Missouri Southern State University’s Experience

Distance Dental

Hygiene Education

Objectives

• To learn about the success of one dental hygiene program that used distance learning technologies.

• To gain a better understanding of different distance learning technologies

• To be aware of successful calibration methods available using technologies

A brief history

• Dental Hygienist shortage or distribution problem

– MO Dental Association

– Missouri Dental

Hygienists’ Association

– MO Dental Board

• Proposal

• Locations

Partnering Institutions

• Missouri Southern State University

– Rolla Technical Center, Rolla, MO

– Southeast Missouri State University – Sikeston Campus

Technology for Learning:

SUPPORT REQUIRED!

• Designated IT personnel

• Professional Development – Faculty and Staff

• Live Interactive Television

• Blackboard®

• Camtasia Studio®

• iClickers®

• Skype®

• TalEval®

Live Interactive Television

ITV

• Real Time Interaction

What students have to say

Enhanced Learning

• Blackboard

– Communication

– Assignments

– Testing

• Camtasia

– Podcasts

• YouTube

Active Learning: iClickers®

• Motivate

– Encourage discussion

• Pretests

• Develop Knowledge

– Evaluate

– Application of knowledge

• Assess learning

– Review and recap

Evaluation and Advising

• Skype®

• TalEval®

Student Outcomes

Year of Graduation

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Retention

62%

73%

81%

88%

89.2%

88%

Placement

88%

85%

80%

81%

Faculty Calibration and

Communication

• Face-to-Face meetings each semester

• ITV monthly meeting

• Skype meetings for lab and clinic calibration

• TalEval exhibits calibration 0

10

20

30

40

50

Calc

Deb Gerecke Diane Moore Emily Leslie Erica Little Gail Taubel

Kathi Corum Kelli Frazier Kim Rogers Lisa Parker Rhonda White

Sherilyn Merritt Stacie Scrivner Teddy Byler

Instructor Calibration Graph

THANK YOU

Deborah Gerecke, RDH, MA

MSSU, Dental Hygiene Department Head/Program Director