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Claudia Doug Hannah Junko Lin

summary  TSHIVENDA International, Inc. has developed an online character building site to promote discussions about character building  Before the actual design and development, research was conducted to find learning problem and theoretical framework  We began with ABCD and strong objectives – Bloom’s Taxanomy  Built the site with ADDIE (With repetition/continuous revision)  Assessment with parents (Pre/Post) -, Discussion Answers  The site has not fully reached its final stage due to time constraints

What is tshIVENDA? TSHIVENDA Character Building is a website to initiate and support discussions on character development for kids with the use of interactive scenarios and funs TSHIVENDA is an African word for “character” Chivenda is an African word for “character”

Objectives  Indirectly provide kids the opportunity to think about character building topics  Initiate and support discussions on character development for kids with parents  Building a website which can provide interactive scenarios for kids to voluntarily discuss the topics

LEARNING PROBLEMS Don’t have enough time answering students’ questions Don’t have enough time answering students’ questions Don’t understand concept BORING!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t understand concept BORING!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t have chance to talk about character building because kids appear not interested in the topic and we do not know how to discuss on the issues Don’t have chance to talk about character building because kids appear not interested in the topic and we do not know how to discuss on the issues

Theoretical framework The Socratic Approach to Character Education This classical technique leads students to recognize contradictions between values they avow and the choices they make — and shows them that they have the power to choose (Elkind and Sweet, 1997). Strength of the Media Video's strength is in its exceptional power to engage young people at the level where they make most of their behavioral decisions (Elkind and Sweet, 1998). Power of Discussion and Reflection The best forms of character education also involve students in honest, thoughtful discussion and reflection regarding the moral implications of what they see around them, what they are told, and what they personally do and experience ( Eric Schaps, Esther F. Schaeffer, and Sanford N. McDonnell, op.cit).

audience The intended audience(s) that TSHIVENDA is designed for includes: – Primary audience: 4-10 Year old children with guidance from parents – Target audience: students who have minimal access to talk about “characters” – Unintended audience: anyone who is interested in this topic can participate in the program The basic requirements needed by users of this e-learning course are: – Basic conversational knowledge in English – Basic computer literacy (ie. knowing how to operate a computer, use a mouse, etc) – Note: There are no physical limitations for learners who want to participate in this program, provided they meet the requirements stated above

behavior From participating in the course, learners will be able to demonstrate all of the following behaviors modeled on Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Improve discussion and reflection on building character and morality for global citizenship  Increase exposure to character building thinking situations to reflect more about it  Eventually aim to make “healthy” and mature choices in everyday life

condition To participate in the tutorial, learners are required to have access to the following:  A simple, basic computer (found in public libraries, homes, and/or school computer labs)  One of the following browsers — Internet Explorer 7, Safari 2 or newer, or Firefox 2 or newer, speakers for sound and music  Low bandwidth internet connection (at least dial-up)  Multimedia Player Additional program specifications are:  No use of flash, dreamweaver, etc. in this program Settings in which the course can be implemented are:  Self-motivated learning environment at home  An after-school club  An official course proctored by an instructor/teacher

degree From participating in the course, learners will be able to demonstrate all of the following behaviors modeled on Bloom’s Taxonomy:  The standard for acceptable performance for participants will require learners to discuss the topics  During the course: Learners are required to understand content material in its entirety for every lesson The program is not designed to assess the “right or wrong” answers but promote the discussion on the topic  The program caters to individual learning, so no time limit is imposed on the learner to complete the program

ADdIE MODEL - ANALYZE ANALYZE: Principle Based ABCD  Program Control vs. Learner Control  Pedagogical Agent & Personalization  Collaborative Learning with Asynchronous Interaction  Directive Instruction & Worked Examples  What types of learning constraints exist?  What are the delivery options?  What are the online pedagogical considerations?  What is the timeline for project completion?

