International Videoconferencing for Public Health Education: Linking the U.S. and Germany

Autor/inn/en	Burke, Sloane C.; Chaney, Beth H.; Kirsten, Wolf
Titel	International Videoconferencing for Public Health Education: Linking the U.S. and Germany
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 41 (2010) 1, S.53-59 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Intercultural Communication; Health Education; Health Promotion; Health Personnel; Public Health; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Interactive Video; Case Studies; Teleconferencing; Germany; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Medizinisches Personal; Gesundheitswesen; Globales Denken; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interaktives Video; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Telekonferenz; Deutschland
Abstract	Background: Video-linking with other countries provides a low-cost vehicle for students to learn more about health issues of other cultures and reflectively discuss the public health promotion and education activities of those countries in real time. Purpose: This article presents a case study of international videoconferencing in the higher education setting. Methods: Undergraduate students enrolled in three different public health courses at East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina, USA were linked with graduate students enrolled in the public health master's degree program at the Freie Universitat (FU) in Berlin, Germany for two videoconference sessions during the fall semester of 2008. A pre-post knowledge scale was administered to assess the impact of the learning modality with the student participants. Results: Utilizing this technology for fostering intercultural communication proved to be an effective method of instruction for student participants. Discussion: Intercultural communication has become a marketable skill for future public health professionals, and incorporating these communications skills into professional preparation programs provides unique learning experiences for students. Translation to Health Education Practice: Videoconferencing technology provides learners with synchronous experience for interacting with other cultures furthers understanding about global perspectives. Today, globalization introduces challenges and opportunities for health educators. Moreover, increasing communication and fostering dialogue between the future public health leaders improves knowledge levels and ideas for resource utilization. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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