ActivEpi 2.0

ActivEpi is a complete a multimedia presentation on CD-ROM of the material found in an introductory epidemiology course. Created by David G. Kleinbaum, a very successful textbook author and internationally reknown teacher of epidemiology and biostatistics, ActivEpi includes 15 lessons and over 50 hours of content. ActivEpi can be used in a variety of teaching formats: distance learning, self-paced learning on-campus courses, and short courses. Also, virtually all of the textual material on the ActivEpi CD-ROM is included in the ActivEpi Companion Textbook, which is also available for purchase from Springer.

The ActivEpi CD uses: A full array of media (e.g., video, animation, audio) to motivate, explain, visualize and apply epidemiological concepts; Narrated Expositions to teach the concepts using high-quality audio synchronized with text, pictures and animations; Quizzes to provide self-evaluation of basic terms and concepts; Data Desk to provide practice applying the methods learned to real data; Navigational Tools such as a dynamic table of contents, index and glossary, to allow easy-to-use methods for working through the content; Web Links to augment the material on the CD with complementary content authored by others.