Advantages and Disadvantages of Synchronous Online Learning in the Health Care Professions

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Synchronous
Online Learning in the Health Care Professions

• Tamar Weiss, Rotem Harpaz,
• Naomi Schreuer, Orit Palmon,
• Michael Konja Naomi Josman
• University of Haifa

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Market Pull
Technology Push
Enabling Technologies for Distance Learning
Convenience of Distance Learning Student
Lecturer Interest
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Attributes of Teaching Formats
Students same place, lecturer any place
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Attributes of Teaching Formats
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Attributes of Teaching Formats
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Attributes of Teaching Formats
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Attributes of Teaching Formats
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The Course
Assistive Technology in Occupational Therapy
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Assistive Technology Topics
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AT Course delivered via 3 coordinated teaching
formats
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The Interwise Platform
Lecturers Desktop
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The Interwise Platform
Lecturers Desktop
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The Interwise Platform
Students Desktop
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The Interwise Platform
In the actual presentation it was possible to
view samples of an Interwise session. Anyone
interested in viewing these should contact Tamar
Weiss (tamar_at_research.haifa.ac.il)
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AT Course delivered via 3 coordinated teaching
formats
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Five Face-to-Face Meetings
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AT Course delivered via 3 coordinated teaching
formats
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The High Learn Platform
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The High Learn Platform
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The High Learn Platform
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The High Learn Platform
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Evaluating the Course

• Tools

• Pre-course questionnaires included
• Demographics and technology familiarity
• Learning styles
• Post-course questionnaires included
• High Learn usage
• Course evaluation
• Student perception of control
• Mark in course
• Post-course discussion and in-depth interviews

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What have we learned .
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What have we learned .
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What have we learned .
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What have we learned .
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Factors contributing to success ..
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Relative Merits
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Acknowledgements

• Dr. Tami Almog, Noam Zachs the E-Learning
  Center of the University of Haifa
• Iris Igra the University of Haifa Library staff
• University of Haifa Computing Center
• Larissa Ya'akobov
• Sigal Sher the IUCC