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A Report Of My Au.D Experience

• I recently completed my Doctor of Audiology, Au.D, degree via distance learning. This is a report of that experience. I published this report because I wanted to encourage eligible audiologists to earn their degree. As you will read, the Au.D experience was very beneficial to me and I am proud of the accomplishment. I received my degree in August 2004. By reading this report you will get information about:
  
  
  • Why I decided to earn the degree
  • Why it is important for audiologists to earn the Au.D.
  • Why I chose ASHS for the degree
    • How the degree affected my practice
    • What were the time requirements
    • What were the high and low points in the experience
  • Special insight into how ASHS delivers their program
  • Statistics about the current success of the Au.D. distance learning experience
    • How many audiologists have earned the degree through distance learning
    • How many are currently enrolled in distance learning programs
  • On October 9th, I added a Frequently Asked Question, FAQ, section at the end of the report to help with some of the more often asked questions. Also added was a short section of reader comments.
    
    
• A version of this report was also published in the October 25th issue of the online magazine, Audiology Online. If you wanted to view this version, the article was hosted at this address: http://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/arc_disp.asp?id=1209&catid= I will try to keep this link current, but you can also download the report directly from the links below. See the next section for more information
• I added additional information to the report after it was submitted for publication. This latest version also has pictures not included in the Audiology Online version. You can read the updated version of the report by clicking one of the two links below:
  • There are two version of this file, a high and low resolution. High resolution looks great on screen and prints very nicely, and the low resolution version downloads quickly and looks OK on screen. They have exactly the same text. Click the link below to download the version you want.
    • These files are in portable document format, pdf. To view these files you must have Adobe's Acrobat Reader installed. If you don't already have this installed on your computer, visit Adobe's site, www.adobe.com, and download it for free. Readers are available for most operating systems. Click on the links below to view online. PC users can also use your right mouse button to click on the file link and "Save Target As" directly to your hard drive.
      
      
  • High resolution click here (approximately 2.5mb's) to download Ver 1.3 (updated 10/9/2004)
  • Low resolution click here (approximately 180K) to download Ver 1.3(updated 10/9/2004)

• I recently wrote a set of quick test instructions for use in my office. Below I posted a link to download this file.
• I am providing this file FREE of Charge! Feel free to distribute it to fellow DP2000 users.
• The four color instructions print very nicely on 8.5" X 11" paper using the front and back. You can then laminate it and keep it by the computer. The sheet is handy for teaching new users how to measure distortion product emissions using the DP2000.
  • The file is in portable document format, pdf. To view this file you must have Adobe's Acrobat Reader installed. If you don't already have this installed on your computer, visit Adobe's site, www.adobe.com, and download it for free. Readers are available for most operating systems. Click on the links below to view online. PC users can also use your right mouse button to click on the file and "Save Target As" directly to your hard drive.
    
    
  • Click here (approximately 560K) to download

DPgram: Audiometric threshold Vs DPOAE Level

• I recently pulled a slide from Dr Gorgia's 2007 ASHA instructional course in distortion product otoacoustic emissions. I wanted a quick reference that I could use when interpreting DPOAE's using the Boys Town data.
• I am providing this file FREE of Charge!
• The four color slide prints very nicely on 8.5" X 11" paper. On the back side you should print the interpretation and source for the slide. You can laminate it and keep it by the computer. The sheet is handy for reviewing the range of thresholds for DP recorded at the following frequencies 750Hz-8000Hz.
  • The file is in portable document format, pdf. To view this file you must have Adobe's Acrobat Reader installed. If you don't already have this installed on your computer, visit Adobe's site, www.adobe.com, and download it for free. Readers are available for most operating systems. Click on the links below to view online. PC users can also use your right mouse button to click on the file and "Save Target As" directly to your hard drive.
    
    
  • Click here (approximately 200K) to download

APD 1.0 Learning Tool

This is a FREE application I created to help parents, teachers, and other professionals understand Auditory Processing Disorder. There are three main sections:

• What is Auditory Processing Disorder, APD and how does it compare to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD
• Why and how do personal FM systems help with APD. There are several sound samples that demonstrate different signal-to-noise ratios,SNRs, and should be helpful in understanding and explaining SNR.. Personal FM system improve SNRs in the classroom and are an important tool in helping some children with APD.
• Printable high resolution fact sheets in the form of pdf documents which can be viewed on your computer and printed out for personal use. These include
  • Two documents for parents and professionals
    • One compares and differentiates APD from ADHD,
    • A second the explains the use personal FM systems in the classroom.
  • A step by step guide for audiologists that wish to deploy a personal FM system in the classroom. This document talks about APD profiles and gives specific recommendations for tests and post treatment tools to insure personal FM system success in the classroom.
  • A four color brochure for parents with a child that is going to see the audiologist for APD testing. This document takes a step-by-step approach to informing parents about APD testing.
  • A tip sheet with strategies to use in the home for parents of children with APD
  • A section, Web Links, was added 4/23/2004 to the reference area. This section will provide a list of current web site addresses with additional information on CAPD.

Click here to download the Setup_APD.exe file, version 1.1, (approx. 7.7mb's)

• System Requirements
  • Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 w/ sp 6a, 2000, or XP. The software will not operate on Win 3.1 or the MacOS
  • 400 mg hz Pentium II processor or higher
  • 10 mb's of free hard drive disc space
  • VGA Video adapter capable of driving at least a 14" display to 800 X 600
  • 32MB RAM required, 64MB recommended
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader--for viewing the fact sheets. If you don't already have an Acrobat reader installed on your computer, follow the link on the home page of the tool to download the reader for FREE.

Note: A summary of this tool was published in the 2004 Journal of Education Audiology. It's starting to be a little dated, but this was an excellent issue to get because the entire issue was devoted to APD. This journal is the official publication of the Educational Audiology Association. Unfortunately, this is a professional member's journal and the publisher does not provide access to articles online. You may of course contact the publisher to purchase a copy or read a library copy of the issue. If you would like to read a pdf version of my original article that was submitted, click the link below:

• Click here (approximately 431k) to download

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