Innovative Technology
for Teacher Development
in Life Skills and HIV/AIDS Awareness
Greg Sales
http://international.sewardinc.com

DVD Strengths
• Players are inexpensive, costing
less than $100 each
• Discs can also be accessed on
computers with DVD drives
$69.99 USD
$79.99 USD

DVD Strengths
• Easy to use
• Provide consistent
modeling of
teaching practices
• Inexpensive replication
• Content can be viewed or reviewed by
individuals or groups
• Light, easy to disseminate, and durable

MTTAs DVDs
• Eight lessons, one per
level, produced in
Malawian schools by
Malawians
• Four lessons in Chichewa
• Four lessons in English
• All address some area of
HIV and/or AIDS
education

Design
• Two discs
• Menu driven
– Lessons
• Interviews
– Instructional
techniques
• Manual to guide
use

Production Issues
• Unscripted and
unpredictable shoots
• Lighting and sound
• Angles and
backgrounds
• Language, content, and clarity of message
• Conversion from analog PAL format to
digital NTSC

Playback Equipment
• Usable, compatible,
portable, securable,
and reliable
• Power source
• Work with selected projectors
• Player - small, lightweight, self-contained,
battery powered
• Region free

Process Questions?

Product Demo