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Cyberwellness Challenges

Possible challenges to adopting the Cyberwellness Framework.
Possible Failure modes

 

 Cause of Failure

 

 Effects of failure

 

 Possible actions

 
Teachers are unable to teach effectively

 

 Teachers do not have sufficient knowledge on Internet issues

 

 Lack of competency results in inconsistency in the delivery of lessons. Students may not be convinced by the message

 

 Engaging qualified staff and ensuring consistent delivery through e-learning

 
Students do not appreciate the content knowledge

 

 Students do not have ready access to computers or Internet access

 

 Low participation in the program

 

 Analyse demographics of target audience prior to implementation

 
Lack of traffic to the website

 

 Availability of vast amount of resources in the Internet

 

 The programme is marginalized

 

Highlight the uniqueness of the program in 3 key areas

  • Contextualization to Asian culture
  • Customized Instructional approaches
  • Supported by educational psychology theories
Program cannot be sustained

 

 Lack of resources, planning or support from the educators to enable sustainability of program

 

 Program eventually terminates

 

 Convince stakeholders of the need for long term support

 
Lack of feedback channels from students

 

 Program does not adapt to students' needs

 

 Use forums and wiki as feedback channels

 
Lack of whole school approach to the program

 

 Loss of effectiveness to deliver consistent cyberwellness message

 

 School leaders have to coordinate inter-departmental collaboration

 
Lack of Interest from students

 

 Perceived notion of students that they are better informed than the educators

 

 Program terminates

 

 Provide challenging content

 
Students perceive that program is not relevant or meaningful

 

 Low participation rate

 

 Create authentic learning content

 
Program is not engaging or interesting to students

 

 Low participation

 

 Use games, interactive media, real-life case study and activities to make

lessons exciting
Difference in values of the students

 

 Students do not practice what they learn

 

 Importance of program not only to impart the Do’s and Don’t but the values behind responsible use of technology

 

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