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Distance
Learning Surveys
Summary
by Guy C. Lamunyon (primary researcher)
January,
2002
Below
please find distance learning surveys completed to establish guidelines for
course development. Guidelines for independent study/homestudy (distance
learning) can be found in the next section (Section 2).
The
first survey, completed in 1994 (see Section 3), was done to establish written
guidelines for providers inquiring about the development of distance learning
courses. The method was to compare a convenience sample of nursing homestudy
programs with courses from the Institute of Addiction Awareness, the sole
provider of addiction specific approved homestudy courses available at that
time. In 1994, nursing education courses averaged 1.9 pages per hour of credit
and had an average of 4.2 questions per hour. The sole provider of homestudy
courses in 1994 dramatically exceeded the nursing average of pages per credit
hour, with 9.1 pages per credit hour. The number of questions per credit hour
was lower than the nursing average, with the Institute of Addiction Awareness
showing 3.2 questions per credit hour. When the averages for nursing courses
were combined with averages for the sole addiction study course provider in
1994, the overall averages were 3.7 pages per credit hour and 5.4 questions per
credit hour. The finding of this survey were used in the development of the
INDEPENDENT STUDY/HOMESTUDY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT guidelines found in Section 2
A
second survey was completed in 1999 (see Section 4) upon requests for
guidelines for the development of internet based online distance learning
courses. Nine addictions specific providers were surveyed. At the time of the
survey, only one provider (the Institute of Addiction Awareness) had internet
based courses available. The mean (average) questions per credit hour was 4.1
and the mean (average) for pages per credit hour was 14.9. No changes in the
guidelines found in Section 2 were recommended as a result of this second
survey. Results of this survey were made available to all providers.
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Section 2 ---------------------------------
INDEPENDENT
STUDY/HOMESTUDY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Several
methods for the development of homestudy/independent study programs are
described here for use by authors, developers and providers of continuing
education by homestudy/independent study.
FIELD
TESTING METHOD
Authors
of homestudy/independent study courses using the Field Testing Method write
continuing education materials for homestudy courses and determine the ratings
of hours per course. These materials are pilot field tested using already
licensed or certified healthcare professionals. The results of such field testing
determine an average number of hours for course completion and a minimum
post-test cutoff score.
CONSULTANT
DEVELOPMENT METHOD
Providers
of continuing education contract with educational consultants expert in the development
of continuing education programs. Paid consultants develop educational programs
and specify number of contact hours and passing post-test cutoff score.
FIELD
SURVEY METHOD
Developers
of continuing education programs survey existing providers to determine
acceptable difficulty levels, page-per-CEU ratios and posttest
questions-per-CEU ratios.
A
recent survey of continuing education providers indicates suggested development
guidelines of 3-5 pages per CEU and 3-5 post test questions-per-CEU. Post tests
in the essay format may be used as an alternative format in some situations as
in the case of ethics courses.
AUDIO-VIDEO
TAPE HOURS
Audiotapes
and videotapes are rated by actual hours of play time. Additional time may be
allocated for registration, study guides and completion of required surveys and
post test.
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Section 3
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Continuing
Education Provider Survey ***
January,
1994
Provider Topic
Hrs Pgs Pg/Hr
Quest Quest/Hr.
AJCEN Tardive Dyskinesia
4 8 2.0 20 5.0
AJCEN Hepatitis B Vaccine
3 8 2.7 20 6.7
AJCEN Genital Herpes
2 4 2.0 20 5.0
AJCEN Sex and the Elderly
2 5 2.5 10 5.0
AJCEN Nutrition & Drug Tx 4 7 1.8
20 5.0
AJCEN Antihypertensives
5 12 2.4 20 4.0
AJCEN Anovulatory Women
5 12 2.4 20 4.0
AJCEN Imaging Techniques
5 12 2.4 20 4.0
AJCEN Summary (Averages) ------------------- 2.3 ----------- 4.8
CME Resource Death
15 28 1.9
100 6.7
CME Resource Homeopathy
10 22 2.2
100 10.0
CME Resource LUPUS
5 9 1.8 80 16.0
CME Resource Ethics
15 26 1.7
100 6.7
CME Resource R.E.T.
10 16 1.6
100 10.0
CME Resource Diabetes Type I
5 11 2.2 30 6.0
CME Resource Summary (Averages) ------------------ 1.9 ---------- 9.2
NCCE AIDS and the Caregiver
4 11 2.8 30 7.5
NCCE Pain Management
12 11 0.9 30 2.5
NCCE T.B. in the U.S.
