International distance-learning outreach: the APEC EINet experience
| Autor: | Tiffany G Harris, J. Bolles, Jacqueline Brown, Nedra A. Pautler, Carrie Horwitch, L. Shih, Ann Marie Kimball, R. W. Jamieson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Asia Area studies International Cooperation media_common.quotation_subject education Distance education Health Informatics Communicable Diseases Emerging Education Distance World Wide Web Asia pacific Emerging infections medicine Humans media_common Web site Information Services Public Health Informatics Internet business.industry Public health United States Outreach Telecommunications business Publicity |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Medical Informatics. 69:57-62 |
| ISSN: | 1386-5056 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1386-5056(02)00080-1 |
| Popis: | Background: The Emerging Infections Network is a mature electronic network that links Public Health professionals in the Asia Pacific through regular e-mail bulletins and an extensive Web site (http://www.apec.org/infectious). Emerging infections is a new area of study; learning materials help foster education. Our objective is to quantify the response of the network to the introduction of distance-learning materials on the Web site. Methods: Distance-learning materials, developed by the University of Washington School of Public Health, were field tested and launched on the site. Publicity was carried out prior to the launch of the materials. Access was tracked prospectively using server counts of page downloads. Results: Web access increased substantially during the month after the materials were launched, especially among Asia based computers. The effect was isolated to the distance-learning pages, and not general to the site. Conclusions: This Web site appears to be responsive to the advertisement and to the materials. Prospective Web-site monitoring proved useful. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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