Tuberculosis, back to the future: a multimedia presentation to complement infectious diseases lectures.

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Tuberculosis, back to the future: a multimedia presentation to complement infectious diseases lectures.

Abstr Gen Meet Am Soc Microbiol. 1994;94:628 (abstract no. W-8). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASM94/94313128
Glosser W; McCandless D; Jensen L; el Sawi N; Univ. of Health Sci., Kansas City, MO.

Abstract: An interactive multimedia presentation was used as a lecture-support module to communicate concepts of mycobacterial pulmonary infections to second-year medical students. The presentation was developed on the Macintosh using Macromind Director (version 3.1) authoring system. The computer generated color text and figures and animations were presented onto a large projection screen--for easy viewing in the classroom--using Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) projection panel and overhead projector. These files were also converted from the Macintosh to the IBM-compatible platform using Windows Player. The format for the presentations consists of six areas: about tuberculosis (TB), disease, therapy, TB/AIDS, infection control and review questions which are displayed on the opening screen. The presentation consists of motion, sound, animation, Quick Time movies, text and still screens. It creates an interactive world controlled by the user where topics as pathogenesis and therapy are visually explained through animations while Quick Time Movies demonstrates diagnostic procedures such as skin testing. Finally, the courseware asks questions, the user responds, and the courseware indicates whether or not the user is correct. With the control of a mouse and buttons, points could be entered at the lecturer's discretion which allows for time to discuss points as they appear on the screen. This captures the student attention and replaces the use of multiple slides or transparencies. The added advantage to this computer projection is the ease of editing the content and updating information without the extra cost of additional slides. This presentation was used regularly as a learning strategy by students at The University of Health Sciences.

Keywords: Audiovisual Aids AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Curriculum Education, Medical/*METHODS Human Motion Pictures Students, Medical Teaching/*METHODS *Tuberculosis/PREVENTION & CONTROL/THERAPY ABSTRACT
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