E-training Program Research Articles

Assessing REflective simulation-based e-Training on motivational interviewing among multidisciplinary healthcare practitioners [RESeT-MI]: a mixed methods pilot study

BackgroundMany health science curricula have integrated behavioral modification techniques in their plans. Motivational Interviewing is one such technique. Educational interventions to promote Motivational Interviewing have had limited success. Integrating simulation-based learning in health science curricula might offer a platform whereby students can train in well controlled environments with increased authenticity, provision of standardized experiences and the capacity for immediate feedback to participants. Using motivational interviewing as an exemplar, the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a simulation-based reflective e-training program on knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in Motivational Interviewing among healthcare practitioners from diverse healthcare disciplines. A secondary aim was to explore whether self-reflection can promote reflective learning.MethodsThis was a mixed-method study design. Fifteen participants from different health disciplines were included in the quantitative phase of the study, the simulated interview, and the reflective assignments while five participated in the focus group. Pre and post tests were used to examine the effect of training on knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in Motivational Interviewing. Assessment of Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity [MITI] scores in a simulation-based scenario was used. A qualitative content analysis of a focus group provided a more in-depth understanding of the participants experiences. Excerpts from reflective assignments were analyzed using Transformative Learning Theory concepts.ResultsA Wilcoxon test showed that the training elicited a change in confidence in performing Motivational Interviewing [Z= -2.766, p = 0.006], median scores increased from 29 to 34. A quarter of technical scores and half of the relational scores indicated good competence. Participants reflected content transformation through feelings of empowerment and satisfaction when they were successful in engaging and motivating clients. Process transformation was evident in reflections on how to improve core skills specifically reflective listening. Reflections on Motivational Interviewing spirit related values showed premise transformation, which may indicate attitude changes.ConclusionA simulation-based e-training program on Motivational Interviewing represents an important educational modality for training in the health disciplines. Results of this study provide evidence supporting the integration of reflective simulation-based e-training into the education curricula of health disciplines in MI and beyond.

Enhancing care: evaluating the impact of True North Sexual Health and Rehabilitation eTraining for healthcare providers working with prostate cancer patients and partners.

Educational programs that enhance healthcare providers' competence in managing the care of patients with sexual dysfunction following prostate cancer treatments are needed to facilitate comprehensive sexual health treatments for patients and their partners. In this study we evaluated the impact of a real-world online sexual health educational intervention called the True North Sexual Health and Rehabilitation eTraining Program. This program is designed to increase healthcare providers' knowledge and self-efficacy in providing sexual healthcare to prostate cancer patients and their partners. Healthcare providers were invited to join a 12-week virtual training program. Participants completed precourse surveys (n = 89), retrospective prepost surveys (n = 58), and a 3-month follow-up survey (subset n = 18) to assess retention of relevant outcomes. Additionally, a course satisfaction survey was administered to participants (n = 57) at the end of the course. The main outcomes focused on participants' perceived knowledge and self-efficacy in conducting assessments and providing interventions for various relevant physical, functional, psychological, and relational domains of sexual dysfunction in prostate cancer patients and their partners. According to the retrospective analysis of post-then-pre-survey results, graduates perceived that their knowledge of and self-efficacy in providing sexual health counseling improved after completing the course. The 3-month follow-up survey indicated that the course graduate self-efficacy remained high 3 months after the course. Furthermore, the satisfaction survey indicated that a vast majority (98.2%) of participants were satisfied with the educational intervention. This real-world sexual health educational intervention can increase self-efficacy and knowledge in healthcare providers who are supporting prostate cancer patients dealing with sexual dysfunction. The use of a retrospective post-then-pre-survey helped to mitigate response shift bias while minimizing data gaps. However, it is important to note that this investigation was not a traditional research study and lacked a control group, thus limiting causal attributions. The True North Sexual Health and Rehabilitation eTraining program acts as an accessible and effective resource for healthcare providers seeking specialized training in providing sexual healthcare for prostate cancer patients and their partners.

