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A Web-based Model to Disseminate Best Lectures
in Rehabilitation Worldwide

• Ellen R.Cohn PhD
• David Brienza PhD
• Clifford E. Brubaker PhD
• Ronald E. Laporte PhD
• Translation by Jue Wang PhD
• School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
• University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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• Question
• How can the Internet be used to improve
  rehabilitation training worldwide?
• Answer
• Post best lectures in rehabilitation

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• Question
• Will faculty share lectures?
• Answer
• Yes. The Global Supercourse in Epidemiology has
  4600 faculty from gt3500 universities from 110
  countries who created a Library of Lectures with
  449 lectures available on the Internet. This is
  being shared worldwide.

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The Internet Promotes Sharing

• The Internet promotes
• Information sharing
• Free software
• In contrast, higher education lectures are rarely
  shared.

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A Global Faculty Lecture-Share

• Dr. Laporte proposed that global faculty share
  their slide-based lectures in a web-based
  "library of lectures."
• He established the Global Supercourse in
  Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health
  http//www.pitt.edu/super1/ )

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An International Success Story

• 2000 faculty in 110 countries
• 427 lectures available for worldwide use
• 30 new lectures each month
• The site is mirrored in 32 countries
• There is a server in Beijing

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Lecture Quality is Important

• There is appropriate quality assurance
• On-line reviews by the users
• Expert authors
• Lectures are updated and revised

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Lecture Format

• PowerPoint with hypertext
• Graphics are simple for fast transmission
• Students can go deep into the Internet for more
  information
• Lectures include links to online resources
• British Medical Association has put current text
  books online
• We include an electronic library

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Lectures Train the Teacher

• The Library of Lectures consists of exciting
  template lectures by experts in the field.
• The classroom teacher takes them out for free
  like a library book.
• We train the teacher rather than direct distance
  teaching of students.

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The Goal Universal Access

• Fast Presentation Speed
• We have developed technologies to speed access to
  lectures world wide
• Multilingual Versions
• For global use, the first lecture is in 8
  languages
• Conquering the Digital Divide
• We are copying the Supercourse on CDs and
  floppies to reach the 95 of the world not
  connected

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The Next Step A Rehabilitation Supercourse

• Brubaker and Cohn established the Supercourse in
  Health and Rehabilitation
• www.shrs.pitt.edu/supercourse
• The site has 40 lectures, and is ready to
  accept lectures from an international audience

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SHRS Supercourse in Healthand Rehabilitation
Sciences
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Examples of Rehabilitation Lectures

• Classroom Health Emergencies
• Telerehabilitation as a Tool for Rural Assistive
  Technology Service Delivery
• Strategies to Document the Need for Assistive
  Technology
• Stuttering Treatments

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• The Basics of Feeding-A Workshop in Pediatric
  Dysphagia
• Instrumentation for Measuring Wheelchair
  Propulsion Biomechanics
• Prevention of Communication Disorders
• Web-based Accessibility

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Discussion

• The SHRS Supercourse is an effective way to share
  best lectures in rehabilitation to higher
  education faculty across the world.
• We invite faculty worldwide to submit their
  lectures
• Please send us your best PowerPoint lectures in
  rehabilitation
• E-mail to ecohn_at_pitt.edu