Leading an evaluation of online teaching and learning

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Despite its promise, online teaching and learning in public health education requires further empirical examination. Many questions remain with regards to its effectiveness in terms of learning outcomes and student experiences. Specifically, more research is needed to better understand the academic implications of online teaching and learning, to capture student learning experiences, and to identify tools and strategies that can be used in online teaching and learning environments to encourage student engagement, meaningful dialogue, and critical thinking. This is particularly true for graduate level public health education as very little research has been conducted on the subject to date. The overall aim of this project is to evaluate two graduate level online public health courses, Health Promotion Illness Prevention (HPIP) and Environmental and Occupational Public Health (EOPH), and to identify specific tools and strategies for promoting student engagement, meaningful dialogue, critical thinking in the context of online public health courses.