Pilot implementation and evaluation of the Sit-Stand e-Guide: an e-training program on the use of sit-stand workstations

The ‘Sit-Stand e-Guide’ e-training program, designed to promote appropriate use of sit-stand workstations (SSWs), was evaluated for usability, acceptability and impact on various outcomes among SSW users. Participants from a large municipal organisation (25% male; mean age 45 [SD = 10.6] years) completed questionnaires pre-training (T0, n = 57), immediately post-training (T1, n = 50), and four weeks (T2, n = 46: primary endpoint) and twelve months later (T3, n = 30). High usability, acceptability and usefulness scores were reported at T1. Median [IQR] knowledge (4.4/5 [0.9]) and confidence (4.6/5 [1.0]) significantly increased at T1 compared to baseline (2.8 [1.2]; 3.3 [1.4]) and maintained at T2 and T3. At T2, mean [SD] sitting time (5.3 [1.2] h/workday) and low back discomfort (2.4 [2.3]) significantly decreased compared to baseline (6.1 [1.3] h; 3.4 [2.5] discomfort), SSW usage increased (1.4 [1.4]–2.8 [1.7] transitions), with no significant changes in work performance. Some behavioural changes were sustained at T3. The Sit-Stand e-Guide was acceptable and effective; evaluation across diverse workplaces and workers is now needed.

A proposed training program to develop graphic design skills among tenth grade students in Jordanian Ministry of Education schools and their attitudes towards it

The current study aimed to propose an training program and measure its impact on developing graphic design skills among tenth grade students in the Jordanian Ministry of Education schools and their attitudes towards it. The study population consisted of all tenth-grade students at Khadija Bint Khuwaylid Secondary School for Governmental Girls in the Directorate of Education for the Rusaifa region during the first semester of the academic year (2023-2024), as they numbered (50) students. The semi-experimental approach was used in the current study with two groups. experimental and control. To achieve the objectives of the study, one questionnaire and two tests were developed, and its validity and reliability were confirmed. The study concluded that the effect of the training program on acquiring graphic design skills among tenth grade students was high. In addition to the existence of apparent differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-measurement in the graphic design skills test in favor of the experimental group. And that there are statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the means of the experimental and control groups in the graphic design skills test. The study also found that the attitudes of tenth grade students towards the training program were high. The study recommended that the Ministry of Education in its various directorates adopt the proposed training program to measure graphic design skills. By perusing it and trying to apply it in its various schools, and for academic leaders to assume graphic design skills critical importance Where it works to stimulate the conduct of studies and research from time to time, to find out the reality of those skills, and work seriously to develop and update them to take into account the technical development of the number of e-training programs.

USING E-LEARNING TO PREVENT INFORMATIONAL STRESS OF EMPLOYEES WORKING REMOTELY

The article deals with the problem of remotely working employees' informational stress caused by crisis conditions in Ukraine. The article analyzes the features of e-learning important for preventing informational stress among remotely working employees. The following specific features of informational stress, by their information impact, are highlighted: 1) features associated with information overload, 2) features associated with human interaction with information technology, and 3) features associated with professional activities. The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the psychological characteristics of employees with a conventional mode of remote work and the employees with a forced remote work mode due to crisis conditions (Covid-19, war, etc.). Based on the results of the interview specially designed by the authors, the factors that, according to employees, contribute to the emergence and development of informational stress have been identified. It was found that informational stress has a complex negative impact on the life, work and social contacts of employees who work remotely. There are statistically significant differences in gender, age, organizational and professional factors in stress development between employees with a conventional mode of remote work and employees with a forced remote work mode due to crisis conditions (Covid-19, war, etc.). The psychological principles and conditions of the enactment of e-learning, aimed at preventing informational stress among remotely working employees, have been determined. The authors present an e-training program aimed at preventing informational stress among remotely working employees. The stages of the program implementation are characterized and the most appropriate e-learning tools at each of these stages are indicated. According to the results of the approbation of the program, it was established that the e-learning program can be useful in the distance postgraduate education of specialists.

