Health Communication Program

2000 ◽  
pp. 272-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis T. Piotrow ◽  
Omar A. Kahn ◽  
V. L. Benjamin ◽  
Salwa Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Delivery Options ◽  
Core Requirements ◽  
E Mail ◽  
The U.S

The use of distance learning in higher education is not a new concept (Worlock, 1987). Old-fashioned correspondence courses served this purpose for many years, appealing to those who could not attend classes in an institutional setting. Radio learning programs have beamed lessons on mathematics, science and other subjects around the world. The Internet has brought a new dimension to this concept: distance learning now means the opportunity to mirror rather than merely supplement classroom experience (Taub, 1997). Distance learning options encompass a range of delivery options, both synchronous and asynchronous. The synchronous approach can include real-time interaction between course faculty and students, while asynchronous approaches rely more on downloading course slides, audio and video from a Web site, which may be supplemented by e-mail contact (Clark, 1999). In the current environment, it is increasingly common to find courses that mix synchronous and asynchronous modes of delivery. The virtual classroom can include real-time Web-based videoconferencing with teachers and students, Web pages with course slides and content to be reviewed by the user, and the more traditional e-mail and telephone exchanges (Clark, 1999). In addition, the synchronous modes such as videoconferencing are frequently backed up in an asynchronous format, usually as transcripts capable of being accessed by the user after the session has concluded. Along with modes of delivery, the expectations for Web-based learning have grown as well, with today’s users becoming ever more sophisticated. In the U.S. and around the world, individuals and corporations are increasing their spending on high-technology education (Clark, 1999) through a variety of institutions such as traditional universities, specialized institutes, in-house training divisions, and Web-based virtual education programs. The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health is an acknowledged leader in the teaching and practice of public health. In 1996, the School began exploring ways to reach beyond the walls of the traditional classroom to provide public health education through the technology now widely accessible. As a result of a competitive proposal submitted to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the School of Public Health was one of four schools selected with the purpose of developing a distance-education curriculum, to upgrade the knowledge and skills of mid-career public health staff of that agency. The overall curriculum was designed to lead to a Graduate Certificate in Public Health. This certificate also met approximately one-half of the core requirements for the MPH degree, the most frequently awarded degree in the school.

Web Based Home Learning Application For Basic School Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Gregorius Ericco Jansen ◽  
I Komang Ari Mogi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Home Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments

Currently, technological developments, especially in the field of information technology and computers, are developing very rapidly. In current conditions, the world is shocked by the presence of a deadly virus called the Covid-19 virus. Because of the virus, all human activities are disrupted and even stopped, one of which is teaching and learning activities in schools. With the development of technology like now, we can take advantage of this technology to help students in the learning process at school. Web design is an alternative way to keep the learning process going. With this distance learning process students can still learn and receive the material given.  

United States Public Health Service Nurses: Deployment in Global Crisis

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Brown-Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
United States Public Health ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Response Effort ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
The World ◽  
The U.S

Nurses serving in the uniformed forces are often first responders to medical crises throughout the world. The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is an elite team of full-time, well-trained, highly qualified public health professionals who respond to public health crises at home and abroad. This article briefly describes responsibilities and roles of nurses during deployments; offers an exemplar of deployment to West Africa for Ebola response; and reviews the outcomes of the response effort. The author then offers reflections about her deployment experiences.

Web-Based Distance Learning and the Second Digital Divide

2011 ◽  
pp. 83-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl Burghstahler
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Learning Options

Web-based distance learning programs promise learning options anywhere, anytime, to anyone. However, some individuals with disabilities are locked out of these opportunities when courses are designed in such a way that they are inaccessible to individuals using assistive technology. This chapter provides an overview of access challenges for people with disabilities; suggestions for course developers on creating accessible courses; and suggestions for administrators on developing accessiblity policies, guidelines, and procedures.

Stanford CyberLab

2011 ◽  
pp. 2400-2415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lambertus Hesselink ◽  
Dharmarus Rizal ◽  
Eric Bjornson ◽  
Sandy Paik ◽  
Raj Batra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Data Acquisition System ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
Web Based ◽  
System A ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Analysis Tools ◽  
Learning Programs

Cyberlab is a fully automated, Internet accessible laboratory for use in research and teaching, developed at Stanford University since 1996. Cyberlab is a completely self-contained system including a web-based scheduler, analysis tools, a data acquisition system, a digital notebook, extensive collaboration tools including simultaneous access to the equipment by multiple students, extensive security features, including firewall compliance without the need for IT intervention. The system is easily scalable and can be integrated with other distance learning programs.

Understanding Different Categories of Attrition in Distance Education Program

2011 ◽  
pp. 1917-1925
Author(s):  
Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chung
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The U.S

Distance learning is often referred to as taking training or education courses that are either synchronously or asynchronously delivered via various media such as audio, video, or computer, especially Internet technologies in recent years. The number of corporate training programs delivered via Internet technologies (a.k.a., e-learning) has dramatically increased over the last several years. According to ASTD reports (2002, 2003), the percentage of e-learning programs delivered in the Benchmark Service companies in the U.S. increased from 8.8% of total training hours in 2000 to 10.5% in 2001. The number of distance programs offered at degree-granting educational institutions in the U.S. has also gradually increased each year. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2003), 56% of two-year or four-year degree-granting educational institutions offered distance education (DE) courses during the 12-month 2000-2001 academic year, and during the time period, about 2.8 million students were enrolled in college-level credit-granting DE courses, the majority of which were Internet-based courses. Internet-delivered instruction has gained credibility during recent years as well. Research has shown that there seems to be no significant difference in terms of the effectiveness of instruction delivered in traditional classroom settings and the effectiveness of instruction delivered via the Internet (van Schaik, Barker & Beckstrand, 2003). Such research findings, coupled with potential benefits such as cost-effectiveness and convenience, have likely contributed to the increasing popularity of Internet-delivered distance learning programs.

