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1. www.universante.org International computer supported collaborative learning for public health content Anouk Berger Geneva Medical School & TECFA

3. Objectives • To construct a online knowledge base in public-health. • To build collaborative learning activities integrated in local courses of public-health. to formalize interactions in well structured scenarios (roles and phases)

4. Public health courses CSCL scenario Oct. 2000 March June 2001 Monastir Post-graduated (15) Beirut Post-graduated (20) Yaounde Post-graduated (7) Geneva Continuing training (15) Face to face session in class Introduction or synthesis 2-4 wk work within the environment Collaboration between countries

5. Interface: global view

6. Interface: awareness tool

7. Interface: global view

8. Clinical cases

9. Fact sheets

10. Scenario Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

11. Evaluation: instruments Subjective component • Forms • Interviews Objective component • Analysis of actions • Analysis of participant production (discussions / documents) • (Pre)-post test comparison

12. Evaluation… :o) • It worked!

13. Evaluation… :o(

14. Conclusions • It is possible & well received • Positive side effects (i.e.ICT introduction) • But: • Complexity of scenarios • Teachers training • Formalized project managment

15. Learning activities • Clinical cases: discussion phase 1 • Fact sheets: creation phases 2-3 • Interventionstrategies : creation phase 4

16. Differences of viewpoints • Differences between health problems • Thematic groups • Differences between target populations for a given problem • Subgroups per case • Differences between social, political and economical contexts • Subgroups per country

17. Funding Main source: • Fonds Francophone des Inforoutes: SFR 125 000.- Other sources: • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs SFR 50 000.- • State Council of the State of Geneva SFR 40 000.-

18. 4 phases - 1 phase is made of ... Face to face sessions in a classroom 1 per country Introduction or Debriefing Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

19. 4 phases - 1 phase is made of ... Face to face sessions in a classroom 1 per country Introduction or Debriefing 2-4 weeks of homework Collaboration between countries Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

20. Communication • Face to face communication: introduction / debriefing sessions • Asynchronous distance communication: forums Teachers = regulators, facilitators of interactions

21. Interface: Organisation/Orientation Tools

22. Interface: Organisation/Orientation Tools

23. Interface: Organisation/Orientation Tools

24. Intervention strategies

25. To enhance rich interactions • Differences of viewpoints between students could stimulate interaction. (Quignard and Baker, 1999) • Discussion and negociation could increase the level of abstraction. (Schwartz, 1995)

26. Evaluation: objectives • Convince granting agencies (la francophonie and others) and ourselves that the project was a success • Answer academic research questions Exploiting the differences between nations and cases to stimulate discussion and acquisition of abstract concepts, evaluation of the tools (scenario presentation, awareness tools, etc.)

27. Thematic groups Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

28. Sub-groups per case Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4