Online analytic and technical training.
The authors describe the effect of online analytic and technical skills training tools on professional development and practice. Three questions were addressed: (1) Will maternal and child health and other public health professionals register for and engage in online training opportunities? (2) Was this mode of instruction perceived to be an effective means for learning specific skills? and (3) What was the impact of the tools on user knowledge, confidence, practice, and sharing of skills with colleagues? Evaluating open-enrollment online training posed significant challenges. Nonetheless, registration data and the responses to the online surveys affirmed that the opportunity for asynchronous, online learning was an effective means for learning specific skills.
Farel
Anita M
AM
Department of Maternal and Child Health, CB #7445 Rosenau Hall, School of Publich Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7445, USA.
Pfau
Sarah E
SE
Paliulis
Sarah C
SC
Umble
Karl E
KE
D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D020375:Education, Distance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D009862:Online Systems; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce