The CDC
E-learning Institute Fellowship (ELI) is designed to cultivate skills of public health training professionals with limited experience designing or developing e-learning products.
Through a partnership between the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the
Public Health Foundation (PHF), ELI is a six-month online fellowship that offers access to CDC-developed materials and subject matter experts, as well as the opportunity to learn from peers in a positive, experiential environment. Fellows learn innovative strategies and get the hands-on experience needed to create quality e-learning products.
Benefits of the Fellowship:
Participant Benefits:
- Achieve competency in instructional design and e-learning best practices
- Interact with public health e-learning mentors
- Collaborate and network with public health training professionals in federal, state, local, tribal, academic, or hospital settings
- Develop a functional online training product in six months that is posted on TRAIN
Public Health Community Benefits:
- Increase capacity of the public health workforce to create quality e-learning in a variety of settings
- Establish a connection to a community of practice for public health learning professionals
- Reduce travel costs for in-person training
- Increase learning opportunities for the public health workforce through TRAIN
Learn more about the ELI Fellowship experience from blogs authored by past participants.
2016 Participants:
- Engaging Learners with Online Training Series: Kasey Decosimo, Kasey Decosimo, Research Associate, North Carolina Institute for Public Health
- Engaging Learners with Online Training Series: Britta Cedergren, Britta Cedergren, former Health Program Assistant, Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Engaging Learners with Online Training Series: Rachel MacLean, Rachel MacLean, Project Officer, Canadian Public Health Association
- Engaging Learners with Online Training Series: Kim Sandrock, Kim Sandrock, Lab Assessor, Minnesota Department of Health
- Engaging Learners with Online Training Series: Leila Filson, Leila Filson, Safety and Training Coordinator, Florida Department of Health
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