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HIV: The Basic Facts E -Course

HIV: The Basic Facts E -Course Steve Saunders , Director , Prevention & Education, NJDHSS, DHSTS Dona Schneider, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, EJB and HIV CPSDI Geri Summers, Senior Program Coordinator, EJB and HIV CPSDI

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HIV: The Basic Facts E -Course

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  1. HIV: The Basic Facts E-Course Steve Saunders, Director, Prevention & Education, NJDHSS, DHSTSDona Schneider, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, EJB and HIV CPSDI Geri Summers, Senior Program Coordinator, EJB and HIV CPSDI Tamara Swedberg, Instructional Technology Specialist, EJB HIV Prevention Community Planning Support and Development Initiative Overview Purpose Results The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJ DHSS), Division of HIV, STD, and TB Services (DHSTS) funds agencies to provide HIV-related services in New Jersey. As part of their proficiency, employees from funded agencies must participate in basic HIV education sessions. The course was historically administered in a classroom settingwith courses organized by a unit of the Bloustein School (EJB) – the HIV Prevention Community Support and Development Initiative (HIV CPSDI). • DHSTS charged HIV CPSDI with creating an online or e-course, HIV: The Basic Facts, to address the classroom challenges. Goals for the e-course included: • Training first week of employment • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • Flexible completion schedule • Unlimited access to materials • Reduced costs to agencies • Cost saving for training agency over time • Consistent training materials and delivery • Learning assurances • 80% passing score on quizzes • Certificate upon completion Since September 2011, over 150 learners have completed the e-course HIV: The Basic Facts. Program administrators state that the cost savings achieved from the e-course has been helpful to their budgets. Average costs for an agency to send an employee to the face-to-face course was approximately $250per learner. Enrolling an employee in the e-course cost the agency $0per learner. Classroom Challenges Method • Time consuming • Long class hours • Travel time • Long wait due to classroom capacity • Cost to agencies • Facilitator salary • Room rental • Printing support materials • Transportation • Meals • Lodging • Inconsistent curriculum delivery • Several contracted facilitators • Overlooked topics • Each class different The e-course was designed through a team effort of individuals from DHSTS, EJB and HIV CPSDI. Curriculum was created by examining the existing face-to-face course and updating it with current statistics and policies regarding HIV/AIDS. Care was taken to utilize multi modalities of learningwithin the e-course to optimize learning. The classroom course and the e-course were run simultaneously during beta testing. Course evaluations and interviews were conducted to improve course structure and content. Conclusion The HIV: The Basic Facts e-course has been.well received. It saves money for agencies, provides a flexibleand valuablemodality of learning. Utilizing the online modality has eliminated the wait time for the course. The majority of the learners would like to take more on-line courses. Based on this and other data, DHSTS has deemed the HIV: The Basic Facts e-course a success and plans to develop more courses for its learners.

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