Research Projects

CryptoComics

NSF award #1849768

Used design based research to design, develop, and nationally implement cryptology and cybersecurity curriculum for young kids, grades 3-5 targeted toward girls and African-American students.

Research papers and presentations from CryptoComics

Using a comic book to engage students in a cryptology and cybersecurity curriculum

Wusylko, C., Xu, Z., Dawson, K. M., Antonenko, P. D., Koh, D. H., Lee, M., ... & Bhunia, S. (2022). Using a comic book to engage students in a cryptology and cybersecurity curriculum. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 1-19.

Promoting Interdisciplinary Integration of Cybersecurity Knowledge, Skills and Career Awareness in Preservice Teacher Education

Dawson, K., Antonenko, P., Xu, Z., Wusylko, C., & Koh, D. H. (2022). Promoting Interdisciplinary Integration of Cybersecurity Knowledge, Skills and Career Awareness in Preservice Teacher Education. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 30(2), 275-287.

Blended, Transmedia Learning: Investigating the Engagement of Elementary Students in a Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum.

Xu, Z., Dawson, K. M., Antonenko, P., Koh, D. H., & Wusylko, C.. (2022). Blended, Transmedia Learning: Investigating the Engagement of Elementary Students in a Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum. Journal of Online Learning Research, 8(3), 393-424.

Online Professional Development to Prepare Afterschool Educators to Teach Elementary STEM Curriculum: Results of a Design and Evaluation Study

Wusylko, C., Dawson, K., Xu, Z., Antonenko, P.D., & Koh, D.H. (under review). Online Professional Development to Prepare Afterschool Educators to Teach an Elementary STEM Curriculum: Results of a Design and Evaluation Study

Koh, D.H., Zhang, F., Xu, Z., Wusylko, C., Dawson, K., & Antonenko, P. (2023, October 15-19). Modeling Student Behavior in Blended, Transmedia Curriculum by Using the Hidden Markov Model. AECT 2023 Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States.
Xu, Z., Antonenko, P., Dawson, D., Koh, D.H., & Wusylko, C. (2023, October 15-19). Exploring the Embodied Affordances of Touch Screen Devices to Support Visuospatial Cognition and Engineering Learning. AECT 2023 Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States.
Xu, Z., Antonenko, P., Dawson, K.M., Koh, D.H., Wusylko, C. Benedict, A.E., & Bhunia, S., (2023, April 13-16). Exploring How Touch Gesture Interactions Support Visuospatial Cognition in a Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum [Poster session]. AERA 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, United States.
Koh, D.H., Xu, Z., Wusylko, C., Dawson, K., & Antonenko, P. (2022, November 16-18) Locked Screen! Wait for the Teacher’s Instructions: The Changes in Digitally Mediated Learning Material for Blended, Transmedia Curriculum based on an Iterative Design Approach.. FERA 2022 Convention, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.
Xu, Z., Antonenko, P., Dawson, K., Koh, D.K., Wusylko, C., Benedict, A., & Bhunia, S., (2022, October 24-28) Engaging Upper Elementary Students in a Technology-Enhanced Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum – National Implementation. AECT 2022 Convention, Face to Face and Virtual Las Vegas, United States.
Antonenko, P., Xu, Z., Wusylko, C., Dawson, K., Bhunia, S., & Benedict, A. (2022, August). Engaging Children in Cryptology and Cybersecurity Learning and Career Awareness. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Wusylko, C., Xu, Z., Dawson, K., Antonenko, P., Koh, D.K, Lee, M., Benedict, A., E., & Bhunia, S. (2022, April 21-26) Using a Comic Book to Engage Students in a Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum. AERA 2022 Annual Meeting, San Diego, United States.
Xu, Z., Koh, D.K., Antonenko, P., Wusylko, C., Dawson, K., Lee, M., Benedict, A., E., & Bhunia, S. (2022, April 21-26) Scaffolding Visuospatial Cognition in Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum for Elementary Students [Poster Session]. AERA 2022 Annual Meeting, San Diego, United States.
Wusylko, C. Dawson, K., Koh, D.K., Antonenko, P., & Xu, Z. (2021, November 2-6) Opportunities for Design, Development, and Implementation of an Elementary School Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum during COVID . AECT 2021 Convention Face to Face and Virtual Chicago, United States.
Xu, Z., Antonenko, P., Koh, D.K., Dawson, K., & Wusylko, C. (2021, November 2-6) Engaging Elementary Learns in Cryptology and Cybersecurity: A Formative Evaluation of a Technology-Enhanced Curriculum. AECT 2021 Convention, Face to Face and Virtual Chicago, United States.
Antonenko, P., Xu, Z., Koh, D.K,, Dawson, K., Wusylko, C., Benedict, A., E., & Bhunia, S., (2021, April 8-12). Decoding Teacher Perceptions of the Usability and Feasibility of a Technology-Enhanced Cryptography Curriculum [Poster session]. AERA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, Virtual, United States.
Wusylko, C., Antonenko, P., Xu, Z., Dawson, K., & Koh, D.K. (2021, May 11-18). CryptoComics – Cryptology and Cybersecurity for Kids [Video presentation]. 2021 STEM for all Video Showcase, Virtual, United States. https://stemforall2021.videohall.com/presentations/1925

Geogaze

NSF award #2040404

Designing gaze-drive adaptive multimedia for neurodiverse learners learning geoscience

Research papers and presentations from Geogaze

Koh, D.H., Rehman, M., Wusylko, C., Wang., X, Prasad, P., Dawson, K.,…& Martin, J. (2023, October 15-19). Guiding Studetnt’s Attention Using a Novel Gaze-Driven Multimedia Technology. AECT 2023 Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States.

Middle School Incidental Information Literacy (MSiIL)

Collaborated on a research-practice partership with 8th grade teachers, university reserachers, and graduate students to design, develop and evaluate a tool designed to measure adolecent student's incidental online information literacy.

Research papers and presentations from MSiIL

The role of skepticism among adolecents' online information literacy skills

Ritzhaupt, A. D., Kohnen, A. M., Wusylko, C., Wang, X., Dawson, K., & Sommer, M. (in press). The role of skepticism among adolescents’ online information literacy skills. Information and Learning Sciences.

Wusylko, C., Wang, X., Dawson, K., Kohnen, A., Ritzhaupt, A., & Sommer, M. (2023, October 15-19). Adolescent Metacognitive Awareness, Frequency of Social Media Use, and Incidental Information Literacy. AECT 2023 Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States.
Ritzhaupt, A., Kohnen, K, Wusylko, C., Wang, X., Dawson, K., & Sommer, M. (2023, October 15-19). The Role of Skepticism in Information Literacy Ecosystems: An Analysis of Skepticism and It’s Relationship to Information Literacy Skills. AECT 2023 Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States.
Ritzhaupt, A.D., Wang, X., Sommer, M., Wusylko, C., Kohnen, A.M., & Dawson, K. (2023, April 13-16). The Role of Skepticism in Information Literacy Ecosystems: An Exploratory Factor Analysis [Poster session]. AERA 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, United States.
Dawson, K., Sommer, M., Wusylko, C., Wang, X., Ritzhaupt, A.D., & Kohnen, A.M. (2023, April 13-16). Middle School Incidental Information Literacy (MiSIIL): Assessing Middle School Students’ Skills When Evaluating Incidental Information [Poster session]. AERA 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, United States.
Kohnen, A., Wusylko, C., Wang, X., Sommer, M., Dawson, K.M., Ritzhaupt, A.D... & Lemstrom, E. (2023, April 13-16)Exploring Predictors of Middle School Students’ Incidental Information Literacy (Incidental-IL); A Mixed-Method Study. AERA 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, United States.
Dawson, D., Sommer, M., Wusylko, C., Ritzhaupt, A., & Kohnen, A. (2022, November 16-18) Design & Development of a Tool to Assess Middle School Students’ Skills When Evaluating Incidental Information. FERA 2022 Convention, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.

