A Public Health Course Audit: What It Is and Why You Should Get One

An 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.

Leah RomanMarch 12, 2024Public health, Training, Online Course, Instructional Design, AuditComment

Hot Off The Press: Ensuring Public Health Course Quality Across Multiple Formats

I’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).

Leah RomanFebruary 13, 2024Hot Off Press, Public health, Teaching, Online CourseComment

Beyond Smile Sheets: My Top Two Tips for Evaluating Public Health E-Learning Solutions

As we wrap up 2023, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the effectiveness of our e-learning solutions and make plans for revising and designing new learning experiences in the new year. I help many clients develop evaluation plans (all year long!), so I’m sharing my top two tips for evaluation in today’s post.

Leah RomanNovember 28, 2023Public health, e-Learning, Instructional Design, Evaluation, Online Course, Online learning, Virtual TrainingComment

New Podcast Interview Drop: Designing Effective Training For Public Health, With Instructional Designer Leah Roman, MPH, MCHES

What better way to celebrate the blog re-launch than with a brand new podcast interview. This week I sit down with Sujani at PH SPOT to discuss all things related to e-learning instructional design for public health trainings and courses. Check it out!

Leah RomanSeptember 20, 2023Instructional Design, e-Learning, Podcasts, Public health, Virtual Training, Online CourseComment

The Top 10 Public Health Consulting Blog Posts of 2019!

As I prepare to celebrate the 1st anniversary of my blog, I want to thank everyone who has read along, shared my posts, taken the time to comment, and participated in consulting spotlights and guest posts. I am thrilled that so many of you find value and support in my blog and look forward to lots of fantastic content in 2020!

Before I can look forward, I must look back on this incredible year and share the most popular content from 2019.

Leah RomanDecember 23, 2019Public health, Consultants, Consulting, Blog, Online Course, Mastermind Group Comment

Three Lessons I Learned From Creating My First Online Public Health Course

On February 4, 2019 I launched my first online course: Contemplating Consulting: A readiness guide to help public health professionals decide to hit the brakes or take the leap. Now that I’ve had a few months to reflect on the experience, I wanted to share a few important lessons that I learned.

Leah RomanJune 3, 2019Public health, Online Course, New Consultants, Online learningComment