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Hilliam, Rachel; Calvert, Carol – Open Learning, 2019
Students from many different subject areas are required to study statistics as part of their qualification. The Open University developed a statistics module which could simultaneously be studied by students from a variety of different disciplines, by engaging them with topics which are of interest to everyone, namely money, education and health,…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Statistics, Student Diversity, Learning Modules
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Gemmell, Isla; Sandars, John; Taylor, Stewart; Reed, Katie – Open Learning, 2011
This paper describes the development and teaching of a biostatistics module within a fully online distance learning Master of Public Health (MPH) programme at the University of Manchester. The MPH programme caters for students from over 40 countries worldwide and all materials are delivered via the Blackboard virtual learning environment. In this…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Public Health, Online Courses
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Brigley, Stephen; Hosein, I.; Myemba, I. R. – Open Learning, 2009
This paper reports on work by a team from Wales, supported by UNESCO Cymru-Wales, to develop a distance learning module for Tanzanian clinical officers (COs) on the syndromic management and counselling of sexually transmissible infection (STI) and HIV patients. Preparation included documentary analysis and a questionnaire survey to ascertain COs'…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Education, Distance Education, Learning Modules
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Bernath, Ulrich; Fichten, Wolfgang – Open Learning, 1999
Describes a nurses' training program in Germany that adapted self-instructional learning material for use by networked universities for distance education. Topics include testing, evaluation, and revision of the learning modules; adaptation in distance education; and empirical evidence for the process of adaptation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Modules
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Lee, Victor; And Others – Open Learning, 1997
Describes the development, design, and implementation of study units for computer-assisted distance learning at the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong that provides higher education opportunities to working adults. Discusses evaluation of the system, including questionnaire and interview results. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development