DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF A NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSE WITH AN ELECTRONIC MAIL COMPONENT

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.