E. Mcdonnell et C. Achterberg, DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF A NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSE WITH AN ELECTRONIC MAIL COMPONENT, Journal of nutrition education, 29(4), 1997, pp. 210-214
This report describes the development and delivery of a distance educa
tion course in nutrition with an electronic mail component. The course
is modeled after a traditional classroom course offered at our univer
sity. The distance version was piloted with nine students. It included
a print study guide, written assignments, and an e-mail component,The
email component allowed for discussion among students without face-to
-face meetings. Student achievement was high on the course assignments
and exam. Students reported favorable reactions to the course content
, the course delivery method, and the e-mail interaction. This report
presents a model for nutrition educators to provide effective educatio
n to geographically dispersed audiences.