Saint Louis University

Master of Science in Biosecurity and

Disaster Management

A Year in Review

The Inaugural Year of an Online Program

Saint Louis University

• Oldest University West of the Mississippi

• Founded in 1818

• Fully accredited Jesuit University

• Biosecurity Institute (formerly CSB&EI)

• Active BT website since 2000

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Development of Curriculum

• What do we want students to do?

• Choosing course topics

• Developing the syllabus

• Instructors

• Discussion of Pedagogy (high value in collaboration)

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Managing Instructors Expectations

• What is so different about teaching online?

• Budgeting time for preparation

• How can I lecture?

• Copyright and Intellectual property issues

• Using LMS (WebCT)

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Helping students at a distance

• This is the first totally online program at SLU

• Confidentiality

• Registration, ID’s and Passwords

• Vaccinations

• Books and bookstore discounts

• Recreation center fees and other oddities

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Adapting “on the fly”

• Recording and posting lectures

• Providing content to military personnel

• Adding content related to Katrina

• Adding articles to e-reserves (library)

• Mid course corrections

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Choices for content delivery

• Reducing the choices from the tool

• Technology looking for an application

• K.I.S.S. for teachers

• Video

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Technical Issues

• Server capacity

• Late registration

• Registration / Banner / grading

• E-commerce

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Lessons Learned

• Prepare more

• Refine course names and descriptions

• 1-800 number

• Expand toolset for teachers

• Keep instructors close at hand

• Ask students “how is it going”

• Smaller “bite sized chunks”

• Prerequisite “Orientation and Reference” course

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Student Orientation Program

• Guidelines and Criteria for PowerPoint presentations

• Introduction to the University

• Writing Seminar

• Literature Searches

• APA style guide

• Photo directory of students

• Handbook

• Introduction to Statistics

• Technology tips

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Shameless Plugs

• Bioterrorism.slu.edu

• Sign up for newsletter

• Consider enrolling in our program

• Look for book

On preparing K-12 schools to go online for pandemic or bioterrorism attack (e.g.smallpox)

By Jan Hinson & Kimberly LaPrarie LSU and myself

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