1. Welcome to Austin! AAHA Learning Facilitators

2. Remember Interactivity is Key to Adult Learning Be interactive Ask questions Encourage small group discussions Pause and repeat key points Give stand and stretch breaks during your presentation

3. Have fun, play games, joke with attendees Include take home points Give time to make a take home plan Please do not talk about the session length in a negative way. Make it a positive experience and use the length to your advantage.

4. Peer Conversation Time Your sessions are 1 hour and 40 minutes, this allows time for you to stop during the session, take a break, and allow for questions and answers rather than doing it all at the end.

5. Use the longer session time for question and answer time, games covering what you just taught, encouraging small group discussions, or other interactive exercises you may think of. This personal touch is what makes the AAHA difference and keeps attendees engaged.

6. Learning Facilitator Room The Learning Facilitator Room will be 10C in the Austin Convention Center The Hours of Operation: Wednesday March 293:00pm – 7:00pm Thursday March 30 7:00am – 7:00pm Friday April 17:00am – 7:00pm Saturday April 27:00am – 6:00pm Sunday April 3 8:00am – 12:00pm

7. Presentation Files Presentations will not be loaded on to the computers in the meeting rooms at the conference prior to your session Bring your presentation files on a USB (Flash) drive with you to your session The AV person assigned to your room will assist you

8. Monitor Support Stations We will not have a moderator dedicated to each session room Instead we will be using Monitor Support Stations –AAHA Staff members are responsible for monitoring multiple session rooms –There will be several Monitor Support Stations throughout the meeting room areas

9. All learning facilitators will need to introduce themselves to the attendees and give a brief biography Please announce: –Your track name –Your session title –Your 7 digit session number for each session for evaluation purposes –Acknowledge the sponsor of the session if applicable –We will supply announcements to be read by learning facilitators

10. If handouts were supplied for the session they will be delivered to your session room. Please let attendees know they are available Members of the AAHA staff will be circulating throughout the session rooms and checking in on each room If you have problems with room lighting, temperature, or any other needs please make contact with an AAHA staff member

11. In Case of Emergency In the case of an emergency that you may encounter, find an AAHA staff member at a Monitor Support Station or any staff member wearing an AAHA badge. DO NOT CALL 911 on your cell phone. Be prepared to let us know the exact room location where the emergency is Also be aware of where the nearest emergency exit is If you have any other issues please contact a Monitor Support Station staff member

12. If You Need Help Education staff members will continually check in with each meeting room and observe different presentations, they will also be available in the Learning Facilitator Room. Janette Blackman will be in the Learning Facilitator Room and will be able to help you with anything Feel free to request that educational staff be paged if you need us by going to the Monitor Support Station

13. Thanks Again!! The AAHA staff is excited about the privilege of working with each of you!