Institution: Pennsylvania & Ohio Public Health Training Center

Course Description: This course will prepare individuals in public health agencies to deliver educational programs to the public health workforce in their region by developing presentation skills and providing content training for POPHTC-approved curriculum.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

•  Articulate adult learning principles
•  Utilize effective presentation skills
•  Prepare and deliver a course
•  List the characteristics of adult learners
•  Structure an appropriate adult learning environment
•  Identify their own preferred learning style
•  Prepare course materials, facilties, and equipment
•  Incorporate effective physical behaviors
•  Use a variety of visual aids
•  Utilize effective questioning techniques
•  Handle problem situations
•  Prepare and present a thirty minute presentation
•  Create an action plan for improvement of self-identified areas

Prerequisites: None.

Target Audience: Administrators, environmental health professionals, educators, health educators, nurses, public health professionals, sanitarians, students, administrative staff

Resource Format: Offline independent study

Time Requirement: 2 hours

More Information: More information is available by contacting Heather Vilvens at hvilvens@cph.osu.edu or (614) 292-2303.