Recently, I completed a course from the University of Virginia (UVA) Darden Graduate School of Business. Instead of sitting in a lecture hall on the UVA campus, I viewed most of the lectures on my laptop computer while riding my exercise bike. My classmates, more than 65,000, were from around the world. Over a six-week period, we watched videos, read business case studies, participated in discussion forums and asked our professor questions that he answered in video chat sessions. Throughout the course, we were encouraged to complete and share writing assignments with other students.
When tough choices need to be made to balance an EMS organization’s budget, the training line item is too often the target. Cuts to this line item rarely involve corresponding reductions in the hours of training that must be covered, the required certifications to be earned, or the staff and equipment needed to practice and […]
Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, is the director of education for CentreLearn Solutions, LLC. He specializes in the development, production and distribution of online education for emergency responders. Share your best practices or questions to him via @gfriese on Twitter. Greg is a presenter, podcaster, author, blogger and marathon runner.
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