Mousa Al-Rawahi, MSc Design & Digital Media College of Medicine & Health Sciences Medical Education Unit

Medical Informatics

This presentation was originally prepared by Ms. L. Al Zadjali

I hear, I forget I see, I remember I do, I understand (Edwards and Mercer)

Visual perception contributes to about 90%

to all human learning.

Maximum attention span of an adult

learner is 20 min
Source : http://www.scribd.com/doc/11631190/6-Effective-Use-of-Audio-Visual-Aids

 To increase the effectiveness of the

teaching
To hold the attention span of the learner for

the duration of instruction

To save time

It is a Medium

It MEDIATES

Choice of Medium

APPROPRIATE

not just AVAILABLE

 Practice with equipment

Slides should be concurrent with verbal

content Pause to allow audience to redirect attention Talk to audience/dont read slides Explain graphics Use verbal cues for next slide

 Total number of slides = 1/2 number of

minutes in presentation One topic per slide 3-7 bullets/slide Key words 32 point for text/ 40 point for headings

90

this font is way too small

dont try to put too much on one

80

slide
70

dont have to apologize there is just too much here to

East West North

60

50

40

read and what is here is too small to see, anyway

can you even tell which color is

30

20

which on the bar graph? I cant because they are too similar.

10

0 1st Q tr 2nd Q tr 3rd Q tr 4th Q tr

 Use special effects sparingly

They rarely add anything to the

presentation
And can be extremely annoying and

distracting!

funky fonts are distracting and hard to read

this is a sans serif font (Arial) this is a serif font

too small is hard to see, and this is smaller that the minimum resolvable acuity for most of the audience

beyond minimum resolvable acuity

make big enough to see easily

40 to 72 pt text - 28 to 40 pt
titles NEVER smaller than 28 pt

ALL CAPS IS NOT VERY READABLE FOR LONG PASSAGES; AVOID THIS EXCEPT FOR SHORT TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS Sentence case is much more readable!

This passage is more difficult for you to read because it is centered, instead of left justified. Dont do this.
This passage is left justified and easier for you to read. Do this.

 chromatic aberration of the eye

causes different colors in the slide to appear to be at different depths; and makes it hard to read

dont do it!

This section has lower contrast than what comes next and is harder to read

Do this.
White on black is easy to see. Thats why it is used in low vision apps.

 all the stuff distracts you

from my message and the picture you are having trouble seeing this keep it simple

 not distracting
text easier to read

Supraclavicular portion

Roots

Trunk C5

Trunk
Superior

C6 C7 C8

Middle T1

Inferior

 Imagine the heart to be like a hose with

a one-way valve in it.

a small hole

a large hole.

If a heart murmur sounds softer may indicate that the hole is larger.

Thank You