Focus on Kids: An Interactive CD-ROM for Educators

描述（由申请人提供）：与时间，成本和忠诚度有关的障碍继续阻碍采用和有效实施循证艾滋病毒预防课程。为了促进学校和社区教育工作者有效利用循证方案，Keneko通信公司将制作一个以技能为基础的教师培训光盘原型，以实施“关注儿童”艾滋病毒预防课程，该课程已证明在减少中学生的性冒险行为方面有效。该项目第一阶段的目的是确定使用互动式光盘培训的技术优点和可行性，并提供在线实施支持，以帮助教育工作者忠实地实施“关注儿童”课程。设计的指导目标有三：1）评估学校和社区团体使用交互式光盘培训和在线实施支持的能力和兴趣程度，2）制作一个原型光盘微型模块，使教育工作者能够教授课程中的关键技能活动，3）评估教育工作者对用于教育工作者培训的光盘的满意度、表现和接受程度。二十名学校及社区教育工作者将使用该光碟，并会透过纸笔调查及电话访问，以有系统的方式收集他们的经验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Barriers related to time, cost, and fidelity continue to impede the adoption and effective implementation of evidence-based HIV prevention curricula. To promote effective use of evidence based programs by educators in schools and communities, Keneko Communications will create a prototype of a skills-based teacher training CD-ROM to implement Focus on Kids, a HIV prevention curricula which has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing sexual risk-taking behavior in middle school-aged youth. The aim of this Phase I project is to establish the technical merit and feasibility of using interactive CD-ROM training with online implementation support to prepare and support educators to implement the Focus on Kids curriculum with fidelity. Three objectives guide the design: 1) Evaluate the capability and level of interest of schools and community groups to use the interactive CD-ROM training and online implementation support, 2) Produce a prototype CD-ROM mini-module to prepare educators to teach a key skills-based activity from the curriculum, and 3) Evaluate educators' satisfaction, performance and acceptance of the CD-ROM for educator training. Twenty school and community educators will use the CD-ROM. Results of their experience will be collected through paper/pencil surveys and telephone interviews using a structured protocol.