EMS and Law Enforcement educator John Dillon has started a new website and training program, VisualBroccoli.com. Part of his training is to makeover PPT programs. In this video John describes several essential PowerPoint skills:

1) Replace text with images

2) The total number of slides is irrelevant to the audience

3) Consistently apply slide layout features

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Another year is zipping by. Rather incredible. I have a busy schedule between now and the end of year with trips to Baltimore, New York City, Las Vegas, and Kansas City. Plus two holidays and deer camp! What are your plans for the end of the year?

What kind of EMS organization do you work for? Steve Whitehead provides an EMS organization self-assessment. There are great organization out there and your organization can be great. Are you willing to look for a great organization or put in the effort to make your organization great?

The High Performance EMS blogger Dale Loeberger introduces GIS for EMS. This was also the topic for Episode 118 of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators.

The Droid Medic explains 5 useful ways to use your Wi-Fi only tablet. This was of particular interest to me because next month I am looking forward to the arrival of my Kindle Fire (Amazon Affiliate Link)

Kyle Bates and John Dillon have put together an educational and entertaining Halloween theme gamed. Can you beat my score of 1200?

I like this explanation and video from the EMT-Medical Student about how air goes in and out. Watch the video to better understand the mechanics of breathing.

What were some of your favorite posts from October?

Did you see any great Halloween themed costumes?

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Jamie Davis, the podmedic, invited me to join him on stage during the EMS Expo in October 2009 to discuss EMS education. We had a lot of fun discussing EMS education trends and highlights of the EMS expo. We also were joined on-stage by:

1. Bryan Fass, the Fit Responder, discussed the importance of fitness for EMS professionals

2. John Dillon, paramedic educator, described how games can be used to teach

3. Baxter Larmon, popular presenter and EMS researcher, explained the importance of research to the EMS profession and how EMS professionals can get involved in EMS research

Listen to the MedicCast Episode 199 for the complete conversation.

If you are a conference organizer remember that Jamie Davis, myself Greg Friese, and other top EMS social media content producers like Chris Montera, Ted Setla, and Carissa O’brien are available to do live podcasting from conferences and other special events. Contact me for details.

Finally, find all the study resources, past episodes, and lots of other bonus materials of the MedicCast on the MedicCast Extra. Jamie has created an amazing library of exclusive resources for MedicCast subscribers.

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In late February I am presenting with Kyle Bates and John Dillon at the Wisconsin Instructor Coordinator Conference. We are co-presenting a series of workshops about EMS Education and Technology topics including social media creation for education, creating effective visual case studies, and using games to teach. Earlier today the Wisconsin Technical College EMS Education Director asked us, “Could you please send me any dietary restrictions and/or ADA/Special Needs for you, Kyle, and Johnso we can register you for the conference.”

I quickly replied that “Of course being from Buffalo Kyle only eats hot wings.” To which Kyle a few minutes later added his additional needs (all tongue in cheek). “Well, I’m glad that you asked. Here are my dietary requirements:

• Like Greg said, Buffalo wings, from Buffalo, medium, with celery/carrots and blue cheese
• Blue on ice (for those outside BFLO…Labatts Blue Beer)
• Beef on Weck
• 4 Cheese perogies with sauerkraut
• 3 Potato perogies
• Pink Jordan Almonds
• Cherries with the seeds removed
• 7 Snickers bars without nuts
• Watermelon Blow-Pops unwrapped
• Orange Tootsie Pops without the Tootsie

ADA

• Nothing shiny
• No squirrels, I hate squirrels

If you are looking for conference presentations rest assured Kyle, John, and make serious and reasonable requests. Contact me for a list of 2010 conference presentation topics.

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Join emergency response educators, Greg Friese and John Dillon, for a quick introduction on using games to teach and Audience Response Pads. There will be no preamble. Instead we will jump into how you can use games to teach core content. Participants will use virtual response pads during the Webinar as John demonstrates through interactive examples how games and audience response pads can help you know what your audience knows and how you can use that information. We will also show you how you can use a game to deliver information effectively to your audience while keeping them engaged in the learning process.

Title: Using Games to Teach. Breathe Life into Your Presentation!
Date: Wednesday, November 4 or November 11, 2009
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Cost: none

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

November 4 session: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/585912760

November 11 session: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/540099969

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

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Immediate release: Join emergency responder educators, Greg Friese and John Dillon, for a quick introduction on using games to teach and Audience Response Pads. Participants will use virtual response pads during the webinar as John demonstrates through interactive examples how games and audience response pads can help you know what your audience knows and how you can use that information. We will also show you how you can use a game to deliver information effectively to your audience while keeping them engaged in the learning process.

The webinar will include plenty of time for audience questions. Register now:
Title: Using Games to Teach
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CDT

Space is limited. Reserve your webinar seat now at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/895173209

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

John Dillon has been a Paramedic for close to 3 decades, and has been an instructor for just as long. John currently works as a paramedic and educator for Woodbury Public Safety in Woodbury MN, and is the founder of C3 SoftWorks located in Minneapolis. John currently educates instructors on how to use game to teach core content in seminars and conferences around the country. John can be reached at johnd@c3softworks.com or www.c3softworks.com.

Greg Friese is an elearning specialist, author, presenter, and paramedic. He has produced hundreds of hours of online education using Flash multimedia movies, podcasts, and webinars. Learn more about elearning design and production for emergency response educators at http://eps411.com

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