Improving a Graduate-Level Health Care Informatics Epidemiology Course: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Authors

Michelle Crozier, University of Central FloridaFollow

Strategy Description

Peer review of assignments encourages social cohesion among students, promotes a better understanding of course material, and develops soft skills. In the most recent National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) report, employers are most commonly seeking recent graduates who demonstrate the ability to problem solve and who effectively work on a team (Gray, 2024). Peer review assignments can help students practice these skills. Teaching students to provide quality feedback on peer assignments also allows instructors more direct student engagement opportunities since grading time is reduced (Hattie, 2022). This technique can be adopted for courses in any discipline and provides excellent practice for students to apply their knowledge of core concepts.

About the Author

Dr. Michelle Crozier earned both her PhD in Public Health (2017) and Master of Public Health (MPH) (2008) with concentrations in Epidemiology from the University of South Florida College of Public Health (USF COPH). Her applied public health experience includes working as a communicable disease epidemiologist and program manager with the Florida Department of Health, in addition to serving as the influenza epidemiologist for the Volusia County Health Department during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. In her academic roles, Dr. Crozier taught as an adjunct for the University of Central Florida, worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Epidemiology MPH Concentration Lead at the USF COPH, and most recently, managed the Health Sciences Collegiate Academy for Lake-Sumter State College. She is experienced in non-profit program evaluation, enjoys mentoring students, and her research is focused on mitigating the adverse impact of psychological trauma in the community.

Date Created

4-9-2024

Pedagogical Category

Interaction

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Crozier, Michelle, "Improving a Graduate-Level Health Care Informatics Epidemiology Course: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach" (2024). Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. 20.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/topr/20

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