Co-design and development of the sit-stand e-guide: An e-training program for the optimal use of sit-stand workstations

This paper describes the co-design and development process of an evidence-informed e-training program (Sit-Stand e-Guide) to support the safe and optimal use of sit-stand workstations from ergonomics and behavioural change perspectives. Using an instructional system design process, supported by a participatory design approach, data was collected through three workshops with workplace consumers (staff [n = 5] and managers [n = 5]), and subject matter experts (n = 5). Content and learning activities were developed based on behaviour change principles and optimal pedagogy. Key topics identified for the e-training were sedentary behaviour and health; workstation set-up; and strategies for behaviour change. Learning activities (scenarios and reflection) to enhance knowledge retention and skills implementation and an interactive one-page guide on completion were included in the e-training. The relevance and usefulness of the training prototype were reviewed through one-to-one think-aloud sessions with the workshop consumers (n = 5) and external health and safety professionals (n = 5) receiving positive feedback. The Sit-Stand e-Guide is readily available for workplace implementation and evaluation. This paper serves as a practical guide for future training development.

The Role of e-Training Programs on Developing the Digital Skills of Social Studies Teachers in the Twenty-First Century As Perceived by School Directors

The present study aims to explore the role of e-training programs on developing the digital skills of social studies teachers in the twenty-first century as perceived by school directors. And in order to carry on the aim the of study, the researcher has identified a list of digital skills, and has built the study tool of a questionnaire consisting of four major skills, which divides into (44) branch skills. The study sample consists of (127) male and female school directors from the education of Zarqa first and second. The results of the study showed that there are statistically significant differences between the averages of the study sample responses to the role of e-training programs in developing the digital skills of social studies teachers; it is attributed to the variable of academic qualification in the field of (digital research skills, digital management skills), in favor of the Master and higher, and also to the years of experience variable, and the absence of statistically significant differences attributed to the gender variable.

The Impact of the Kurdistan Labor Party on Political Stability in Turkey and Iraq From 2003 – 2019

This study aimed to find the reality of the distance E-training in Jerash governorate government schools from perspective of the first three grades’ teachers. The researcher used the descriptive analytical methodology to answer the questions of the study, by using questionnaire consisted of (32) items. The sample of study consisted of (243) teachers of the first three grades who were selected randomly. The results of the study revealed that the reality of the E-training was moderate degree at the level of the whole tool, and at all domains level were big degree, except the field (distance E-training requirements) was moderate. It also revealed that there were no Significant differences at (α = 0.05) at the variables of the study (gender, total E-training programs in which the teacher participates under the ministry, years of educational experience). The researcher recommended several recommendations, one of the main of it: Ministry of education must develop the build of an electronic infrastructure, and allocate adequate financial budgets to apply it, and develop a guide for distance E-training programs. Key words: The distance E-training, First three grades teachers. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-26-01 Publication date: September 30th 2022

The Role of E-Training in Improving the Quality of Work Life for Workers in Business Organizations: a field study

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to improve the quality of work life for workers in the Egyptian tourism sector through the e-training entrance. Practical implications: Companies seek to adopt improving the quality of life for workers in the Egyptian tourism sector in order to have strategic solutions to promote Egyptian tourism locally and globally in light of the development strategy. Originality/Value: The e-training programs should be geared towards adopting the quality of work life for employees. A research paper covering the framework of achieving development for the Egyptian tourism sector under study. Results: The Egyptian tourism sector needs to adopt e-training in seminars, workshops, modern curricula and additional training, with continuous evaluation of the performance of the various services provided to promote Egyptian tourism globally.

A suggested training program for learning handbags design using computer programs

The current research addresses a proposed e-training program to learn handbag design using computer software to give trainees the skill of designing handbags using non-specialized computer programs (Photoshop program) and to take advantage of its advantages and use it to serve women's handbag design in a manner that mimics rapid developments in global fashion and to try to overcome the difficulty of obtaining specialized handbag design systems and programs to raise the level of trainees in design and develop their creative capacities.

A Study of Trainee Reaction for E-training Programs in Software Industry

A Study of Trainee Reaction for E-training Programs in Software Industry

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mathematics E-learning in Its Provincial and Migratory Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Muzahmiyya Governorate as A Model)

