leeanna kobayashi university of hawaii at manoa etec m.ed. program

LeeAnna KobayashiUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa

ETEC M.Ed. Program

A. Graduate StudentB. InstructorC. K-12 TeacherD. Family/FriendsE. Other

IntroductionInstructional Design ProjectWeb-based at

cybersafeincyberspace.weebly.com

ContextBullying takes many forms – Emotional,

physical, relational and cyberbullying

Context – Why this topic?Personally witnessed bullying/hazing in the NavyETEC 643 – Ed Tech in Informal Learning

Environments final project

Context – Why was this study needed?Cyberbullying is a problem that is evolving

along with technologyNew technology brings about new ways to bully

Context – Why was this study needed?Cyberbullying is a problem that is evolving along with

technologyNew technology brings about new ways to bullyCyberbullies often act anonymously

PurposeThe purpose of this instructional design project

was to evaluate a module that would create awareness of what cyberbullying is and what can be done to stop it.

Target Audience6th and 7th gradersStudents at a Honolulu charter schoolIRB approval, Hawaii DOE approval & Hawaii

Charter School approval

MethodsWeb-based approachUtilized Weebly.com, Google Forms and

ProProfs.comAllowed for easy access + easy constructionSelf-pacing by participants using a flowchart

Module FlowchartModule Flowchart

Methods

Module was divided into 4 lessons:Intro to establish a reason to learn about cyberbullyingDiscussion of digital citizenshipDiscussion of what cyberbullying isDiscussion of how to stop cyberbullying

MethodsStrategies:

Use of a large font size

Simplified writing style/terminology

MethodsStrategies:

Use of a large font sizeSimplified writing style/terminologyBright colors

MethodsStrategies:

Use of a large font sizeSimplified writing styleBright colorsHighlighting of important terminology

MethodsStrategies:

Use of a large font sizeSimplified writing styleBright colorsHighlighting of important terminologyPhotographic images of young people using technology

MethodsStrategies:

Use of a large font sizeSimplified writing styleBright colorsHighlighting of important terminologyPhotographic images of young people using technologyInclusion of cartoon images portraying cyberbullying

Methods•John Keller’s ARCS Model of Motivation

Results34 participants (8 in Pilot study, 26 in Actual study)Pilot study — 5 of 8 scored 100% on pre-test, All 8 scored 100% on post-test

Results34 participants (8 in Pilot study, 26 in Actual

study)

Pilot study

Results34 participants (8 in Pilot study, 26 in Actual study)Actual study

26 participated however, 3 participants’ scores were omitted due to skipping either the pre-test or post-test11 of 23 scored 100% on pre-test & post-test6 participants showed improvement5 participants scores decreased from pre-test to post-test

Results34 participants (8 in Pilot study, 26 in Actual

study)

Actual study

Results - Improvements34 participants (8 in Pilot study, 26 in Actual

study)

Actual study

Results – Anomalies 34 participants (8 in Pilot study, 26 in Actual

study)

Actual study

ResultsMost participants had positive comments about the module in the “About

the Lesson” surveyThey liked the cartoon images and the simplicity of the lessons

ResultsSome participants wanted to:

play a video game related to cyberbullying

ResultsSome participants wanted to:

play a video game related to cyberbullyingsee videos about cyberbullying

ResultsSome participants wanted to:

play a video game related to cyberbullyingsee videos about cyberbullyingknow more about viruses and malware

ConclusionBased on the results

Target a younger age group 6th grade participants were already knowledgeable about cyberbullying Cyberbullying is starting at younger ages

ConclusionBased on the results

Target a younger age group 6th grade participants were already

knowledgeable about cyberbullying Cyberbullying is starting at younger ages

Place more emphasis on taking time to read + answer test questions thoughtfully

ConclusionBased on the results

Target a younger age group 6th grade participants were already knowledgeable

about cyberbullying Cyberbullying is starting at younger ages

Place more emphasis on taking time to read + answer test questions thoughtfully

Add some more test questions so each question would not be worth more than 10%

Future Research PossibilitiesCyberbullying curriculum for:

parents of Digital Nativesindividuals with special needs or disabilitiesimmigrant children or children of immigrant

parents

RecommendationsAlways search for a challenge

AcknowledgementsKokoro no Tokyo Kakumei Suishin Kyougikai

AcknowledgementsKokoro no Tokyo Kakumei Suishin KyougikaiMom & DadCritical Friends – Serena, Jenny, & AdamInstructors – Ari, Eddie, and CurtisAdvisor & Subject Matter Expert – Dr. Truc T. Nguyen

Questions?

Questions?

Contact me at: leeannak@hawaii.edu or kobayashi.leeanna@gmail.com