scholarly journals The U.S. COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey, 2020-2021: Continuous real-time measurement of COVID-19 symptoms, risks, protective behaviors, testing and vaccination

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua A Salomon ◽  
Alex Reinhart ◽  
Alyssa Bilinski ◽  
Eu Jing Chua ◽  
Wichida La Motte-Kerr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Public Health Reporting ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS) is a large, cross-sectional, Internet-based survey that has operated continuously since April 6, 2020. By inviting a random sample of Facebook active users each day, CTIS collects information about COVID-19 symptoms, risks, mitigating behaviors, mental health, testing, vaccination, and other key priorities. The large scale of the survey -- over 20 million responses in its first year of operation -- allows tracking of trends over short timescales and allows comparisons at fine demographic and geographic detail. The survey has been repeatedly revised to respond to emerging public health priorities. In this paper, we describe the survey methods and content and give examples of CTIS results that illuminate key patterns and trends and help answer high-priority policy questions relevant to the COVID-19 epidemic and response. These results demonstrate how large online surveys can provide continuous, real-time indicators of important outcomes that are not subject to public health reporting delays and backlogs. The CTIS offers high value as a supplement to official reporting data by supplying essential information about behaviors, attitudes toward policy and preventive measures, economic impacts, and other topics not reported in public health surveillance systems.

Postgraduate Degree by Distance Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 1651-1659
Author(s):  
Tiong Kung-Ming
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Institutions

Distance learning provides a wide opportunity for learners to access postgraduate qualifications. With the establishment of such open and distance learning (ODL) institutions like open universities and e-learning programs by higher learning institutions around the world, more learners are getting into postgraduate degree programs. In the United Kingdom, for example, a group of reputable institutions have established the UKeU (UK e-Universities). This article looks at the types of programs offered (master’s and doctorate) and their characteristics in contrast to traditional on-campus study. We will look into the challenges and issues faced by distance learning postgraduate-degree providers, as well as those faced by the learners. Among the issues are accreditation and recognition, curriculum and assessment, instructional methods, factors influencing learners’ choice of postgraduate programs, and institutional support for learners. Finally, we discuss the effects of postgraduate distance learning programs in the education landscape as a whole.

Understanding Different Categories of Attrition in Distance Education Programs

2011 ◽  
pp. 2177-2186
Author(s):  
Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chyung
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The U.S

Distance learning is often referred to as taking training or education courses that are either synchronously or asynchronously delivered via various media such as audio, video, or computer, especially Internet technologies in recent years. The number of corporate training programs delivered via Internet technologies (a.k.a., e-learning) has dramatically increased over the last several years. According to ASTD reports (2002, 2003), the percentage of e-learning programs delivered in the Benchmark Service companies in the U.S. increased from 8.8% of total training hours in 2000 to 10.5% in 2001. The number of distance programs offered at degree-granting educational institutions in the U.S. has also gradually increased each year. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2003), 56% of two-year or four-year degree-granting educational institutions offered distance education (DE) courses during the 12-month 2000-2001 academic year, and during the time period, about 2.8 million students were enrolled in college-level credit-granting DE courses, the majority of which were Internet-based courses. Internetdelivered instruction has gained credibility during recent years as well. Research has shown that there seems to be no significant difference in terms of the effectiveness of instruction delivered in traditional classroom settings and the effectiveness of instruction delivered via the Internet (van Schaik, Barker & Beckstrand, 2003). Such research findings, coupled with potential benefits such as cost-effectiveness and convenience, have likely contributed to the increasing popularity of Internet-delivered distance learning programs.

Heuristic Evaluation of Web-Based ODL Programs

2003 ◽  
pp. 88-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasis Karoulis ◽  
Andreas Pombortsis
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Educational Evaluation ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Initial Form ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Overall Evaluation ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
The Web

In this chapter we describe the evaluation of Web-based open and distance learning programs in a more technical manner. First of all we discuss some general theoretical issues that are of importance regarding Web-based ODL environments, such as the communication channel between the participating entities, the issue of learnability and the overall evaluation of such an environment. Then we introduce the principles of educational evaluation, of interface evaluation in general and of expert-based approaches in particular, and we compare the empirical and expert-based methodologies. Finally we present the heuristic evaluation, in its initial form as well as in its Web-adapted variation. The main objectives of the chapter are to prove the applicability of the method in the Web in general and in ODL environments in particular and to investigate the appropriate heuristic list, which can assess the usability and the learnability of such an environment.

Web-Based Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 1084-1090
Author(s):  
James O. Danenberg ◽  
Kuanchin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Audio Video ◽  
The U.S

Web-based learning (a major subcomponent of the broader term “distance learning”) is one of the tools with which education is delivered at a distance electronically. There seems to be many definitions, as well as terms, for distance learning, such as “distance education,” “distributed learning,” “remote education,” “online learning” and “Web-based learning,” which all may refer to the similar education deliverables. In the mid-1990s, the U.S. Department of Education defined distance education as “education or training courses delivered to remote off-campus location(s) via audio, video or computer technologies” (Lewis, Farris & Levin, 1999). Later in the 1990s, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) defined distance learning as education in which “the teacher and the student are separated geographically so that face-to-face communication is absent; communication is accomplished instead by one or more technological media, most often electronic” (AAUP, 1999).

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