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Christine Wusylko; Kara Dawson; Zhen Xu; Pavlo Antonenko; DoHyong Koh – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2025
Online professional development (OPD) is a popular professional learning option, especially for those with monetary and time constraints such as afterschool educators. This study reports on the design, implementation, and evaluation of an OPD on preparing 18 afterschool educators to teach a content-heavy, transmedia, STEM curriculum on cryptology…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, After School Programs, STEM Education
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Christine Wusylko; Zhen Xu; Kara M. Dawson; Pavlo D. Antonenko; Do Hyong Koh; Minyoung Lee; Amber E. Benedict; Swarup Bhunia – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2024
This article describes the use of a comic book to anchor a cryptology and cybersecurity curriculum for upper elementary students. Perceptions about the comic book from 138 students across 11 afterschool programs were examined using survey, classroom observation, and interviews. Data analysis revealed that the comic book created a…
Descriptors: Technology, Computer Security, Information Security, Cartoons
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Christine Wusylko; Kara Dawson; Pavlo Antonenko; Zhen Xu – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2024
Cybersecurity educational efforts are urgently needed to introduce young people to the profession and give students and teachers cybersecurity knowledge to protect themselves from increasing cybercrime. In this study, 56 elementary preservice teachers participated in a 3-hour intervention within a technology integration course that introduced them…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers