InWEnts contribution to respond to

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• InWEnts contribution to respond to
• HIV and AIDS by the development
• of an online course
• Dr. Clemens Roll, MD, DTMH

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• Why an internet-based course on HIV and AIDS?
• General Considerations
• Our online course on HIV and AIDS
• Short presentation of the course
• Experiences and lessons learned
• Highlights and pitfalls

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• Why an internet-based course on HIV and AIDS?

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1. Why an internet-based course on HIV and AIDS?
General Considerations
HIV and AIDS has caused untold suffering and
death worldwide destroying entire communities
undoing development gainsposing a serious
threat to whole continents UNGASS AIDS
Declaration 2001
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1. Why an internet-based course on HIV and AIDS?
General Considerations
eLearning is not a substitute for basic teaching
and training in health, but a new and
innovative option for continuous education and
capacity building for a multi-sector HIV/AIDS
response
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1. Why an internet-based course on HIV and AIDS?
General Considerations
eLearning gives the opportunity of Using
electronic media for education and teaching
for communication between tutor and
participant Participatory sharing of experience
and knowledge
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1. Why an internet-based course on HIV and AIDS?
General Considerations

• eLearning in HIV/AIDS capacity building is
  important, because ...
• unlike other methods it facilitates
• multisectoral collaboration
• sharing of experiences of medical, social and
  human science specialists
• problem-oriented constructive learning
• internet skills for keeping up-to-date in a
  rapidly changing field of knowledge

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• Our online course on HIV and AIDS

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Preparation period
• Identification of target group
• Development of materials and media
• Basic teaching document
• Glossary
• link list
• e-library and documentary
• Quality of content

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Preparation period
• Methodologies and communication tools used
• Professional presentation on the IT platform
• Quality of the media used
• multimedia features
• Evaluation

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Target group
• Multipliers from non-medical professions
  seeking an introduction to HIV and AIDS

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Content
• epidemiological facts about the infection
• analyses of the socio-cultural and
  socio- economic framework of the epidemic
• basic medical knowledge
• most common interventions to cope with the
  epidemic

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Objectives
• to improve the understanding of the impact of
  HIV/AIDS on individuals, families and societies
• to explore the underlying causes of the spread
  of the disease
• to learn basic medical and epidemiological facts

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Objectives cont
• to consider own beliefs and behaviours
  regarding HIV/AIDS
• to reflect on own attitudes towards those
  affected by HIV and AIDS
• to familiarise with internet resources and
  search methods to keep up to date

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course
4 Modules
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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Structure

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Operation period
• 8 Chats
• 2 chats after each module
• Common myths and misconceptions surrounding
  HIV/AIDS
• Stigma und Discrimination
• People living with HIV
• Responses to HIV/AIDS in your country and
  community

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Operation period
• Communication with participants
• single or group discussion
• E-mail
• chat

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Operation period
• Monitoring of activities
• Active participation
• Chat
• Asynchronous discussion
• Submission of the exercises (deadlline)
• Group work

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course
Blended Learning Online- and Face-to-face
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Face-to- face- seminar 1 week
C O A C H I N G
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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Face to face seminar
• Tshwane 3rd to 7th April
• Studying the response to HIV and AIDS
• Objectives
• to strengthen the knowledge of HIV and AIDS
• to study the response to HIV and AIDS in
  South Africa
• to share information and exchange ideas about
  the challenges of controlling the spread of
  HIV and AIDS

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Face to face seminar
• Tshwane 3rd to 7th April
• Studying the response to HIV and AIDS
• Core speakers
• Isaak Skosana, Treatment Action Campaign
• Marlene Fourie, Municipality of Pretoria
• Daleen Raubenheimer, World Vision
• Field visits
• St. Joseph's Care and Support Trust, Sizanani
  Village
• Pretoria Academic Hospital
• Morula Sun International Casino, Work Place
  Policy

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2. Our online course on HIV and AIDS - Short
presentation of the course

• Follow-up period
• Evaluation of the course
• Support for participants
• Alumni groups
• Global campus
• Printed material
• online info Alumni Newsletter and regional
  news

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• Experiences and lessons learned

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3. Experiences and lesson learned Highlights
and pitfalls

• Highlights
• Challenging discussions with participants
  ofdifferent countries and backgrounds
• Possibility to exchange ideas about
  newestdevelopments
• Networking
• Highly flexible
• Forces to research
• Low cost of learning - for the participants!

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3. Experiences and lesson learned Highlights
and pitfalls

• High level of satisfaction of the participants

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3. Experiences and lesson learned Highlights
and pitfalls

• Knowledge about HIV and AIDS
• Epidemiology 16 excellent or high before
  73 after the course
• Stigma dis. 44 excellent or high before
  85 after the course

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3. Experiences and lesson learned Highlights
and pitfalls

• Pitfalls
• Google, copy, paste
• Chats
• Different time zones
• Different hours when participants connect to
  the internet
• Time constraints
• Internet connection problems
• Power rationing
• Downloading speed

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Contact clemensroll_at_web.de tanja.schwering_at_inw
ent.org Presented by Dr. Klemens Ochel, MD,
MPH Medical Mission Institute Dr. Gerlinde
Reiprich, MD Health Focus Dr. Karin Pries
INCCAS Tanja Schwering - InWEnt
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Thank you very much for your attention