Web-based Learning

Tutorials

Web-based Courses

Web-based Degree Programs

CE Institute: Developing Web-based Instruction

MLA Independent Reading Program

Tutorials

Designing Web-based Continuing Education Tutorial
Intended for current continuing education instructors who already have an understanding of teaching and adult learning principles, this Web-based tutorial is designed to take you through the process of formatting your continuing education (CE) content for delivery via the Web.
Evidenced-based Practice in the Health Sciences Tutorials

The Evidence-based Practice (EBP) tutorials are tailored to five health science disciplines: applied health, dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy. Each tutorial consists of five instructional modules, covering topics such as the research design, searching the literature, and evaluating the quality of research. These tutorials are intended for those first learning about EBP as well as those looking to review EBP concepts and strategies.

Medical Information on the Internet Tutorial
Medical Information on the Internet: Guide for Health Reporters and Consumers is a Web-based tutorial designed by MLA members to lead health reporters and consumers to quality health care information on the Internet.

Web-based Courses

The following Web-based courses are currently offered and approved for MLA CE contact hours. Courses marked with the icon are approved for MLA's Consumer Health Information Specialization Program.

An Evidence-based Approach to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Weldon)
Basics of Electronic Document Delivery (Brown)
Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library (Eberle)
Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information (Eberle)
EBM and the Medical Librarian (Schardt)
Electronic Collection Development for Health and Medicine E-Libraries (Kovacs)
Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) (Eldredge)
Filtering the Wisdom: Searching and Delivering the Evidence for Clinical Care Questions (Meadows)
From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet (Kouame)
Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends (Prince)
Health and Medical Reference on the Web for Healthcare Consumers (Kovacs)
How to Find Good, Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Information on the Web: For Healthcare Consumers and Professionals (Kovacs)
How to Find Medical Information on the Internet for the Healthcare Professional and Consumer (Kovacs)
Incorporating Informatics into the Curriculum (Hannigan)
Introduction to CyberTools for Libraries (Friedman)
No Comprende: Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians (Snow-Croft)
Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use (Deeney)
Planning and Managing the Consumer Health Library (Spatz)
Small Business Research on the Web: Starting, Financing, Growing, Legal and Tax Information (Kovacs, Not currently offered)
Thinking Like an MBA: Time, Money, Resources, and Management in the Library (Magee)
Understanding Meta-Analysis (Harris)
Unified Health Communication (Johnston-Lloyd)

If you currently have a MLA-approved course that is Web-based and would like to include it on our list, please contact Kathleen Combs, mlapd1@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x29.

Web-based Degree Programs

CE Institute: Developing Web-based Instruction

MLA CE Institute 2008: Developing Web-based Instruction

The MLA CE Institute included 4 days of intensive training and course development for 20 instructors to learn to transfer their existing face-to-face classes into Web-based instruction.

MLA CE Institute 2006

Several of the Web-based continuing education (CE) courses created as a result of the MLA CE Institute are accepting registration. See course offering dates and more details.