Analysis of a Teacher’s Online Teaching Material Planning and Development Processes: English Lesson Example

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The purpose of this study is to analyze an English teacher’s material development process within the ninth-grade English language curriculum in Turkey using an online environment. The data collection process was applied based on the Technology Integration Planning Model, which was selected on a theoretical basis. Data of this study consists of video recordings of teaching in the online environment and the online teaching material development process, as well as a researcher’s diary and a teacher’s diary, a semi-structured interview form, and audio recordings. The collected qualitative data were analyzed using the content analysis method. At the end of the study, the teacher had shown development in both technological competence and their academic field. During the research period, there were some technical and connectivity problems experienced, and it was observed that the teacher showed development in finding solutions to resolve these issues. The research found occupational development activities to be more successful when desire, requirement, expectation and readiness of individual learners were considered. The findings of this study include designing occupational development activities for teacher properties, opportunities and requirements that contribute to teacher motivation and efficiency.