A Strategic Administrative and Technological Support Model for an Innovative Undergraduate Public Health Minor

摘要

This article presents A Strategic Administrative and Technological Support Model for an Innovative Undergraduate General Public Health Minor (GPHM) offered within a college of public health as a combination of in-class and online courses. The Offices of Academic and Student Affairs (OASA) and Educational Technology and Assessment (ETA) work together to offer online teaching and learning services to faculty and students through online academic programs and in-class academic programs managed through Blackboard. For example, OASA assists with faculty assignment, orientation, and training along with the development of course scheduling, marketing the GPHM and advising students. ETA assists in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of all online courses. Faculty content experts work in conjunction with the instructional designers to create and format interactive online content. Innovative technologies such as pod casting, streaming media, and narrated presentations are used in content delivery. ETA is also responsible for faculty development to prepare faculty to teach in an online environment. Moreover, technical problems reported by students are logged and addressed within a 24 hour period, 7 days a week. Lastly, evaluation data focused on the successes and challenges related to the model and GPHM are addressed, followed by, directions for the 21st Century.