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Annotation: This course provides a holistic approach to planning and evaluating education and outreach programs. It helps program practitioners use and apply logic models – a framework and way of thinking to help us improve our work and be accountable for results. You will learn what a logic model is and how to use one for planning, implementation, evaluation or communicating about your program. This course has 7 sections. It starts with a basic, simple concept and adds to it over the various sections to provide a thorough foundation in the use of logic models. Each section contains resources and activities.

Learning Objectives: • Describe how a logic model can be used for program planning, implementation and evaluation. • Illustrate the relationship between logic model components: Inputs, Activities, Outputs, Outcomes, and Impact or Goal. • Construct a logic model given program information.

Special Instructions: Registration is required. Click on "Enroll" and click on "Create an account now".

Continuing Education: 1 hour

Annotation: This video provides a brief introduction to Bloom's taxonomy of learning in the cognitive domain. It outlines the levels of the taxonomy including remembering, understanding, applying,analyzing, evaluating, and creating. It is designed for classroom educators. Bloom's taxonomy is a set of three hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity. The three lists cover the learning objectives in cognitive, affective and sensory domains. The cognitive domain list has been the primary focus of most traditional education and is frequently used to structure curriculum learning objectives, assessments and activities.

Annotation: This webinar provides an overview of logic models and when to use them in both applications and evaluations. The webinar includes how to write specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely (SMART) objectives and how to access logic model designs. Logic model templates are provided.

Learning Objectives: •Introduce you to smart goals and logic modeling. •Describe how to develop a logic model. •Illustrate the application of logic models in planning and evaluation.

Annotation: 5-Minute MCH is a microlearning program designed to cover each of the 12 MCH Leadership Competencies. The program is structured using an easy-to-follow modular format designed to increase knowledge and skills through 5-minute intensive learning sessions. In module 1 of each competency, participants will learn about a new competency through a 5-minute video podcast. This includes learning what knowledge and skill sets each competency contains and how they are important in the daily work of MCH professionals. In module 2 of each competency, participants will receive 5 highly focused learning opportunities for that competency. Learners may take one or all of the trainings to sharpen knowledge and skills. In module 3 of each competency, participants will receive 5 implementation strategies to put knowledge to practice. Learners may share their experiences implementing the strategies on the 5-Minute Portal. In module 4 of each competency, participants will hear a 5-minute presentation from an expert in the field.

Annotation: Dr. Hale begins this webinar by discussing what critical thinking is, its importance and how it can be applied to professionals’ everyday work. The presentation focuses on the principles of critical thinking and the underlying preferences and beliefs we have that influence our thoughts and actions. He provides various definitions and a model for fostering a critical mind called SEEI: stating words, elaborating statements, exemplifying concepts, and illustrating an idea. The importance of creating a language of thinking is also addressed, as well as clarifying purpose, identifying assumptions, and formulating questions.

Learning Objectives: •Define critical thinking. •Describe why critical thinking is important. •Learn strategies to improve critical thinking.

Annotation: This course describes what a framework and logic model are, why and when logic models should be used, benefits and limitations, and how to develop a logic model. The course includes slides and activities, audio files, a practice guide to help readers apply what they have learned in their own communities, a glossary, and supplementary readings.

Learning Objectives: • Develop a framework or model of change to guide your improvement efforts.

Special Instructions: You must log into TRAIN.org to access this course. - This course includes audio files, a post assessment, evaluation and a certificate of completion. - Allow 30 minutes to take this course. - Make sure your Pop Up Blockers are OFF. - Use Internet Explorer or Google Chrome as your browser. Test the compatibility of your computer for taking this online course: » Click the Help button located on the KS-TRAIN taskbar, hompage. » Left-hand menu click, 'Test Your Environment'. » All of the checkmarks must be GREEN. » If any of the links are RED click the link and follow the prompts.

Annotation: This course discusses the nature of qualitative decision making and provides a rationale for developing and using a systematic and structured approach to it. The presenter explains the fundamental steps in qualitative decision making and provides a method for structuring each step of the decision making process. He also stresses how decision makers need to adopt a structured decision making process to identifying alternative course of action. The course provides examples of how to use said structured process.

Learning Objectives: •To discuss the nature of qualitative decision making. •To provide rationale for developing and using a systematic and structured approach for qualitative decision making. •To identify and explain the fundamental steps in qualitative decision making •To provide a method for structuring each step of the decision making process. •To demonstrate a structured qualitative decision making approach.

Special Instructions: Registration is required.

Continuing Education: 2.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Decision Making: A Systematic and Organized Approach

Annotation: A look at some of the principles of critical thinking. This video describes the elements of critical thinking and patterns of thought that sabotage it.

Annotation: This course is for public health leaders who may need to solve a problem or crisis by thinking critically about it and make appropriate decisions using an established six step model.

Learning Objectives: • Identify and clearly define a problem situation. • Gather facts about a problem situation in an efficient and effective manner. • Identify and categorize any constraints on possible solutions to a problem situation. • Employ an appropriate method to effectively generate alternative solutions to a problem situation. • Use a set of criteria (feasibility, suitability, and flexibility) to evaluate alternative solutions to a problem situation. • Develop an action plan for implementing a solution to a problem situation. • Monitor progress after implementing a solution to a problem situation to evaluate whether or not objectives are met.

Special Instructions: To access this course, you first need to create an account

Annotation: This online module defines outcome measurement and its importance to evaluation in the public health field. Dr. Bekemeier discusses the difference between performance measurement, evaluation, and logic models. Examples of running a marathon and managing an immunization clinic are used to describe the components of a logic model and how it can be used to assess the results of our interventions. Strategies for writing measureable outcomes compared to goal statements concludes the module.

Learning Objectives: • Describe the components and uses of a logic model. • Define outcome measurements and why they are important. • Differentiate between indicators and outcome measures. • Describe potential uses of outcome measures. • Identify measurable outcomes. • Determine levels (e.g., community, system, agency, program) of outcomes. • Identify outcomes vs. goals and objectives.

Special Instructions: Registration is required. Look to the right of your screen and click "Register in PHLearnLink".

Continuing Education: Participants who successfully complete the course are eligible to receive a certificate for 0.75 contact hours for a processing fee of $35.