Web-based Tools for Supporting Health

EducationWilliam B. Hansen, Ph.D.

Tanglewood ResearchGreensboro, North Carolina

Our Focus

Tanglewood Research: • Develops programs to prevent

unhealthy behavior and build student competence

• Designs programs to build teacher competence

• Develops tools for social science research and program evaluation

Products and Services That Use Internet

Technology• Student Instruction

– All Stars & All Stars Technology– College Alcohol

• Teacher Training– Advanced Training for All Stars Teachers– Online Training for Prevention

• Research Tools– Evaluation Lizard– Automated Social Network Data

Collection

Instruction for Students

All Stars is a drug abuse prevention program for teenagers

delivered through schools andcommunity groups

Internet Applications for All Stars

• Identify peer leaders and social isolates• Collect, organize and report student

opinions• Create individualized commitment

certificates• All Stars Digital Yearbook• Identify future behaviors activity• Design artwork for personal crests• Feedback to reinforce positive norms

College Alcohol

• Online course for college students• Supplements live instruction• Gives feedback to create positive

norms• Analyzes students’ expectancies

about alcohol and gives tailored messages that address students’ risk status.

Competency Building for Teachers

Advanced Training for All Stars Teachers

• Online teacher skills survey • Online calendar• Just-in-time reminders and support• Online feedback to program

developer• Online help request form• Message board• Online video clips of teaching skills

Effective Prevention Strategies for Educators

• Online continuing education course• Online Instructional modules • Online demonstrations• Online quizzes and tests• Linked resources to the Internet

Tools for Research and Evaluation

Evaluation Lizard

Evaluation Lizard

Comprehensive online system for evaluating drug prevention programs in schools that includes :– Evaluation design– Selection of measures that match the

program being evaluated– Online data collection– Online reports and data analysis

Automated Social Network Data Collection

Online survey research tool for social scientists that will allow them to:– Design of survey applications– Complete Internet-based data collection– Automate data reduction and database

creation– Complete data analysis online

ConclusionsThe Internet:• Potential to augment educational

functions currently performed directly by people.

• Does not entirely replace need for people during data collection process

• Convenient way to get help for specialized data collection and instructional functions.