The current study aimed to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mathematics e-learning in its provincial and migratory schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Muzahmiyya Governorate as a model). The researcher used the descriptive analytical method. The study sample consisted of (58) female mathematics teachers in Al-Muzahimiyah Governorate in government schools in the three educational stages (primary, intermediate and secondary), and they whose responded to participate in the study tool. The researcher used the questionnaire as a tool for data collection. The study finding that the lockdown related to the COVID-19 caused negative affect to mathematics teaching at the schools of Al-Muzahimiyah Governorate, and the Madrasati platform had a very large role in improving student learning outcomes, and the results of the study also showed that the electronic educational supervision has a very large role in supporting math teachers in Muzahimiyah schools, and there are many challenges that faced the activation of Madrasati platform, including the low internet services, especially during COVID-19 pandemic, due to the unprecedented overload on the network, and teachers face more workload and stress to provide acceptable quality of education to students, lack of preparation and technical competencies and professionalism for teachers and students to use the Madrasati platform in particular and e-learning in general. The study presented a set of strategies to overcome these challenges, and the study recommended the expansion of e-training programs and activities for teachers and students to use and employ the tools of the Madrasati platform in teaching mathematics. Financially supporting and motivating the teachers to overcome the problem of the increasing workload as a result of practicing digital learning activities and the teachers staying for long periods on the Internet. Increase the electronic educational supervision programs and activities to overcome the problems that teachers face in employing the tools of the Madrasati platform in teaching mathematics. Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic - mathematics education - e-learning - educational platforms - Madrasati platform - electronic educational supervision - Saudi Arabia. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-30-03 Publication date: October 31 st 2021

Validation of an electronic program for pathologist training in the interpretation of a complex companion diagnostic immunohistochemical assay

Companion diagnostics assay interpretation can select patients with the greatest targeted therapy benefits. We present the results from a prospective study demonstrating that pathologists can effectively learn immunohistochemical assay-interpretation skills from digital image-based electronic training (e-training). In this study, e-training was used to train board-certified pathologists to evaluate non-small cell lung carcinoma for eligibility for treatment with onartuzumab, a MET-inhibiting agent. The training program mimicked the live training that was previously validated in clinical trials for onartuzumab. A digital interface was developed for pathologists to review high-resolution, static images of stained slides. Sixty-four pathologists practicing in the United States enrolled while blinded to the type of training. After training, both groups completed a mandatory final test using glass slides. The results indicated both training modalities to be effective. Overall, 80.6% of e-trainees and 72.7% of live trainees achieved passing scores (at least 85%) on the final test. All study participants reported that their training experience was "good" and that they had received sufficient information to determine the adequacy of case slide staining to score each case. This study established that an e-training program conducted under highly controlled conditions can provide pathologists with the skills necessary to interpret a complex assay and that these skills can be equivalent to those achieved with face-to-face training using conventional microscopy. Programs of this type are scalable for global distribution and offer pathologists the potential for readily accessible and robust training in new companion diagnostic assays linked to novel, targeted, adjuvant therapies for cancer patients.

The Effectiveness and Satisfaction of an e-training Program in the Use of Blackboard for the Faculty Staff at Princess Noura University

The Effectiveness and Satisfaction of an e-training Program in the Use of Blackboard for the Faculty Staff at Princess Noura University

Social support as a neglected e-learning motivator affecting trainee’s decisions of continuous intentions of usage

<p>Drawing from the social influence theory and acknowledging that the others’ support within the work context affects employees’ learning, values, and behaviours, an alternative framework was proposed to explain employees’ learning satisfaction and future intention to participate in e-training programs in the current study. 578 survey data collected from employees of various corporations in Taiwan provide empirical support for our extended model. The results suggest that social support from peers and supervisors, a usually neglected factor, has significant effect on trainees’ learning satisfaction, while family support, an often neglected antecedent of e-learning choice, was surprisingly found to affect trainees’ continuous intentions to participate. Finally, the paper concludes with the importance of employees’ perceptions of social support in terms of organisational training. The impact of human resource management policies is also discussed.</p>

Self-Paced E-Training in E-Learning for University Teaching Staff

The shift towards adopting e-training methods and practices in the workplace to equip staff with soft and hard skills have become an essential component of training in many Higher Education institutions. The aim of this paper is to advocate such a shift in Saudi universities through presenting the preliminary outcomes of a short-scale pilot study conducted by the Deanship of E-learning and Distance Education (DELDE) during August 2014. Basically, the paper introduces the results of a first run of a self-paced e-training program focusing on introducing topics related to e-learning development and instruction. The paper 1) explores the pedagogical motivation for adopting the self-paced learning model, 2) outlines the elements of the developed course, and 3) discusses the results of the first run of the e-training program.

