I wanted to talk a little bit about some of the newest technologies that can be used in many areas of Public Health practice. New technologies are not always one of my strengths. I used to think I was keeping up pretty successfully in our technical age. It turns out, only in comparison to my mother (sorry mom!). When I started the MPH program, I remember sitting down in class on that very first night and sighing to myself “great, I am the old lady in class.”
The other students in this program are young. Like straight from bachelor-degree young. Like born the year I graduated from high school young. And smart. There are some really smart students in my classes. With these brains and this youth comes a high acuity when it comes to technology.
So when we talk about technology to be used by Health Educators or Public Health Practitioners, sometimes I need a little help. This video is a nice intro to the Diffusion of Innovation Theories categories that describe the bell shaped curve by which a target audience will adopt a program.
I used it in this powerpoint that I narrated for my class. That was a bit of a challenge for me. But i figured it out.
I am going to confess something here. I will likely regret it. That first day in class, I printed out the ENTIRE powerpoint – all in full page format. But I have learned – and come a long way. I know for Dr. Clarke and his 72 page powerpoints, you can squeeze 9 slides per page and still have room to jot down some notes. Maybe hanging out with the younger students has helped me upgrade my status. I don’t really think I ever really qualified as a laggard. I think before Grad School I was probably a late majority. Maybe now I am an early majority. A little progress J and I am sure there is more to come! I mean, I am writing a blog…
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