Remote Training for School Teachers of Children with Diabetes Mellitus

F. Layne Wallace and Doreen Radjenovic

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School teachers do not often come into direct contact with children having diabetes mellitus. When they do, they generally would like some diabetes training, immediately. Current diabetes training techniques preclude this due to geographic location restrictions and unavailability of qualified training personnel. This study attempted to rectify this lack of training opportunity by creating a training module using HTML for use on a standalone computer, a local area network, or the Internet. To verify that the module was effective, two groups were compared: one using text-based material and the other using the HTML system. The content of the material used by the text-based group was used as a basis for the HTML group. The HTML group also could, if they chose, hear interviews with children having diabetes, hear interviews with diabetes experts, and view computer videos about diabetes. Results of the comparison indicated that the HTML retained more of the information and were more satisfied with the training than the text-based group. The current study concludes with suggestions, based on observations made during the research, for the effective use of HTML in training environments.

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