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Issues of Alcohol Use and Misuse

2003 Design and development of interactive study materials for MBChB Vertical Themes at Edinburgh University Medical School.

I designed this CAL to be appealing to students, who are encouraged to relate the social issues and consequences of alcohol use and misuse to their own circumstances and experiences. Design and interactive development aims for immediacy, while being efficient in use and re-use of resources and easily extensible over the 5 years of this course. Initial feedback from staff and students was positive, and the design re-used for subsequent CALs, for example 'Reproductive Health' and 'Diabetes'.

A combination of photography and graphics was chosen, as this was likely to be appealing to the target audience, as well as efficient and flexible.

Here are examples of learning objects developed for the series.

>> Unit 1 Intro Screen: "The wedding party"

>> Example character banners (static)

>> Example character banner (with audio and transcript)

>> Dr Hilary's drinks calculator (female version, showing Cheryl's drinks diary)

All content written by Elizabeth Hare and Clare Mackintosh, 2003, with edits and contributions by Mary Hutchison.