TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Online Learning on Achievement of Learning Objectives for Safety and Environmental Courses
AU - Schaal, N. Cody
AU - Raiciulescu, Sorana
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PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The aim of the current study was to determine if there were significant differences between achievement of learning objectives for participants taking resident safety and environmental courses compared to online courses. Students of safety, occupational health, and environmental courses completed end-of-course surveys for 568 convenings from the years 2016–2024 and rated learning on a five-point Likert scale. There was no significant difference between the resident and online modality for five of the seven courses. Students reported a Likert score over four (agree “I now have the skills and knowledge to … ”) in nearly all cases, regardless of modality. The present investigation provides evidence that online education may be as effective as resident courses for occupational health, environmental protection, and safety training. These findings can be used to ensure successful and sustained integration of synchronous online occupational health, environmental protection, and safety training.
AB - The aim of the current study was to determine if there were significant differences between achievement of learning objectives for participants taking resident safety and environmental courses compared to online courses. Students of safety, occupational health, and environmental courses completed end-of-course surveys for 568 convenings from the years 2016–2024 and rated learning on a five-point Likert scale. There was no significant difference between the resident and online modality for five of the seven courses. Students reported a Likert score over four (agree “I now have the skills and knowledge to … ”) in nearly all cases, regardless of modality. The present investigation provides evidence that online education may be as effective as resident courses for occupational health, environmental protection, and safety training. These findings can be used to ensure successful and sustained integration of synchronous online occupational health, environmental protection, and safety training.
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U2 - 10.1080/08923647.2025.2564521
DO - 10.1080/08923647.2025.2564521
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105017969696
SN - 0892-3647
JO - American Journal of Distance Education
JF - American Journal of Distance Education
ER -