STEM Education Institute Announcement: Tuesday Talk Info

[Stem Account <stem@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Institute
presents:

Tuesday, April 5, 4 PM
Hasbrouck Lab, Room 138, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Patsy Beffa-Negrini
Department of Public Health, UMass

 
"The UMass Online MPH in Nutrition Degree Program: An Interactive 
Approach to Professional Development."


The new online Master of Public Health in Nutrition degree was designed 
based on a decade of experience developing asynchronous interactive 
online programs. For interaction and collaboration, the MPH in Nutrition 
uses Blackboard Vista, Moodle, and Wimba Live Classroom. Students 
consider issues from their work and community in individual or group projects and case studies, while 
reflecting on achievement of Public Health Nutrition competencies using discussions 
and e-portfolios. The program has rapidly grown to include 50 nutrition and health 
professionals participating from all over the world. Formative 
evaluation (n=29) conducted in September of 2010, indicated that most students have 
applied the coursework in their current positions, including for 
grant-writing, research, and evaluation.  Most students appreciate the 
flexibility of online learning and many cite the student-student and  
student-instructor interaction and relevant coursework as program strengths.
However, some students do find the time commitment to be challenging, 
and recommend timely feedback from instructors.  Overall, almost all 
students agree that the MPH in Nutrition is meeting their professional development 
needs and learning goals.


The program begins at 4 PM; refreshments at 3:45 PM.
Parking available at the Campus Center Garage.
For more information, contact STEM Ed Institute at 545-0734

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