12 11 0.9
30 2.5
NCCE Summary (Averages) ------------------- 1.5 ----------- 4.2
Summary of Above Nursing Providers
(Averages) ------- 1.9 ----------- 6.1
IAA Ethics
15 60 4.0 30 2.0
IAA AIDS
15 105 7.0 55 3.7
IAA Cocaine Concepts
15 116 7.7 40 2.7
IAA Designer Drugs
15 164 10.9 50 3.3
IAA Dual Diagnosis
15 141 9.4 60 4.0
IAA Opiates
15 113 7.5 50 3.3
IAA Relapse
15 155 10.3 55 3.7
IAA Alcohol Concepts
30 227 7.6
100 3.3
IAA Alcohol Addiction
15 227 15.1 50 3.3
IAA Cocaine Addiction
15 98 6.5 40 2.7
IAA Co-Dependency
15 209 13.9 50 3.3
IAA Summary (Averages) ------------------ 9.1 ------------ 3.2
Summary of all of the above (Averages)
------------- 3.7 ------------ 5.4
Providers
Included:
American
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
P.O.
Box 88-2104
San
Francisco, CA 94188
415-928-2471
Approved
for Nurses in California and Florida
Accepted
in Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Nevada
and New Mexico.
Continuing
Medical Education for California Nurses
PO Box
15163
Sacramento,
CA 95851-0163
800-232-4238
Approved
for Nurses in California, Florida and Alabama.
Accepted
in Massachusetts, Minnesota and Nevada.
National
Center of Continuing Education, Inc.
P.O.
Box 1407
Roseville,
CA 95678
916-786-4626
Approved
by American Nursing Association and Alabama,
California,
Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky.
Accepted
for all Military Nurses, Physicians Assistants,
Critical
Care Nurses, Operating Room Nurses, Surgical
Technologists,
Surgical Assistants and in Alaska,
Colorado,
Idaho, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada,
New
Mexico, Oregon and Texas based on American Nursing
Association
Accreditation.
Institute
of Addiction Awareness
31878
Del Obispo #118, Suite 433
San
Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
800-333-8933
Approved
by National Assocation of Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse
Counselors and for counselors in California,
Texas
and New York and accepted by reciprocity in many
states.
Approved for nurses in California and accepted by
reciprocity
in many states.
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Distance Learning Survey ***
Phase I Report
May, 1999
Mean (average) post test questions per CEH
7.5 Western Schools
6.9 CMR Homestudy
5.0 U.S. Journal/Professional Counselor
4.2 Institute of Addiction Awareness
2.9 Laban’s Addiction Specific Trainings
2.5 Contempory Teaching Videos
2.6 Women and Addiction
2.4 Hatherleigh
1.4 Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior
Mean (average) pages per CEH
48.6 Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior
24.1 Contempory Teaching Videos
18.1 CMR Homestudy
14.8 Western Schools
9.5 Institute of Addiction Awareness
6.5 Hatherleigh
5.5 U.S. Journal/Professional Counselor
4.2 Women and Addiction
2.9 Laban’s Addiction Specific Trainings
NOTE: American Continuing Education indicates no current homestudy programs, but plans to have available, “again in the future.”
Telephone Support: All providers have telephone support available to counselors. IAHB indicates, “administrative support, not for content.”
Email Support: All providers have email support available to counselors except for U. S Journal, CMR and American Continuing Education. IAHB indicates, “administrative support, not for content.”
Chat Room: Contemporary Teaching Videos has a chat room available. Laban-LAST indicates a chat room will be available in 1999, however demand has been “minimal” for such a service.
Instructor in Chat Room: No providers have instructors available in chat rooms.
Email address:
Contemporary Teaching Videos ceuinfo@ctvinc.com
Institute of Addiction Awareness CEUInstitute@aol.com
Laban-LAST richie@ptd.net
Western Schools customerservice@westernschools.com
Women and Addiction None listed
Inst. Advance. Human Behavior Ce@ibh.com
Hatherleigh editorial@hatherleigh.com
US Journal PC@hci-online.com
Websites:
Contemporary Teaching Videos ctvinc.com
Institute of Addiction Awareness CEUInstitute.com
Laban-LAST last-homestudy.com
Western Schools westernschools.com
Women and Addiction None listed
Inst. Advance. Human Behavior IBH.com
Hatherleigh hatherleigh.com
US Journal professionalcounselor.com or USJT.com
Internet Courses: Only Institute of Addiction Awareness has internet courses available at this time. Laban-LAST indicates “little demand” but will “probably go on line in 1999.” Hatherleigh reports internet courses will be available Sept. 1999.
*** All
original survey data is available from the California Association of Alcoholism
and Drug Counselors.