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Poster Session Learning Times / International Online Conference (IOC) 2010 Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 1

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Poster Session Description Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 2 This collectively built and modularized Intro to Public Health project involved the virtually mediated work of three colleges and a university in Kansas. This will describe the uses of a stylebook and the standards-setting early on to guide the quality build and to ensure legal compliance for intellectual property and accessibility guidelines. This also shows the evolution of the 7 modules and the creation of lecture-based contents and videotaped interviews; customized and local assignments; opportunities for interactivity, and other quality-building aspects. This will also focus on the creation of both real-life public health cases and interactive fictional public health mysteries to enhance student learning. This addresses the technological challenges in the uses of several learning / course management systems to deploy the contents for use by different instructors at various institutions of higher learning.

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Local Virtual Collaboration Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 3 K-State, Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, and Dodge City Community College K-StateJohnson County Community CollegeKansas City Kansas Community CollegeDodge City Community College Strategic mix of F2F meetings (during critical decision junctures) and several Web conferencing meetings Use of Axio Learning as a shared virtual workspace, with equal access to all functionalities, information, and technologies

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A Project Stylebook Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 4 Goals list of project outcomes and deadlines Roles definitions and contact information To-still Consider: instructor handbook, tangibles, e-book, course branding (Pathways to Public Health sequence)

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A Project Stylebook (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 5 Definition of team workflow

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A Project Stylebook (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 6 Modular Specs Definition: Hours of learning per module, learning types (lectures, assignments, assessments, interactivity, and learning activities) Definitions: Development and authoring technologies (software versions / outputs) and uniform digital file types Granularity of Learning Objects: Granularity of digital learning objects (slideshows, video lengths, and others)

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Early Collective Standards Setting Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 7 Intellectual Property Copyright / intellectual property / trademark / patents / trade secrets Use either open-source or self-created contents Maintain provenance records of all digital contents Respect trademarks and label appropriately; register used marks Media releases for videotaped interviews

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Early Collective Standards Setting (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 8 Accessibility Accessibility guidelines [universal file types; screen readable text documentsnot as digital images; tags for document structure and mark-up; clear, simple English; the labeling of informational graphics; the transcription of audio and video; accessible PowerPoint slideshows; accessible use of color; summarizing and labeling of data tables; proper planning of live online events*, and user control of automations and sequenced actions] (*not actually used)

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Early Collective Standards Setting (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 9 Quality MattersQuality Matters Rubric Guidelines 1. Course Overview and Introduction 2. Learning Objectives 3. Assessment and Measurement 4. Resources and Materials 5. Learner Engagement 6. Course Technology 7. Learner Support 8. Accessibility

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Early Collective Standards Setting (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 10 Work Processes Work project documentation / record-keeping Research citation (APA citation guidelines) File naming protocols Large group decision-making junctures

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7 Modules Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 11 Module 1: Overview and Basic Principles Module 2: Epidemiological Principles Module 3: Population Health Tools Module 4: Disease and Disability: Determinants, Burdens, and Interventions Module 5: Healthcare and Public Health Systems (Public Health Administration) Module 6: Special Topic Areas (One Health; Infectious Disease / Zoonoses; Food Safety, Security, and Defense; Public Health Nutrition and Physical Activity) Module 7: Careers and Future Directions in Public Health

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7 Modules (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 12 Modular Features Developmental sequence (foundational to complex) Topic-based modules Standard contents (directions, lectures, assignments, activities, interactivity, and assessments) Segues between modules Consistent module-based look-and-feel Elimination of overlap of information contents

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A Generic Syllabus Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 13 A generic syllabus offers all basic information about the course (course description, learning objectives, directions for each module, policies, and others) A generic syllabus also has highlighted sections which need to be defined to customize the syllabus to a particular institution of higher education and term

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Multimedia Contents Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 14 Audio slideshows (transcribed) and lecture videos Transcribed videos (interviews) Public health terminology flashcards Downloadables (transcripts, references, study guides, and others) Interactive public health mysteries

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Public Health Work-based Videos Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 15 Agricultural biosecurity Safe food handling Food safety and security (in a global trade context) Lab biosafety The needs of older adults Human-animal bond in human health Public health nursing

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Snippets on YouTube Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0bTR08IKTQ (Dr. Marty Vanier) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-JUHl2EomQ (Dr. Ingrid Garrison) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfVFrzkNemQ (Dr. Douglas Powell) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpNe8uBXRWk (Dr. Dan Richardson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDoPD21ya8g (Mylissia Stukey)

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Customizable and Localized Assignments Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 17 Fieldtrips to local zoos, departments of public health, water treatment facilities, public health clinics, and / or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) local office A customizable term research paper

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Learner Interactivity Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 18 Discussion questions (asynchronous postings to the Message Board) for shared insights and discussions Variety of topics for interaction: fast food consumption, chronic diseases, H1N1 outbreak, public health policies, family disaster plans, soda machines in schools cases, food- related illnesses, field trip experiences, and website evaluations

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One Health Cases Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 19 Melamine Case Study Avian Flu Case Study E-Coli in Spinach Outbreak

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Public Health Mysteries Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 20 Mystery at Standing Water (West Nile) Mystery at a Feedlot (FMD) Mystery in the Air (SARS)

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Public Health Mysteries (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 21 Automated, interactive Clean, legal, and accessible builds Opt-in advisement from experts: an epidemiologist, a food scientist, a nutritionist, and an agro-defense / crisis management expert

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Public Health Mysteries (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 22 Factual debriefings at the ends of each fictional mystery case

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E-Learning Path / Trajectory Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 23 Lectures Textbook readings Multiple-choice quizzes (automated, with limited feedback) Field trips A cumulative research paper (with jigsaw sharing) Study guides designed around the modular contents and the related assessments

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Deployment to L/CMSes Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 24 Axio Learning / K-State Online ANGEL E-College

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Deployment to L/CMSes (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 25 Highly variant back-end functionalities for learning / course management systems (L/CMSes) Different looks-and-feels for branding Different automated assessment functions Embedded video player on one The building of pristine master courses for back-up and the integration of future resources

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Shared Instruction Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 26 A trial-run of the course contents for a summer residency program at K-State in Summer 2009 Intro to Public Health taught at select two campuses in Fall 2009 Intro to Public Health taught at all four partner institutions of higher education in Spring 2010

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Post-Build Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 27 Launch of the One Health Kansas siteOne Health Kansas Publicity launches through print brochures and presentations Academic publications Course assessment by outside body

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Lessons Learned Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 28 Maximize local virtual teaming by meeting F2F at strategic decision junctures Collaboratively define project standards to meet critical intellectual property, accessibility, and quality e-learning guidelines (and continue evolving the stylebook as the team learns and evolves the work) Build to high quality standards from the beginning to save on retrofitting and other challenges later on Use templates and sample work (slideshows, templates, and videos) to set standards for the work

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Lessons Learned (cont.) Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 29 Create interchangeable contents for broader and more portable usage Offer unfettered and equal access and power to all team members using the collaborative virtual work site Use the groups collective professional standards and judgment as thresholds for each others work Build professional relationships for the long-term future and not just the single course build Collaborate; collaborate; collaborate!

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Conclusion and Contact Information Co-Building a Shared Online Public Health Course for Kansas 30 Dr. Shalin Hai-Jew iTAC 212 P Hale Library K-State 785-532-5262 (work) shalin@k-state.edu