Facebook and Digital References Integration

for Child Development Psychology (CDP)

Online Tutorial Model

Mukti Amini, S.Pd, M. Pd

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education,

Indonesia Open University

email: muktiamini@ut.ac.id

OCW

Consortium

2013

Introduction

Child Development Psychology is is one of the subjects for ECEP

students in IOU, which provided tutorial assistance, in the form of

online tutorials given to students in the first semester.

Participation rate of students taking this course online tutorial very

low (65 of 18. 398 new students in semesters 1 or only 0.35%)

Facebook users in Indonesia was ranked the 2nd world (26,277,000

people).

The use of mobile phones in Indonesia is currently very

high, covering 60% of the population.

Facebook is easily accessible via HP, including HP low end.

Initiation materials for Child Development Psychology MK still text

based, has not been associated with a variety of digital reference

Formulatian Problem & The purpose of Study

Formulation problem:

to evaluate the CDP model online tutorials through Face book integration

and digital reference

The Purpose of study

1. Describe the CDP online tutorial model by integrating Facebook and

digital references

2. See the effectiveness of the CDP online tutorial model through

Facebook and digital references integration

References (1) - Tutorial

Tutorial means to teach others or providing learning assistance

to someone.

Online tutorials is one form of a tutorial. Online tutorial in IOU

prepared by making 8 material initiations and 3 assignments

This online tutorial, as well as face-to-face tutorials, have a

certain time for each virtual meetings, not available at all times.

To be able to access the material online tutorial at

IOU, students must register in advance and must have an

electronic mail address.

References (3) - Facebook

Facebook was originally named The Facebook

was created in 2006 by a Harvard University

student, Mark Zuckerberg

Facilities on Facebook which lets make it open

or closed group for people who have the same

interests and tendencies that can be used also in

the study, including the lecturers/tutors with

students.

References (4) –Digital References

Various well-based digital reference text, images, and short film, can be easily found on the internet currently.

IOU has also provided a variety of digital references such as supplement web, digital libraries, Learning Object Materials (LOM), the materials are summarized in Guru Pintar Online (GPO), as well as short films are summarized in ITV.

Digital references that can be used by anyone can be categorized as Open Course ware (OCW).

References (5) – Child Develoment Psychology

Child Development Psychology (CDP) is one of the

courses provided in the ECEP in IOU, consist of 3

credits and tutorial support service is provided online.

The material on this online tutorial covering 8 topics.

Besides that, there are 3 asignments for students to be

done.

Linked with a various of digital reference, especially

those that have been provided by IOU, need to be

included in online tutorial, so it can be 'forced' to

students learn the various references.

Methodology

The methods in this study is a descriptive, which describes the findings of the data in the field.

The place of study limited in Serang UT’s region, precisely in the Tangerang study group

Respondents in this study were students of semester 1 of ECEP students, totaled 87 students, that listed as participants CDP online tutorial

The instrument used was a questionnaire, interview, and document analysis

Result and Discussions (1)

Description Child Development Psychology Online Tutorial Model

with Facebook and Digital References Integrate

1. Looking for a variety of connection materials, and categorizing for each

initiation.

2. Uploading material terms. The source of many references were

made separately in another file to students look easily (by clicking the

material).

3. Notify all participating students on beginning CDP online tutorial through

electronic message that is sent to all participants CDP online tutorial.

4. Ask the students (through a message) to learn the material and doing their

asignments.

5. Send a message to all participants to add CDP tutor as a friend on

Facebook.

6. Tutor confirm friend requests from students and identify them to be a

member of a Facebook group.

Result and Discussions (2)

Description Child Development Psychology Online Tutorial Model

with Facebook and Digital References Integrate

7. Tutors create a Facebook group for CDP online tutorial participants

8. Creat introduction post about the new group and invite students to give a

post, comment or ask in the Facebook group.

9. Relevance digital references is posted on this grup and ask students to

learn them.

10. The same questions of students are grouped together so that the tutor did

not answer similar questions repeatedly. Students are directed to learn

anymore the old post if the question was similar.

11. Through Facebook group, CDP tutor remindering members about limit

time to do asignments, so that no student is too late doing the asignments.

12. Through Facebook group, CDP tutor also post many important

informations.

Result & Discussion (3) - Face book Group

Result & Discussion (4) – Facebook Group

22 members

Result & Discussion (5) - Linked Digital References

Linked digital

references on

CDP initiation

Result - OCW (web suplement)

Result & Discussion (6)

Evaluation CDP online tutorial model

Student Opinion After Trial

No. Item Yes (%) No (%)

1. Active in the Facebook group for student 24 76

2. Facebook and digital references

integration for online tutorials should be

developed for other subjects

95 5

Result & Discussion (7)

12%

16%

23%16%

33%

Frequency of accesing CDP online tutorial initiation

2-5 in a week

Once a week

2-3 weeks once

once a month

Result & Discussion (8)

51%

27%

14%

0%8%

Learn CDP Online Tutorial Initiation

Never

Yes, 1-2 initiation only

Yes, 3-5 initiation

Yes, 6-7 initiation

Yes, the entire initiation

Result & Discussion (9)

42%

13%

21%

24%

Do Assignment in CDP Online Tutorial

Never

Yes, only one

Yes, 2 assignments

Yes, 3 assignments

Result & Discussion (10)

40%

40%

14%

6%

Acces and Learn the Digital References Links at CDP Tuton or Facebook Group

Never

Yes, but a little

Yes, most of them

always

Result & Discussion (11)

36%

37%

27%

Type of activity in the Facebook group for CDP online tutorial

Read the post

Comment on the post

Post an article / image/link

Result & Discussion (12)

No Aspek Criteria

1. Digital references Link

help participants to

understand

Very

useful

Quite Helpful Somewhat

helpful

Not helpful

% 39.6 34.0 22.6 3.8

2. The useful of Facebook

group for CDP online

tutorial

Very

useful

Quite useful Somewhat

helpful

Not helpful

% 47,5 37,5 7,5 7,5

Opinions about Facebook Groups

and Digital Reference Link

Conclusion (1)

Model tutorial that was designed for CDP online tutorial is to modify the

tutorial initiations enriched with appropriate topic link and integrate

participants into Facebook group to facilitate communication and sharing

information.

Model development CDP online tutorials on the benefit aspect is quite

helpful in improving student understanding of the initiations and the ease of

getting information as directly connected to Facebook.

But in terms of enrollment, the development of this model has not been able

to effectively increase student enrollment.

Conclusion (2)

Strength

1. Online tutorial integration with Facebook can be used for

communications and information which is more flexible and

accessible among participants with a tutor.

2. Facebook group enough help to remind students and also ask

questions about online tutorials, than sending a message in the

email participants.

3. Link digital references from other portal-based text and non-text,

enough to help students better understand the initiations in the

online tutorial

Conclusion (3)

Weakness

The participation rates from CDP online tutorial have not

improved significantly although the initiation is integrated with

Facebook and linked various digital references.

Not all members of the group in Facebook active in the comment

or post something.

Recommendation

For CDP tutor: need to find other ways to improve

the participation of students in the CDP online

tutorial

For ECEP-IOU students: don’t only focus the score

in the online tutorials, but also follow the process to

really learn all the material and do the assignments

given

Thank You