Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $210 (nonmember, $260)
Attendance Maximum: 25

Instructor(s): Beth Wescott, network access coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region, Baltimore, MD

Offered: Wednesday, May 23, 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

We will discuss principles of teaching the adult learner, elements of effective materials, and practical applications. Participants will become aware of the communication dynamics of providing understandable, easy-to-read health information to consumers and learn to adapt resources useful for low-literate adults. We will review the lack of connection between health information providers and health information seekers, the success of "plain language" initiatives, and the importance of text, type, graphics, vocabulary, space, and layout. Participants should bring materials they use that need to be written in an easy-to-read manner.