Development of an Online,Asynchronous Community Engagement Course for Master of Public Health Students: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

Abstract

Community engagement is the cornerstone of public health and should be a central part of graduate education in the field. The growing popularity of online graduate education requires instructors and programs to carefully craft community engagement curricula in new ways that leverage opportunities and mitigate challenges presented by remote learning. This article offers a theoretical and practical roadmap for developing and implementing an effective community engagement course that encompasses both research and practical applications. It offers a review of learning theories that course designers may leverage in their work as well as real-world lessons learned from implementation of such a course in a Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited program.

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