This presentation will describe a proposed project to implement and study the impact of digital nudges on student self-regulatory behavior in an online course. Nudges are a tool that help individuals make decisions in their own best interest without coercion. A brief introduction to nudges will be provided followed by examples of the nudge types proposed to be incorporated into the course. The nudges will be delivered to students via the online course platform and through SMS text messages and will be designed to promote self-regulatory behaviors such as goal setting, time management, and self-reflection.
A brief overview will be given of the proposed study’s mixed-methods design. Instruments and data analysis will incorporate an interdisciplinary approach, measuring the influence and perception of digital nudges on student behavior, achievement and satisfaction in the course. In addition, the study will examine how student characteristics, such as ethnicity, procrastination profiles and cultural self-construals might mediate impacts and perceptions. Preliminary results from a pilot will be shared and a question and answer period will encourage session attendees to share their feedback and related experience.
Faye Furutomo is a project manager and designer, specializing in web development and instructional design projects. She has been with the UH Mānoa College of Education since 2008, serving as web designer and program manager for Distance Course Design & Consulting (DCDC), an award winning design and development team. She is also currently pursuing her PhD in Learning Design & Technology at UH Manoa. In addition, she earned her MBA from the Shidler College of Business, BA from Wheaton College in Illinois, BFA from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, a Certificate of Online Learning and Teaching (COLT) from the Learning Design & Technology department. Faye is interested in the fields of project management, leadership, strategic planning, design and is passionate about improving higher education for Hawaii’s current and future generations.
Dr. Ariana Eichelberger is an Associate Specialist and Instructional Designer in the College of Education. Eichelberger manages the Instructional Support Group of the College and coordinates the College’s faculty professional development program. As a faculty member of the Department of Learning Design and Technology, Eichelberger teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in instructional design and technology integration. She is also an instructional designer with the COE’s Distance Course Design and Consulting group (DCDC).
Dan Hoffman is an educator and researcher in the field of digital learning. His research focuses on the design of interactive experiences and their impact on learning and engagement. This interdisciplinary work takes place at the intersection of cognitive science, education and computer science. Seeing great potential in emerging human-computer interaction techniques, Dan studies interactivity and its ability to act as a conceptual and procedural scaffold in digital environments. In 2013, Dan earned his doctorate in Instructional Technology & Media from Teachers College, Columbia University. Before joining the Department of Learning Design & Technology at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, he worked as a Senior Education Analyst at Kamehameha Schools. His background includes classroom teaching, the New York City Teaching Fellows program, and designing software for Intel and the Games for Learning Institute. He was born in Vermont and enjoys building computers, watching movies, and listening to podcasts.A recording of this presentation is available.
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Sandra Annette Rogers (aka Teacherrogers) has taught in a variety of K-16 educational settings from a rural hut in Honduras as a Peace Corps Volunteer to the University of California-Los Angeles Lab School as a Demonstration Teacher to elearning worldwide. She has taught bilingual elementary education, developmental reading, Spanish, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). She holds a K-12 bilingual (Spanish/English) teaching certificate from the California Commission on Teaching. She is a Quality Matters certified peer reviewer for online courses. She is also a Google Certified Educator. She is a content developer, instructional designer, researcher, and trainer. She has a doctorate in instructional design and a master’s in teaching ESOL. Her research interests include gaming, second language acquisition, and distance education. She currently serves as an instructional designer for UCLA’s Online Teaching and Learning Initiative. She will present on her recent publication, Curation of your online persona through self-care and responsible citizenship: Participatory digital citizenship for secondary education (2020).
Dr. Tracy George is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Francis Marion University. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner since 1999 in a variety of settings. Since 2012, she has taught undergraduate and graduate nursing courses. She has published and presented on the scholarship of teaching and learning, shared decision-making, and clinical nursing topics. Tracy has written several peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters.
Claire DeCristofaro, MD is a graduate of Hunter College of CUNY and Albert Einstein Medical School, both in New York City. Her family practice has been in both urban and rural sites in New York City, Tennessee and South Carolina. She is a full-time faculty member at Ashford University in the College of Arts & Sciences, aligned with the Behavioral Sciences deaprtment, and also teaching in the Gerontology and Health & Wellness programs. Other professional activities include serving as a federal grant reviewer for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). As university faculty, she has taught in multiple graduate and undergraduate healthcare and behavioral health programs, with an additional interest in continuing education for APRNs, physicians, pharmacists and physician assistants on a wide variety of topics, including her AHEC online courses on controlled substance prescribing and clinical topics. Her scholarship has included publications and conference presentations on healthcare topics as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Tracy Crawford, MAEd, is a full-time faculty member teaching entry point and foundational courses for the College of General Studies with University of Phoenix where she has been working as a staff member for the past 15 years. She earned a Master’s degree in Education – Curriculum & Instruction/Adult Education Distance Learning and completed a Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education Program for her Elementary teaching certificate. Tracy has been involved in education not only as a teacher and administrator, but also as a volunteer with United Way as a volunteer Reading Buddy, Head Start, Art Masterpiece and she has served as a Faculty Supervisor for student teachers. Tracy is a Certified Advanced Facilitator, has served as a Faculty Trainer, and facilitated both faculty and student workshops at University of Phoenix. Tracy’s true passion is helping students learn and grow!
Jennifer Romano is a graduate of Auburn University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Mass Communication. While attending graduate school at Auburn, Jennifer was an instructor of Public Speaking. Upon graduating she became an adjunct professor at The University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama, followed by a full time instructor at Faulkner State Community College (now Coastal Community College) in Gulf Shores, Alabama. She taught communication and public speaking courses at both colleges. Then in 2007 Jennifer became a full time faculty member at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, followed by Herzing University in Birmingham, Alabama; she was an instructor of mass communication, public speaking and humanities course. In 2013 Jennifer became a full time faculty member at University of Phoenix, where she is currently working as a full time instructor of General Studies and Humanities courses. She has over 15 years of experience with online instruction and LOVES being an instructor at University of Phoenix!
Reima Al-Jarf has taught ESL, ESP, linguistics and translation at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for 26 years. She has 700 publications and conference presentations in 70 countries. She reviews articles for numerous peer-reviewed international journals including some ISI journals. She won 3 Excellence in Teaching Awards, and the Best Faculty Website Award at her university. Her areas of interest are: Foreign language teaching and learning, technology integration in education and translation studies.
Ronnie Tiffany-Kinder is a teacher educator in elementary education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She teaches courses in literacy methods and introduction to teaching. She also supervises student teachers on Oahu, Kauai and Lanai. Her research interests include critical literacy, self-study in teacher education and online/distance learning education.
Dr. Rayna Fujii is an Assistant Specialist and Statewide Coordinator for the Institute for Teacher Education Elementary Department. She teaches courses in elementary social studies, introduction to multicultural education, and introduction to teaching. Her research interests include elementary social studies education, social studies for social justice, and online/distance learning education.
Jennifer Harrison is a faculty member in the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences at Purdue University Global, and course lead for the University’s courses on American women’s history, the early American republic, and the 1960s. With a graduate degree in American history, she specializes in nineteenth-century American women’s history, Art and Humanities, and pop culture. She serves as chair of Purdue University Global’s Arts and Humanities GEL Committee, and has presented and / or published on the topics of general education literacies and course level assessments, digital literacy, American women’s education, and the presentation of women in the media.
Eunice Luyegu is an Instructional Design Specialist and Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.