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The value of story-telling for conveying meaningful, often complex knowledge is widely acknowledged. Less recognized is the “pivotal role of emotion in attention, planning, reasoning, learning, memory, and decision-making” and its value as a powerful motivator for learning. Properly used, combinations of media (video, sound, graphics, text) can be used to tell stories, to convey and evoke emotion and, at the same time, provide factual and contextual information. With the right combinations of stories, the right balance of emotion and intellect, and the right media, technology-based medical education can provide rich, informative, and memorable learning experiences.

Dr. Henderson will present these concepts, then illustrate them with examples from programs that he and his team have developed over the past 20 years, dealing with topics as varied as trauma management, epidemiologic investigation of infectious disease outbreaks, primary care of HIV patients, clinical genetics, smoking cessation, sexual assault, and response to terrorist attacks. Recorded interviews with real patients and practitioners will also powerfully demonstrate the depth of emotion and knowledge that stories can convey. He will also discuss methods used to develop these projects.

Joseph V. Henderson, MD, is Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and Director of Dartmouth's Interactive Media Laboratory (IML). He has over 20 years experience as a multimedia developer and educator, creating large-scale interactive multimedia programs for health professionals and patients. Many of the programs employ an e-learning model invented at IML, the Virtual Practicum. A central aspect of the model is use of stories, emotion, and media. IML programs are noted for being thorough and comprehensive in content presentation, and for being carefully crafted and produced.

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