ADdIE MODEL - DESIGN Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning Interactivity – choose your own destination Rewards – passport, Stamp, Souvenir Personalization – pick yourself, passport Voice – Scenario Voice – non accented, human Multimedia – Animated Simulation Contiguity – Website Modality - Scenarios Parent Involvement – Discussion, Parent site, Q&A, Help, Gagne’s 9 Events

ADdIE MODEL - DESIGN Powerpoint Prototype

ADdIE MODEL - DESIGN Guidance Community Discuss Progress of Kid Talk w/kids w/other parents FAQ Post Test How kids change Intro Video Pick yourself Scenario Back Pack Good Passport Reward Examples Have Questions Stamp Souvenir Respect Elders sitemap

ADDIE MODEL - DEVELOP Website - Kids

ADDIE MODEL - DEVELOP Website - Parent

ADDIE MODEL - DEVELOP Scenario

ADDIE MODEL - D EVELOP Scenario – Intro Video

ADdIE MODEL D EVELOP + I MPLEMENT Progress, Evolvement, Repetition Website Scenarios Survey Make it tailored….. After brainstorming, sketchy, and testing with a kid, it is designed and developed in accordance with the findings, brainstorming ideas and feedback. Make it tailored….. After brainstorming, sketchy, and testing with a kid, it is designed and developed in accordance with the findings, brainstorming ideas and feedback.

ADdIE MODEL E VALUATION Pre-Test : 17 participants Post-Test : 16 participants Surveymonkey.com Time constraint

addie – E VALUATE - parents Tshivenda Pre-Test 1.Do you think it is important to teach your children about character building, morality? Yes No Other() 2. How often do you discuss character building with your child? Multiple times a day Once a day Once a week Once a m onth Other( ) 3. Who usually initiate the discussion about character building? Father Mother Children None of above Other() 4. How do you teach your children character building? Explaining the concept by talking Storytelling Book TV Sc olding Other( ) 5. Do children understand character building easily after you te ach them with the method above? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other( ) 6. Do children show their interest in character building when y ou teach them by the method above? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other( ) 7. Do you see any positive change in children after you teach t hem about morality with the method above? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other( ) 8. Do you think it would be helpful to have an internet site to s upport character building? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() Tshivenda Pre-Test 1.Do you think it is important to teach your children about character building, morality? Yes No Other() 2. How often do you discuss character building with your child? Multiple times a day Once a day Once a week Once a m onth Other( ) 3. Who usually initiate the discussion about character building? Father Mother Children None of above Other() 4. How do you teach your children character building? Explaining the concept by talking Storytelling Book TV Sc olding Other( ) 5. Do children understand character building easily after you te ach them with the method above? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other( ) 6. Do children show their interest in character building when y ou teach them by the method above? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other( ) 7. Do you see any positive change in children after you teach t hem about morality with the method above? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other( ) 8. Do you think it would be helpful to have an internet site to s upport character building? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other()

addie – E VALUATE - parents Tshivenda Post-Test 1.How often do you discuss character building with your child now? 2. Does Tshivenda increase the frequency of discussions about character building? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 3. Does Tshivenda motivate children to initiate the discussion about character building? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 4. Do you think Tshivenda is helpful for you to teach morality to your children? Very much Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 5. Do children show more interest to talk about character buil ding after visiting the site? Very much Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 6. Do you see any positive change in children after visiting the site? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Please comment if you see any () 7. Which part in the site children are interested in the most? Choosing a character Watching scenarios Collecting stamps Buying souvenir Tshivenda Post-Test 1.How often do you discuss character building with your child now? 2. Does Tshivenda increase the frequency of discussions about character building? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 3. Does Tshivenda motivate children to initiate the discussion about character building? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 4. Do you think Tshivenda is helpful for you to teach morality to your children? Very much Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 5. Do children show more interest to talk about character buil ding after visiting the site? Very much Somewhat Not really Not at all Other() 6. Do you see any positive change in children after visiting the site? Yes Somewhat Not really Not at all Please comment if you see any () 7. Which part in the site children are interested in the most? Choosing a character Watching scenarios Collecting stamps Buying souvenir

addie – E VALUATE - Result How important do you think it is to teach your children character building? (Pre-test)

addie – E VALUATE - Result How do you teach your children character building? – Pre-test

addie – E VALUATE - Result How often do you talk about character?

addie – E VALUATE - Result Do you think Tshivenda is helpful to teach character building ?(Post-test)

REFLECTION- it was fun!!! Collaborative Learning Experience Repetition/discussion/survey/revision– progress and evolvement is really important – we are learning something! What’s Next? – peer pressure(2.0), also repetitive learning experience, application of real field activities(outings) - Apply situated learning - focuses on patterns of coordination in groups of individuals engaged in joint action with material and informational systems in their environments – group discussion