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<\/a>Kruger<\/p><\/div>The courses recently recognized are:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0HEAL 1310: Nutrition for Fitness and Health, which is for all majors and teaches foundational knowledge of nutrition. <\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0HEAL 1360: Alcohol and Contemporary Issues in College, which focuses on the effects alcohol can have on college students.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0HEAL 3300: Drug Awareness, which teaches everything about drugs, legal and illegal, good and bad.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important to make sure courses are meeting a standard, include more rigorous work, and focus on the student,\u201d Kruger said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe work hard with our health education doctoral students to help develop their teaching skills, but Jessica has gone above and beyond to maximize her teaching effectiveness in the online learning environment,\u201d Dr. Joseph A. Dake, professor and chair of the School of Population Health, said. \u201cWe are proud to have her as one of our majors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kruger said programs like Quality Matters are important because instructors can take what the QM peer review team suggests and improve the course being taught.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encourage students to try online courses and to pay close attention to whether or not a course is Quality Matters-approved,\u201d Kruger said. \u201cHaving Quality Matters approval shows that the class has been reviewed for its design and that it is put together in a way that is conducive for student learning and is easy to navigate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kruger believes distance learning is important because it is a great way to provide students with more flexibility; however, it requires strong self-discipline.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because a course is online does not mean it is easy or takes less time,\u201d Kruger said. \u201cOnline courses require students to be self-motivated to work on projects and learn the materials on a schedule.\u201d <\/p>\n