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Enhancing Community Health Worker Training Materials with Instructional and Visual Design Principles
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Stam, Kathryn, Lizardi, Ryan
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2023-12
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This capstone project applies visual and instructional design principles to enhance Community Health Workers' (CHWs) training. With the crucial role of CHWs in mind, it focuses on upgrading PowerPoint presentations used in their training, incorporating key instructional design theories such as Gagne’s nine events and Mayer's Multimedia principles, alongside visual design principles of Unity, Contrast, Scale, Balance, Contrast, Dominance, and Gestalt principles. The project evaluates existing materials, pinpoints deficiencies, and suggests novel redesign approaches for more effective learning experiences. The methodology encompasses literature reviews and design analyses, using PowerPoint for the revised materials to elevate CHW training materials. The findings underscore the impact of strategic instructional and visual design on the quality of training programs.
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Sanchez, Y. (2023). Enhancing community health worker training materials with instructional and visual design principles: A master’s thesis presented to the Department of Communications & Information Design in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Science degree. SUNY Polytechnic Institute.