CASE CHALLENGE

Julie gathered her flip chart and markers and headed for her office door at $9$:$00$ am$.$ She was conducting an employee training session on proper handwashing that began at $9$:$00$ am$.$ As she entered the training room, she said to the $20$ participants, $"$Oh well, I$\text{'}$m here. Let's begin by watching a short video." Julie tried to login to the classroom computer without success. She realized she would not be able to show the DVD disk she had also brought. Frustrated and embarrassed, Julie said, "Nothing in this room works right." Julie called the Media Center from the training room using her cell phone, but no one answered. She turned to the group and said, "I was in a hurry this morning, and I forgot my handouts for the session. It will just take me a few minutes to go back to my office to get them." She then left the room.

CASE ANALYSIS

Using the "Planning Use of Visual Media" section in the chapter, what information might

minutes to go back to my office to get them "She then left the room.

CASE ANALYSIS

Using the "Planning Use of Visual Media" section in the chapter, what information might apply to Julie's audience?

What are the objectives or aims of this session? What should audience members learn or be able to do$?$

What methods or activities $($i$.$e$.$ lecture, discussion, individual counseling, simulation$)$ will facilitate accomplishing the objectives? Where can media provide reinforcement of the methods and activities?

$4.$Who is the audience? What is the size of the audience? What are the characteristics of the learners $($i$.$e$.,$ age, gender, education and literacy level, language preferences, cultural or ethnic group$)?$

What is the learner's current level of knowledge of the topic?

What purpose$($s$)$ do the visuals serve? Is it to generate interest in the subject, to affect attitudes, emotions, or motivation; to entertain; to present information; to attract and hold attention; to involve the leamer in mental activity promoting learning; or some combination of these purposes?

How can you concisely organize and sequence the points to be made while emphasizing them with visuals? How are the key messages being reinforced? Can you break down the learning into key steps and assess knowledge at each step?

$8.$How will you evaluate the effectiveness of the total presentation, including visuals?

How could Julie have been prepared for use of multiple instructional media?

How could Julie create a handwashing curriculum using both asynchronous and synchronous learning?

What key components should Julie include on her handouts?