tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73446309275654787992024-03-13T04:57:02.638+01:00Kule Abraham's AVLM learning siteYou may call it Toledo, Caroline,Kewl Nextgen,Blackboard in simple terms depending on the learning environment at your institution of working or campus.At my university of work, Kewl Nextgen is the word to use. To me its is a record of all my experience in Belgium, Leuven, at AVNET and during my International Training Programme in Audio Visual Learning Materials-Production and Management at the Catholic University of Leuven(KULeuven).Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-52928600252088094552017-05-11T15:02:00.000+02:002017-05-11T15:02:57.374+02:00Major AchievementsMajor Achievements
• Data collection, analysis, report writing and dissemination for the following projects:
Team member of Uganda Martyrs University on “Paths of Development, Catholic African Universities meet the challenges of poverty”(2009-2012). A joint research carried by Uganda Martyrs University-Uganda, Catholic University of Eastern Africa-Kenya, Universite’ Cathoque du Graben-DRC, Universite’ Catholique de Kabgayi-Rwanda and Universidade Catolica do Mozambique, Mozambique.
Needs Assessment in Uganda (2009) which came up with a research agenda for Uganda Martyrs University. I was a lead reaseacher for the Centre for Distance Learning Studies department. 2009.
Audiovisual research project by the Centre for Distance Learning, Uganda Martyrs University. I was part of the research team
• Appointed as an Editor in 2006 for 6 years where I was a minute take and editing and writing reports for the Centre for Distance Learning Studies at Uganda Martyrs University.
• Senate minute recorder at Uganda Martyrs University-Nkozi during my service as an Editor and Assistant Registrar. I wrote minutes for the highest organ for the University for 3 years.
• Published in 2012. Kule et al. (2012). Overcoming Poverty: Accounting for Stagnation and Upward Mobility in Central Uganda. East African Researcher pp 1-17 ISSN: 1816-6822.
• In 2014, attended the 9th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, hosted by the government of Uganda held in Kampala. Conference website: http://www.elearning-africa.com/programme_speakerlist.php and presented a paper “Information Systems and eLearning Innovations of Private Universities in Uganda: A case study of Uganda Martyrs University”
• In 2010, attended a training workshop on Research Methodology, Scientific Writing, Proposal Writing and Communication supported by International Development Research Centre Ottawa, Canada held at the University of Nairobi.
• In 2009, attended the IST-Africa 2009 Conference and Exhibition 06-08 May 2009, Kampala-Uganda available at http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2009/
• Won different international competitive awards: the University of Nairobi-International Development Research Centre(IDRC-Cananda) South Junior Research Award of 2010; the VLIR-UOS awards scholarships for International Training Programmes in AudioVisual Learning Materials (AVLM) – Production and Management at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven of 2008; Belgium Technical Cooperation (BTC CTB) scholarship award for academic year 2007-2008; and the latest award is the NFP fellowship for Climate change and food security nexus II, at the Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen UR which will take place from 21/11/2016 - 02/12/2016 in Wageningen, the NETHERLANDS.
• Appointed as an Associate Consultant at Uganda Management Institute since 2013 where I have successfully been involved in its consultancies and teaching and my contract renewed because of good performance.
• Promoted to Assistant Registrar at Uganda Martyrs University where I succeeded in implementing an Information System and coming up with a clear admission policy for the University.
• Assisted Rwenzori Action for Life Improvement to register as a NGO in Uganda and helped it to manage different grants for its projects whilst working as its Executive Secretary, a managerial position I have held since 2010.
Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-80432934148301702562011-11-17T17:52:00.000+01:002011-11-17T17:52:21.466+01:00Editing Distance Learning Materials<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gPihmXj49Cc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-62932972313368841552011-01-12T17:18:00.000+01:002011-01-12T17:18:58.687+01:00Born Again<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/TS3UcoHxaAI/AAAAAAAAANc/Ql3_aVkM5M8/s1600/Family%2B001.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/TS3UcoHxaAI/AAAAAAAAANc/Ql3_aVkM5M8/s320/Family%2B001.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-75762814127610305462011-01-04T09:45:00.000+01:002011-01-04T09:45:26.649+01:00Home | Visual Basic Tutorial and Resource Center<a href="http://www.vbtutor.net/?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4d22ddd9c422b4b0%2C0">Home | Visual Basic Tutorial and Resource Center</a><br /><br />I Love this. Abraham KuleKule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-15594488144425905802010-11-16T18:10:00.002+01:002010-11-16T18:13:13.097+01:00Jacaranda Hotel-Nairobi<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/TOK7p4kwq7I/AAAAAAAAANM/ASeEipVEr2U/s1600/Kule%2BA.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/TOK7p4kwq7I/AAAAAAAAANM/ASeEipVEr2U/s320/Kule%2BA.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-33859109263794055902010-11-03T15:19:00.001+01:002012-10-10T14:50:09.500+02:00At last a Multimedia Centre<span style="font-size:130%;"><span>हेल्लो</span> <span>कोल्लेअगुएस</span>,<br /><span>आफ्टर</span> <span>गुड</span> <span>येअर्स</span>, <span>इ</span> <span>हवे</span> <span>मनागेद</span> <span>तो</span> <span>सेट</span> <span>सेट</span> <span>उप</span> <span>अ</span> <span>मुल्तिमेडिया</span> <span>सेंटर</span> <span>अत</span> <span>माय</span> <span>प्लेस</span> <span>ऑफ़</span> <span>वर्क</span>। <span>थैंक्स</span> <span>सो</span> <span>मच</span> <span>एंड</span><span>लेट</span> <span>में</span> <span>सी</span> <span>हाउ</span> <span>लाइफ</span> <span>गोएस</span> <span>ओं</span>।<br /><br /><span>थैंक्स</span> <span>तो</span> <span>वृलोउस</span> <span>स्चोलारेशिप</span> <span>फॉर</span> <span>में</span> <span>तो</span> <span>सतुदी</span> <span>इतप</span> <span>ऑडियो</span> <span>विसुअल</span> <span>लीर्निंग</span> <span>मतेरिअल्स</span>।<br /></span>
Check out this for details <a href="http://www.umu.ac.ug/node/145"></a>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-24160364121923712972008-06-27T15:13:00.001+02:002008-06-27T15:13:59.039+02:00Slideshare made easy<div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_488705"><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=about-uganda-martyrs-university-by-kule-abraham-1214571306591072-8"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=about-uganda-martyrs-university-by-kule-abraham-1214571306591072-8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border:0px none;margin-bottom:-5px" alt="SlideShare" /></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/akule/uganda-martyrs-university?src=embed" title="View Uganda Martyrs University on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-83223165017869743662008-06-13T22:51:00.002+02:002008-06-13T23:01:52.098+02:00Trends in this week<div style="text-align: justify;">Working on the project has been key through this week. We had sessions on managing multimedia productions from the idea up to when the project closes by Prof. It was indeed a constructivist approach. From the group discussions it was clear that there are stages involved: Pre-production, production and post production. During this time, there is need for management of the project. Later on tuesday, we looked at the budgeting process of multimedia productions using case examples. Video production indeed proved expensive than animations here in Belgium. Then we had the opportunity to work on our projects by asking some questions.<br /><br />I filmed the talking head on thursday. Thanks to Ayoub, the Director of the video. Today friday, I have been editing. I got the help needed and by monday, I should be through with editing and compressing. I hope the coming week will see me synchronise video and powepoint and then may be importing it to my user interface.<br /><br />Nice weekend.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-33461956015697408062008-06-08T21:41:00.003+02:002008-06-13T23:23:28.101+02:00A weekend that was....