Abstract
Purpose: Distance education (DE) and distance learning (DL) technologies use continues to experience exponential, global growth. Various DE delivery platforms are being used for dental hygiene and allied health programs offered in post–secondary education. However, a need exists to analyze factors of program and student success using DL modalities. Administrators and educators should consider building educational programs on sound pedagogical principles when using DL for their delivery mechanism. This paper offers an applied conceptual framework as a model when developing DE/DL programs for preparing professionals in dental hygiene and allied health careers.
- Distance Education
- Distance Learning
- Outcomes
- Benchmarks
- Dental Hygiene
- Assessment
- Student Performance
- Allied Health: Conceptual Framework
- Developmental Model
Footnotes
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Jodi L. Olmsted is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in the College of Professional Studies, Health Sciences Department and was with the first DH program that began offering its entire didactic curriculum to students via distance education. Jodi was the 2008 recipient of the ADHA Irene Newman Professional Development Award. She is the owner, president and distance education consultant for Kaleidoscope Consulting, LLC.
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This study supports the NDHRA priority area, Professional Education and Development: Validate and test measures that evaluate student critical thinking and decision making skills.
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