Cambrian College / eDome workshop – Day Two

Posted on January 29, 2008
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TRD Project Mock Shoot

Hello All!

Today was day two of an intensive 2-day project workshop here at Cambrian College / eDome, in Sudbury, Ontario. Today’s workshop focused on the planning and design of basic radiography learning objects.

8:30 AM – Planning and Design I

The project team huddled together to develop an action plan for basic radiography learning objects production at eDome. Robert and Lise spearheaded the planning session using the BRT Positioning Manual as a framework for production.

12:00 PM – Lunch

1:00 PM – Planning and Design II

Jeff sat down with Janet and Liz to review the “Hand” module in the BRT Positioning Manual. A rough draft of the learning object script was developed and then a mock shoot was acted out using make shift props.

You can view the mock shoot by clicking on the above image or click on the following link:

Mock Shoot (7 MB WMV file)

We discussed the logistics of Oji-Cree and Cree narration and decided to translate English scripts into syllabics. It was evident that a prototype basic radiography learning object needed to be produced prior to full production. We decided to shoot the prototype on May 15-16, 2008.

Full eDome production scheduled for July 2-11, 2008.

4:30 PM – Workshop Adjourned

TRD Project Team visits Cambrian College / eDome – Day One

Posted on January 28, 2008
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TRD Project Team

Hello All!

Today was day one of an intensive 2-day project workshop here at Cambrian College / eDome, in Sudbury, Ontario. Today’s workshop featured project management, basic radiography, eDome, learning objects and learning object repository. Workshop participants included:

8:00 AM – Arrival & Coffee

We started the day with the project team arrivals (Gordon, Janet, Liz, Jim and Fernando) gathering at the Tim Horton’s cafe located in the Cambrian College concourse to meet & greet with the Cambrian folks. We then proceeded to make our way to the Wabnode Institute boardroom.

8 :30 AM – Welcome & Introductions

It was great to see and hear the participants huddled together and sharing interests and stories around the meeting table. It was an exciting display of diverse talents and professional expertise coming together to create a truly multi-disciplinary project team! A special thank you to Joyce and Loretta, and the Wabnode Institute staff for their welcoming remarks and warm hospitality.

8:45 AM – Workshop Overview

We focused on the day’s business as Gordon proceeded to enlighten the team with the overall vision of the project including its aims and objectives, and key deliverables. Gordon stressed the importance of documenting the project and brought along a digital camcorder for that purpose. We reviewed the workshop agenda and materials and discussed the activities planned for today and tomorrow. The overall purpose of the workshop was to examine both product and process in order to establish a framework for the design, development and delivery of basic radiography learning objects.

9:15 AM – Basic Radiological Technician Program

Janet and Liz briefed the team on the Basic Radiological Technician Program. We briefly reviewed the BRT course manual and discussed instructional methods, learners and learning context.

10:00 AM – Break

10:30 AM – Tour of Cambrian & eDome Orientation

Joyce and Loretta gave the project team a quick tour of the Cambrian College campus while we made our way to the eDome facility. At eDome, Robert provided the team with a complete overview of the eDome facility – why it was built, how it worked, and how it is used to enhance teaching and learning.

12:00 PM – Lunch

1:00 PM – Learning Object Design and Development

The project team sat down to learn about learning objects – what they are and how they are used in education and training. Robert gave us insight into learning object design and development at Cambrian College. We reviewed radiography learning objects (that is, x-ray procedural videos) from a similar radiography project in Europe.

2:30 PM – Break

3:00 PM – Learning Object Repository and Moodle

Gordon, Loretta and Fernando gave separate demonstrations of Moodle, a web-based learning management system, and each explained how it is used to deliver online education programs and courses for Aboriginal students. We discussed the concept of using Moodle as a learning object repository to store and deliver learning objects for First Nations schools, institutions and learning organizations.

4:30 PM – Adjourned

Planning for the upcoming Cambrian College / eDome workshop

Posted on January 11, 2008
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Happy New Year!

This week the project team was busy bouncing back emails making suggestions for agenda items for the upcoming 2-day project workshop at Cambrian College / eDome to take place on January 28 & 29, 2008, in Sudbury, Ontario. The following draft workshop agenda was distributed today for feedback/comments:

Day One

Day Two

The purpose of the workshop is to plan out a framework for the design and development of basic radiography (x-ray) learning objects.

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