The Educational Technology of Today. A Computing Course on In-Service Teachers

Abstract The current study aimed to explore the effectiveness of e-training programs tailored to teachers’ cognitive styles and the influence of intrinsic motivation, learning strategies, and metacognition in an e-learning environment. The topic of the programs was the use of digital technology in education. The research was carried out in secondary schools in Southern Italy. ANOVA results showed that learning outcome was significantly affected by the above-mentioned factors. Path analysis results supported for the expected indirect effect of metacognition and self-regulated learning on achievement. The final goal was the identification of proposals for reshaping the future training of e-teachers.

Internetbasiertes „e-Training“ als Bewegungs­intervention zur Gesundheitsförderung: Ergebnisse aus 2 Interventionsstudien

Internet-based interventions open a chance to improve the sustainability of rehabilitation in general and of exercise therapy in particular. The internet can be the sole intervention component on the one hand as well as a supportive tool for a traditional "Face-to-Face" intervention on the other hand. In this article, 2 studies in the setting of health promotion are outlined. Those studies evaluated an e-Training program in different administration forms. Study 1: 90 adults with a sedentary lifestyle were randomized into 3 treatment groups: Group fitness ("Face-to-Face"), individually supervised training ("Face-to-Face") and e-Training (internet-based). The respective intervention took place across 3 months and each continued for a maintenance phase of 4 months. Muscular fitness, sports activities and health-related quality of life were assessed at 3 points in time: right before the intervention, after the first 3 months, and finally, after the maintenance -phase. Study 2: 509 adults with a high self-rated risk of recurrent back pain participated in the intervention "Rückengesundheit ERlangen", which lasted for 6 months: a combined program with its content delivered "Face-to-Face" and via e-Training. The analysis was conducted in a pre-post design without control group. Several psychosocial outcome variables were assessed (e.g., fear-avoidance beliefs/FABQ-D) and the cardio-pulmonary endurance capacity. In study 1 and in study 2, significant improvements over time in all intervention groups were measured in nearly all of the dependent variables, with the exception of the physical component summary of health-related quality of life (HRQL) (SF-36) in study 1, as well as its mental component summary (SF-36) and the endurance capacity in study 2. In study 1, the graphical comparison (confidence interval) of e-Training with the "Face-to-Face" interventions shows a similar efficacy of both of them. A gender-specific evaluation reveals that the mental component of HRQL in women is significantly more improved by the group fitness intervention than by e-Training. Study 2 shows significant positive changes in the pre-post comparison regarding psychosocial risk factors of the chronification of back pain and for men significant improvements of the endurance capacity. However, no causal link could be established because of the -limitation of the study design.

Exploring the effectiveness of an Internet-based program for reducing caregiver distress using the iCare Stress Management e-Training Program

Objective: Determine if the online iCare Stress Management e-Training Program reduces stress, bother, depression, and poor life quality for dementia family caregivers (CGs). Method: CGs (N = 150) were randomly assigned to the iCare Condition (ICC) or to the Education/Information-Only Condition (EOC) for a 3-month period. Change in self-report measures of stress (PSS) (primary outcome), caregiver bother(RMBPC), depression (CES-D), and quality of life (PQOL) (secondary outcomes) was determined, along with usage of new information in one's own caregiving. Results: A mixed ANOVA revealed that change in perceived stress was significant for the ICC but not the EOC (p = .017). Changes in the other measures were not significant. More caregivers in the ICC used the materials in their own caregiving situation than those in the EOC. Roughly one-third of the caregivers enrolled in the study dropped prior to completion. Conclusion: Results are promising, but the high dropout is a concern. Future efforts to improve dropout rate and increase participant engagement are warranted. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to present an evidence-based intervention for CGs via the Internet.

Employee satisfaction of corporate e-training programs

This study aimed to examine the level of employee satisfaction in companies where e-learning is used as a corporate training tool. For this purpose, first two levels, reaction and learning, of Kirkpatrick's classic 4-level evaluation model are used. End-user surveys are taken into consideration for the reaction level and results of the posttests are used for the learning level. Regression analyses are made to determine the effects of gender, age, work experience, education level, job level and e-learning interactivity level of the employees on the reaction-based and learning-based satisfaction of the e-learners.