Simber Atay studied at The Ege University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema-TV (1976-1980). Her Undergraduate thesis: “Kemal Sunal Comedy”.(1980). Her Master thesis: “The Early Period of Photography and Ottoman Photographers” (1983); Her PhD Thesis: “Approaches in Turkish Film Critics” (1990). She is professor and head of photography department of Fine Arts Faculty at The Dokuz Eylül University. She lectures currently at The Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography and Department of Film Design; Faculty of Education, Department of Painting; Institute of Fine Arts. She lectured also, between 2006 – 2011 at Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Department of Journalism. Her research interests: Theories of Photography, Postmodern Cinema, Philosophy of Distance Education, E- Learning Culture, Cyber Aesthetics. Her Lessons: Theories Of Photography I-II-III-IV (undergraduate), Photography Techniques I-II (undergraduate), Cultural Memory (graduate), Cyber culture and Visual Arts (graduate), Digital Culture and History of Photography (graduate), Cultural Memory and Art of Cinema (PhD).
Gülsün Kurubacak-Meriç is a professor in Distance Education at the College of Open Education of Anadolu University. She undertook graduate studies at Anadolu University, Turkey (MA. Educational Technology) and the University of Cincinnati, USA (Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction), and also has worked a post-doctoral fellow at the College of Education at New Mexico State University, USA (2001-2002). Dr. Meric earned her B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the College of Informatics Technologies and Engineering of Ahmet Yesevi University in the year 2012-2013. She has over thirty-five years of experience in focusing on the egalitarian and ecological aspects of open and distance learning through new communication technologies. She had been the Group Coordinator of R&D and International Relations at the College of Open Education of Anadolu University between 2014-2018. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of AUAd as well as associated editor of TOJDE. She is also the founding member of Open and Distance Education Programs Accreditation Agency (AUDAK), and the head of the board of management member at the same accreditation agency.
Serap Sisman-Uğur graduated from an undergraduate program in “Computer Education and Instructional Technology” at Anadolu University and the master degree of the same program. Since 2002, she has been working as a lecturer at the Distance Education Department of Open Education Faculty. She works research and development activities&projects in fields such as e-learning content types, digital storytelling, animation, game-based learning, gamification, instructional design, crosscultural aspects, artificial intelligence, individual differences and human-computer interaction. She interested in technological singularity and transhumanism. She has been studying doctorate in Distance Learning. She was Social Media Coordinator of Anadolu University Open Education System, now she has been Social Media Coordinator and Vice of Corporate Communications Coordinator of Anadolu University.