Hi friends and followers! I’m excited to share a new podcast interview today. René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH was kind enough to invite me and Dr. Andrea Mantsios onto the College of Physicians of Philadelphia- Philly Public Health Chats podcast to discuss the role of independent consultants in our field.
Read MoreHappy National Public Health Week to all who celebrate! Today’s daily theme is new tools and innovations, so I’m highlighting four topics or trends that I anticipate will be a big part of the conversation in 2024 and I discuss implications for public health learning and development.
Read MoreAn audit is defined as “a methodical examination and review.” And this is exactly what I can do for you when you have an e-learning course, whether it is already live or still in development.
Conducting course audits is one of my favorite consulting services. I love getting to learn from my clients about so many interesting public health topics (yes, I take every course that I review!), celebrating the parts of the course that are strong, and identifying the content and/or design features that can be strengthened.
In today’s blog post, I answer FAQs about my audit service.
Read MoreI’m excited to share a new podcast interview today that celebrates a passion project that I’ve been working on the past few years. Along with my colleagues Vinu Ilakkuvan, Laura Runnels, and Keʻalohilani Worthington, I led the development, launch, and analysis of a survey to understand the self-employed public health workforce.
Read MoreI’m starting a new feature here on the blog called “Hot Off The Press”, where I share emerging research, publications, standards (etc.) that are relevant to making awesome public health courses.
This month I’m highlighting a new article from the journal Pedagogy in Health Promotion called “Maintaining Course Quality and Integrity Across Multiple Modalities” (Kulak & Forder, 2023).
Read MoreOne of my favorite annual traditions since I started my business is to have myself a little end of year “retreat” to review the past year. I block the week from meetings. I put on my out of office and focus exclusively on my business (i.e., I do zero client work). And yay- I get to stand in front of my big white board :)
As we start 2024, I thought readers would be interested in both my process and some of the findings that emerged from this retreat that you can expect to see reflected in what I share and work on this year.
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