Distributed Power, Distributed Power, Distributed Learning:Distributed Learning:
Strategies for Providing Online Strategies for Providing Online Education for Public Health Education for Public Health
Professionals in the Digital AgeProfessionals in the Digital Age
Nancy J. Allee, Helen Look, Deborah Lauseng, and Gillian Mayman
Public Health Informatics Services & AccessUniversity of Michigan – Ann Arbor
May 23, 2004
The MI-INFO Project The MI-INFO Project
This grant funded project is a collaborative effort This grant funded project is a collaborative effort to provide a series of information and computer to provide a series of information and computer literacy online training modules to give public literacy online training modules to give public health professionals the skills for effectively health professionals the skills for effectively finding, evaluating, and using information in the finding, evaluating, and using information in the digital library environment.digital library environment.
This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health,
under contract No. NO1-LM-1-3513.under contract No. NO1-LM-1-3513.
Working with our Working with our Training PartnersTraining Partners
Developing support from the managersDeveloping support from the managers
Having face-to-face meetings to promote Having face-to-face meetings to promote the projectthe project
Establishing liaisonsEstablishing liaisons
Providing value added services during Providing value added services during financially difficult timesfinancially difficult times
Online ConvenienceOnline Convenience
Administer skills assessmentAdminister skills assessment
Register for classes onlineRegister for classes online
View your classes and add/drop classesView your classes and add/drop classes
Email class remindersEmail class reminders
Initial Course OfferingsInitial Course Offerings
Best Evidence in Public Health Best Evidence in Public Health
Searching for Health Statistics Online Searching for Health Statistics Online
News & Current Awareness News & Current Awareness
Searching & Evaluating Information on the Web Searching & Evaluating Information on the Web
Finding Public Health Resources on the Web Finding Public Health Resources on the Web
Searching PubMed Searching PubMed
Presenting Data Using Excel and PowerPointPresenting Data Using Excel and PowerPoint
Feedback from Feedback from Public Health ProfessionalsPublic Health Professionals
What did you like best about this class?What did you like best about this class?
““Access to instructors for questions”Access to instructors for questions”
“ “Good to learn from others”Good to learn from others”
““Got many helpful tips to use [web Got many helpful tips to use [web resources] more effectively….”resources] more effectively….”
Comparison of Comparison of Teaching EnvironmentsTeaching Environments
In PersonIn Person
Interact with audienceInteract with audience
Adjust pacing/contentAdjust pacing/content
Known technologyKnown technology
2-5 hours preparation2-5 hours preparation
2 hours teaching2 hours teaching
OnlineOnline
No live feedbackNo live feedback
Strict structureStrict structure
Uncertain technologyUncertain technology
10+ hours preparation10+ hours preparation
10+ hours creation10+ hours creation
Benefits of Benefits of Online InstructionOnline Instruction
Self-pacedSelf-paced
24/ 7/ 365 access24/ 7/ 365 access
Unlimited participantsUnlimited participants
Convenience for busy professionalsConvenience for busy professionals
No geographic constraintsNo geographic constraints
Online Learning ModulesOnline Learning Modules
An online learning module may consist of:An online learning module may consist of:– Handouts Handouts – Links to additional resourcesLinks to additional resources– Web pagesWeb pages– Screen capture videos Screen capture videos – Multiple choice quizzesMultiple choice quizzes
Screen Capture VideosScreen Capture Videos
Licensed Software: Camtasia Studio from Licensed Software: Camtasia Studio from TechSmithTechSmith
Requires the software and a microphoneRequires the software and a microphone
Provides full motion screen recordingProvides full motion screen recording
Supports all the popular video and Supports all the popular video and animation standards animation standards – Flash output (cross platform compatible, Flash output (cross platform compatible,
standard plug-in)standard plug-in)
Multiple Choice QuizzesMultiple Choice Quizzes
A way to evaluate what has been learnedA way to evaluate what has been learned
Responses are recorded into a databaseResponses are recorded into a database
The correct answers and explanations The correct answers and explanations are providedare provided
EvaluationsEvaluations
Results of skills assessmentResults of skills assessment
Feedback from the classesFeedback from the classes
Usage Statistics with WebTrendsUsage Statistics with WebTrends– web analyticsweb analytics
Next StepsNext Steps
Onsite training for partnersOnsite training for partners
Fully developed web modulesFully developed web modules
Considering certification/continuing Considering certification/continuing education optionseducation options
Partnering with NLMPartnering with NLM
Documentation of lessons learned and Documentation of lessons learned and effective strategies for providing online effective strategies for providing online educationeducation
Contact InformationContact Information
MI-INFO Project Web SiteMI-INFO Project Web Site– http://www.sph.umich.edu/mi-info/http://www.sph.umich.edu/mi-info/
Contact InformationContact Information– Nancy Allee Nancy Allee [email protected]@umich.edu– Helen Look Helen Look [email protected]@umich.edu
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