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Web-based Tools for Supporting Health
EducationWilliam B. Hansen, Ph.D.
Tanglewood ResearchGreensboro, North Carolina
Our Focus
Tanglewood Research: • Develops programs to prevent
unhealthy behavior and build student competence
• Designs programs to build teacher competence
• Develops tools for social science research and program evaluation
Products and Services That Use Internet
Technology• Student Instruction
– All Stars & All Stars Technology– College Alcohol
• Teacher Training– Advanced Training for All Stars Teachers– Online Training for Prevention
• Research Tools– Evaluation Lizard– Automated Social Network Data
Collection
Instruction for Students
All Stars is a drug abuse prevention program for teenagers
delivered through schools andcommunity groups
Internet Applications for All Stars
• Identify peer leaders and social isolates• Collect, organize and report student
opinions• Create individualized commitment
certificates• All Stars Digital Yearbook• Identify future behaviors activity• Design artwork for personal crests• Feedback to reinforce positive norms
College Alcohol
• Online course for college students• Supplements live instruction• Gives feedback to create positive
norms• Analyzes students’ expectancies
about alcohol and gives tailored messages that address students’ risk status.
Competency Building for Teachers
Advanced Training for All Stars Teachers
• Online teacher skills survey • Online calendar• Just-in-time reminders and support• Online feedback to program
developer• Online help request form• Message board• Online video clips of teaching skills
Effective Prevention Strategies for Educators
• Online continuing education course• Online Instructional modules • Online demonstrations• Online quizzes and tests• Linked resources to the Internet
Tools for Research and Evaluation
Evaluation Lizard
Evaluation Lizard
Comprehensive online system for evaluating drug prevention programs in schools that includes :– Evaluation design– Selection of measures that match the
program being evaluated– Online data collection– Online reports and data analysis
Automated Social Network Data Collection
Online survey research tool for social scientists that will allow them to:– Design of survey applications– Complete Internet-based data collection– Automate data reduction and database
creation– Complete data analysis online
ConclusionsThe Internet:• Potential to augment educational
functions currently performed directly by people.
• Does not entirely replace need for people during data collection process
• Convenient way to get help for specialized data collection and instructional functions.