title: The adoption of distance education technology in a master of health administration (MHA/MHSc) curriculum: anecdotes and antidotes.
abstract: In the fall of 1997, a team of faculty members from the Department of Health Administration (University of Toronto) began work on the introduction of Distance Education Technology (DET) into the MHA/MHSc course curriculum. This paper describes the almost three-year process from original discussion through to full implementation across the entire first year course curriculum by the fall semester of 1999. In fact, the final course assignment in one of the courses was to write a paper critiquing DET, outlining both the good and bad components. Consequently, we conclude with a detailed student evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of such technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. k.leonard@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Leonard
mesh_terms: D000931:Antidotes; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance; D005178:Faculty; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D013672:Technology
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes