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Internet based public health capacity building for developing countries: People's Open Access Education
Initiative
Richard Heller, Gracia Fellmeth, Terence Harrison
Steve Fabricant & Jessica Sheringham
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Context: Ideas behind the Peoples-uni
• Develop public health capacity in low income countries
• Keep costs very low using•open educational resources •open source delivery mechanisms•volunteers
• Position outside (but in collaboration with) traditional university system
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Context: History of Peoples-uni
2006 2007
URL created
Module pilot
Charitystatus
2008
1st semester
20102009
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2010: 86 + volunteers
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2010: 200 students
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Modules
Foundation SciencesBiostatisticsIntroduction to EpidemiologyEvidence Based PracticeHealth economicsInequalities and SDHPublic Health concepts for
policy makers (F+S) Evaluation of InterventionsPublic Health Ethics
Public Health ProblemsCommunicable diseasesDisaster management &
emergency planningHIV/AIDSMaternal MortalityPreventing child mortalityPublic Health nutritionPatient safetyNon-Communicable Disease:
Diabetes & CVD
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Developing a module – selecting open educational resources
1. Good search engines
Health Sciences Online ( http://hso.info)Open Courseware Consortium ( http://www.ocwconsortium.org/)OER Commons ( http://www.oercommons.org/)Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Opencourseware (http://ocw.jhsph.edu/topics.cfm)Tufts Opencourseware ( http://ocw.tufts.edu/)Global Health elearning centre ( http://www.infoforhealth.org/elearning/)
2. Our own appraisal
3. Student comments
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Case study: Evidence Based Practice
Module follows Peoples-Uni template:• 5 topics (2 weeks each)• Online facilitation by volunteer tutors following
facilitators guide• Automated application and enrolment process
http://courses.peoples-uni.org/course/applications.php
• MCQs available during module• Assessed assignment after module• Automated records & creation of academic
transcripts
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Commend to others?
Relevant to job?
More modules?
Diploma/ MSc?
How did we do? Student feedback
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How did they do? First semester pass rate
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Facilitating on People’s Uni: experiences and challenges
• Learning from vastly diverse student experiences & cultures– Students also have wide range of abilities: pitching it right
• Maintaining quantity and quality of discussion throughout entire module – Stimulating postings (dealing with online ‘silences’!)– Tried realtime chat, but timezones & connectivity problems
• Maximising potential of the technology, distance learning ourselves…whilst appreciating limitations faced by our students:– Access to online materials– Limited bandwidth, computer access– Extremely challenging day jobs
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Student activity report: example
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Student experience: developments
• Separate CPD and academic award streams• Upgrade to Masters in Public Health to start
semester 1 2011• More structure to resources and discussions• Improve information to create realistic expectations
among the students• Charge fees as condition of enrolment ($50 US per
module charged)
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Peoples-uni and Partnerships
• Collaboration and partnerships essential• Local relevance of education• Local credibility• Add value not compete
• Institutional• Double badge awards• Internet access centres
• Individual • Course module developers• On-line facilitators• Technical support
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Finally
Peoples-uni’s 'social model' approach can•contribute to Public Health capacity-building in low/middle-income countries• work in other academic areas
• All collaboration welcome, please join in or make suggestions:•Individuals: developing modules, facilitators, technical support •Institutions: jointly develop & deliver courses of mutual interest
• More information:•http://peoples-uni.org•[email protected]•[email protected]