Project evaluation

Posted on April 27, 2009
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The project evaluation was conducted by an independent Moodle consultant, Fernando Oliveira.  Surveys and interviews were conducted to form a summative evaluation of the project.  The final evaluation report can be found here.

Learning Object Repository now online

Posted on March 10, 2009
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The BRT Learning Object Repository is now online and publicly accessible at http://www.oshki.ca/public/brt.  Learning objects are freely available to the public under a Creative Commons License.

Post-production work underway

Posted on September 8, 2008
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Post-production work on the learning objects are currently underway at the eDome studios.  Editing is in progress and the first batch of learning objects should be delivered in a few weeks.

Oji-Cree and Cree narration sessions August 19-22

Posted on August 25, 2008
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Oji-Cree and Cree voice over sessions took place at Cambrian College on August 19-22. Bruce Beardy originally from Bearskin Lake First Nation traveled from Thunder Bay to Sudbury to perform the Oji-Cree narrations while Harriet Sutherland originally from Fort Albany First Nation and residing in Sudbury performed the Cree narrations. Bruce and Harriet are seasoned Native language instructors skilled in reading and writing in traditional Native syllabics. Bruce and Harriet narrated each learning object using a syllabic script produced by the Ojibway & Cree Cultural Centre. Voice over sessions were digitally captured by computer and stored on hard drives for later post-production work.

MoodleMoot cancelled

Posted on July 31, 2008
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Unfortunately, this year’s planned MoodleMoot in Toronto has been cancelled.  The good news is that we are still invited to present our exciting project at the next Canada Moot planned for 2009.

eDome video production shoot July 2-11

Posted on July 21, 2008
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The recordings started on August 2nd – after finalizing the setup and layout of the set, props, lighting, equipment as seen in “SideSet_OHSKI_TRD”

We chose to have a “Directors table” for Janet, Lise and Robert to all work at during the filming – with 2 monitors – one with timecode display, and the other the full program view. You can see this in the picture “FrontSet_OHSKI_TRD”

As planned, we recorded live directly to hard drive via Final Cut Pro and Firewire input from the DSR1500A decks. This direct to drive technique was new to the team, so it required some extra timing and planning to ensure recording to tape and drive was in motion before action began.

We starting recording each module, and quickly found that we could complete a rough cut of each segment after review. We did each introduction for each module, rather than using a typical modality of copy/paste when similar – we did each one over again – ensuring that any different introductions were captured. The scripts were good, and ensured we were reading paced, and we had opportunity to fine-tune each script – ensuring the procedures were accurate, and consistent.

The talent was an excellent help, and the crew had a great time with each other – there were many laughs, and spirits were great. Liz had some shoulder problems from having to move the XRay machine around so much. Liz should be commended for ensuring she did not move until the next script line was read – she is so used to working at her pace (normal pace) that it took conscious thought to stop and wait. Janet watched the whole sequence with a careful eye to ensure the methods reflected the best possible teaching points, and their accuracy in representation of the methods used insitu. To recognize Lise; is to say that she was an excellent support in regard to every aspect – and everyone agreed the production would not be a success without her!! The eDome crew demonstrated the professional talent and skills that we bring to the production – smooth operations, teamwork, flexibility, high production quality, and high productivity. The meal and break organization went very well, but by the end of the 8th day – we were looking forward to something different and of higher quality – so we all went out for dinner on Thursday to celebrate our progress.

Liz, Janet and Lise spent most of Friday (last day – after all video production was completed) ensuring the script changes were completed, and ready to be sent off to translation. We recorded several hours of footage for compilation into a segment on the production session, and we have over 30 – 3 hour tapes ready for further editing when required.

Everyone parted ways, knowing we achieved our goals.

Project team members to present at MoodleMoot

Posted on June 12, 2008
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Good news!

Our call for proposal submission to the 2nd Canadian MoodleMoot has been accepted.  Gordon, Robert, and Janet will present the Teaching Radiography at a Distance project to a national audience of e-educators on August 21, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario.  MoodleMoots are happening all over the globe.  What is a MoodleMoot?  It is a conference dedicated to educators, developers and administrators of the very popular open source learning management system called Moodle.  To learn more about MoodleMoot please visit www.moodlemoot.ca.

Basic Radiological Technician students review prototype learning objects

Posted on June 5, 2008
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First Nations students participating in the Basic Radiological Technician Program are in Thunder Bay to receive instructor-led, hands-on x-ray procedural training.  Students took a break in their training to learn more about the TRD project and to review the prototype learning objects.

eDome video shoot for prototype basic radiography learning object

Posted on May 20, 2008
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TRD Project Prototype Shoot

Hi All,

The completion of the prototype video shoot at eDome on May 15-16, 2008, was an exciting project milestone achieved. Robert and his team at eDome were truly amazing! It took a team of nine (9) talented individuals to pull off the production and delivery of the prototype basic radiography learning object. To view the results of our work check out the prototype learning objects which can be found on the Outputs page.

Hand script – Cree translation using syllabics

Posted on May 12, 2008
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Update:

Jim at the OCCC has been busy working with his translator to translate the “Hand” English script into Cree syllabics. To view the Cree syllabic version (21 KB PDF file) click on the following link:

Hand Script – Cree

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