Key points
- CDC's E-learning Institute (ELI) is a six-month online fellowship for public health professionals who want to gain e-learning design and development skills.
- Learn how ELI benefits participants and the public health community.
Opportunities & Updates
The E-learning Institute will accept fellow applications November 18, 2024 – January 7, 2025. Learn more about how to apply to be a fellow.
Overview
CDC's E-learning Institute (ELI) is a six-month online fellowship for public health training professionals who have limited experience in designing e-learning products. The fellowship offers access to CDC e-learning materials and subject matter experts. Participants have the opportunity to learn innovative strategies from peers in a positive, hands-on environment.
Benefits
ELI participant benefits include:
- Achieving competency in instructional design and e-learning best practices.
- Interacting with public health e-learning mentors.
- Collaborating with public health professionals in federal, state, local, tribal, academic, or hospital settings.
- Developing a functional online training product in six months that is posted on TRAIN.
The public health training developer benefits include:
- Increased capacity to create quality e-learning.
- Connections to a community of practice for public health learning professionals.
The public health learner benefits include:
- Reduced travel costs for training through e-learning instead of in-person training
- Increased learning opportunities for the public health workforce through TRAIN.
What to expect
- ELI applicants must have supervisory approval.
- Workload, travel, and commitments that might interfere with the ability to complete ELI assignments and project work should be carefully considered before applying.
- There is no cost to apply or participate in ELI.
- Fellowship activities require 2-3 hours per week for hands-on learning and discussion.
- The fellowship product design and development phase requires up to 10 additional hours of personal time each week.
- ELI participants do not receive a stipend.
Celebrating our partner organizations
We would like to thank the following organizations who currently or previously provided partnership or mentoring support to ELI. This fellowship would not be possible without you. Thank you.
- de Beaumont Foundation
- Emory University
- Full Tilt Ahead
- Georgia Department of Health
- The Public Health Foundation
- The University of Iowa Public Health Training Center
- Tulane University Public Health Training Center
- US Department of Transportation
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services