TY - JOUR
T1 - Biostatistics @ distance: A model for successful multi-institutional delivery
AU - Heller, Gillian Z
AU - Forbes, Andrew Benjamin
AU - Dear, Keith
AU - Jobling, Erica
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia was formed to address the shortage of biostatisticians in that country. Academic biostatisticians are geographically spread out, with no single university department having the capacity to offer a graduate program in biostatistics. Eight universities have formed a consortium to mount such a program, with all instruction being in distance mode. Students choose to enroll at one of the institutions, and the courses are each delivered by one of the institutions. Extensive use is made of an online learning environment, as well as more traditional course notes and textbooks. The program has been running successfully since 2001.
AB - The Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia was formed to address the shortage of biostatisticians in that country. Academic biostatisticians are geographically spread out, with no single university department having the capacity to offer a graduate program in biostatistics. Eight universities have formed a consortium to mount such a program, with all instruction being in distance mode. Students choose to enroll at one of the institutions, and the courses are each delivered by one of the institutions. Extensive use is made of an online learning environment, as well as more traditional course notes and textbooks. The program has been running successfully since 2001.
UR - http://pubs.amstat.org/doi/abs/10.1198/000313008X368251
U2 - 10.1198/000313008X368251
DO - 10.1198/000313008X368251
M3 - Article
SN - 0162-1459
VL - 62
SP - 321
EP - 328
JO - Journal of the American Statistical Association
JF - Journal of the American Statistical Association
IS - 4
ER -