Other publications & presentations

Using machine learning techniques to investigate learning engagement with TikTok media literacy campaigns

Wusylko, C., Weisberg, L., Opoku, R.A., Abramowitz, B., Williams, J., Xing, W., ... Vu, M. (in press). Using Machine Learning Techniques to Investigate Learning Engagement with TikTok Media Literacy Campaigns. Journal of Research on Technology in Education.

Social media literacy: Sociocultural instruction and community college students

Kohnen, A., Wusylko, C., & Sommer, M. (2023). Social media literacy: Sociocultural instruction and community college students. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 15(2), 44-57.

Critical online information evaluation (COIE): A comprehensive model for curriculum and assessment design

Weisberg, L., Wang, X., Wusylko, C., & Kohnen, A. (2022). Critical Online Information Evaluation (COIE): A comprehensive model for curriculum and assessment design. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 15(1), 14-30.

Adolescent social media information literacy outside of school: A scoping review of the literacy and educational technology literature

Wusylko, C., Boehm, S., Dawson, K., & Kohnen, A. (2022). Adolescent Social Media Information Literacy Outside of School: A Scoping Review of the Literacy and Educational Technology Literature. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 51(1), 629-647.

Preparing elementary preservice teachers to integrate computational thinking into the curriculum

Ramírez-Salgado, A., Wusylko, C., Weisberg, L., Delgado, J., & Israel, M. (under review). Preparing elementary preservice teachers to integrate computational thinking in the curriculum.

The first most important step of designing a stealth assessment: developing accurate competency models

Rahimi, S., Almond, R., Wang, B., Wang, X, Weisberg, L.,Wusylko, C, Francois, M.,... Ramírez-Salgado, A. (under review). The First Most Important Step of Designing a Stealth Assessment: Developing Accurate Competency Models.

Wusylko, C. (2023, October 20). Paradoxical Perceptions of 6th Graders Who Participated in a Social Media Literacy Curriculum. PKY Inquiries and Investigations conference, Gainesville, United States.
Wusylko, C. (2023, October 20). Exploring young people's visual attention and credibility assessment of climate change content on social media: an individual differences perspective. PKY Inquiries and Investigations conference, Gainesville, United States.
Wusylko, C., Wang, X., & Kohnen, A. (2023, October 15-19). Perceptions of a Social Media Literacy Pilot for Middle School Students. [Poster session]. AECT 2023 Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States.
Wusylko, C., Weisberg, L., Opoku, R., Williams, J., Abramowitz, A., Xing, W.,... & Vu, M. (2023, October 15-19). Using Machine Learning to Investigate User Engagement with Media Literacy Education Campaigns on TikTok [Poster Session]. AECT 2023 Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States.
Weisberg, L., Wang, X., Wusylko, C., & Kohnen, A.M. (2023, April 13-16). Critical Online Information Evaluation: A Comprehensive Model for Information Literacy Curriculum and Assessment Design. AERA 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, United States.
Ramirez-Salgado., A. Wusylko, C., Delgado, J., Weisberg, L., & Israel, M., (2023, April 4) Preparing Preservice Elementary Teachers to Incorporate Computational Thinking into Instruction. College of Education Annual Research Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida, United States.
Wang, B., Wang, X., Weisberg, L., & Wusylko, C. (2022, November 16-18) Stealth Assessment of Computational Thinking, Online Credibility, Systems Thinking, and Collaborative Creativity. FERA 2022 Convention, Symposium, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.
Wusylko, C., Kohnen, A., & Sommer, M. (2022, July). Social Media Literacy from a Sociocultural Perspective. NAMLE Conference 2022, Virtual, United States.
Kohnen, A., Wusylko, C., & Sommer, M. (2021, December 9-10) Critical Information Literacy Instruction for Community College Students. American Reading Forum 2021 Conference, Virtual, United States.

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