On February 26, 2024, Marmara University's Faculty of Atatürk Education organized an online seminar titled "Innovative Technologies in Education." The seminar featured a presentation by Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay, a faculty member from Sabancı University's Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering program. The attendees included the Dean and Assistant Deans of the Faculty of Atatürk Education, faculty members, and students. The opening speech was given by Associate Dean Doç. Dr. Özgür Doğan, and the seminar was moderated by Doç. Dr. Feride Karaca, Head of the Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies.

Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay, who has served as a faculty member in the Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies at Middle East Technical University (METU) for many years, was the technical group leader of the team that brought the Internet to Turkey in 1993 as part of a project initiated by METU and TÜBİTAK. According to a 2021 study, he is ranked among the top three most productive and influential researchers in the field of education in Turkey. His academic research areas include human-computer interaction, eye-tracking technology, technology-enhanced learning, virtual and augmented reality. Prof. Dr. Çağıltay shared his insights on educational technologies from the past to the future, drawing on his national and international research projects. He discussed innovative work in various fields such as technology integration, special education, virtual reality, and human-computer interaction. He provided recommendations on how to effectively and efficiently use innovative technologies in educational settings, emphasizing that educational technologies should not be seen merely as tools but as levers for better learning.

In the final section of the seminar, Prof. Dr. Çağıltay answered questions from the participants.