the vice director of the Graduate Education Institute, the chair of the Center for Social Research and Development, and the head of the Education Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department and Computer Education and Instructional Technologies. She is also an editor and referee for international journals and books. Her research interests include developing critical friends and skills online with international perspectives and practices, participation in online learning, online learning readiness of higher education institutions, education and distance education practices of disabled individuals in the pandemic period, open education resources, MOOCs, barrier-free tourism, and education. She is currently working on projects on the disabled, inclusive education practices, entrepreneurship, and community analysis during the pandemic period.

Prof. Dr. Zehra Altınay has given and participated in various seminars for both professional and academic development. She teaches undergraduate courses on classroom management, community service, barrier-free technologies, organizational behavior, and communication within the scope of educational sciences. She also teaches postgraduate courses on organizational communication, organizational culture, information management, and information

technologies in management. Prof. Dr. Zehra Altınay is a full-time faculty member at Near East University, North Cyprus, as the head of the Department of Educational Sciences. Previously, she carried out accreditation studies while she was the head of the Computer Education and Instructional Technologies Department. She is a member of the Board of Graduate Education Institute and the chair of the ethics committee at the Institute of Graduate Studies. She is also the head of the Societal Research and Development Center affiliated with the Center of Excellence. As the chair of the Disability Rights Monitoring Committee, she also works on projects about disability and rights. She is a journal and book editor and referee. Within the scope of the Social Research and Development Center's activities, she conducts collaborative scientific studies on disabled children and women, open educational resources, unobstructed tourism, and education without disabilities. During the pandemic period, Dr. Altinay worked on projects with many institutions, organizations, and universities in these areas, and she continues to publish literature on institutional cooperation, new technologies, and social benefits.