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLkxEVexEI/AAAAAAAAAHg/_gUhykq0inc/s1600-h/Brussels+in+pictures+081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLkxEVexEI/AAAAAAAAAHg/_gUhykq0inc/s320/Brussels+in+pictures+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211479250449646658" border="0" /></a><br />It was an enjoyable weekend. We had a day off as tourists to Brussels. We moved by train up to Brussels Noord(North?). It was a good experince. We saw some good buildings and passed via the famous red light street. We then<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLkSJ0SAnI/AAAAAAAAAHY/IV6Hj9dSNps/s1600-h/Brussels+in+pictures+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLkSJ0SAnI/AAAAAAAAAHY/IV6Hj9dSNps/s320/Brussels+in+pictures+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211478719345066610" border="0" /></a> headed for Brussels Centraal (Central?). Oh, there we indeed became tourists. We entered a bus that makes people tour around. We saw historical and beautiful places of the city. Check out from the pictures.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLjSC6iI3I/AAAAAAAAAHI/HSf0rTkzIog/s1600-h/Brussels+in+pictures+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLjSC6iI3I/AAAAAAAAAHI/HSf0rTkzIog/s320/Brussels+in+pictures+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211477617980613490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLjKc8Z32I/AAAAAAAAAHA/8CzlSpxIYg4/s1600-h/Touring+Brussels+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLjKc8Z32I/AAAAAAAAAHA/8CzlSpxIYg4/s320/Touring+Brussels+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211477487528828770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLirfJJAjI/AAAAAAAAAGo/T9XjJfLCdC4/s1600-h/Brussels+in+pictures+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLirfJJAjI/AAAAAAAAAGo/T9XjJfLCdC4/s320/Brussels+in+pictures+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211476955543175730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLilay3vdI/AAAAAAAAAGg/JyEFgUDQ9gY/s1600-h/Brussels+in+pictures+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLilay3vdI/AAAAAAAAAGg/JyEFgUDQ9gY/s320/Brussels+in+pictures+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211476851296812498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLiZs-RMnI/AAAAAAAAAGY/C3yRpSLvP3w/s1600-h/Brussels+in+pictures+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLiZs-RMnI/AAAAAAAAAGY/C3yRpSLvP3w/s320/Brussels+in+pictures+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211476650018026098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLiOoFz_sI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/_xdLdccLSpI/s1600-h/Brussels+in+pictures+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SFLiOoFz_sI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/_xdLdccLSpI/s320/Brussels+in+pictures+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211476459728928450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-52375132283577751032008-06-08T21:19:00.004+02:002008-06-08T21:28:17.704+02:00The essence of multimedia for learning<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi. Last week was quite great. We had sessions and importantly: the userbility design complemented by learning with multimedia-a pedagological background. These really give a more profession way to develop multimedia for learning. Thanks for the lessons. Back home, one can therefore develope multimedia for learning concentrating on its essence not accidents.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-17394059191854666642008-06-04T20:36:00.002+02:002008-06-04T20:42:39.490+02:00Slight change in workplan<div style="text-align: justify;">After two days: one for studying how to assess a learner in a package using flash and then the other day for streamlining the workplan, some changes have been made. I will film on 10th June. Currently, I am working on the user interface and the assessment using Dream Weaver and Flash Professional respectively. So far so good except programming the Exit button. A learner should be able to end the programme on any page. Today we recieved literature about userbility design. If followed, it shows how professional one is. I am going to start working on assesment tomorrow.<br /><br />Bye for now.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-1038518901799507582008-06-01T22:52:00.007+02:002008-06-01T23:04:30.179+02:00What has been my weekend like?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMN-SjnVmI/AAAAAAAAAGI/OB1v-MKWeAo/s1600-h/weekend+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMN-SjnVmI/AAAAAAAAAGI/OB1v-MKWeAo/s320/weekend+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207020957954692706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMNuSjnVlI/AAAAAAAAAGA/AOiKdPNxS9Q/s1600-h/weekend+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMNuSjnVlI/AAAAAAAAAGA/AOiKdPNxS9Q/s320/weekend+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207020683076785746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMNeSjnVkI/AAAAAAAAAF4/ZZ57kNpY8lw/s1600-h/weekend+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMNeSjnVkI/AAAAAAAAAF4/ZZ57kNpY8lw/s320/weekend+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207020408198878786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMNLyjnVjI/AAAAAAAAAFw/RXGGt3OLyJA/s1600-h/weekend+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMNLyjnVjI/AAAAAAAAAFw/RXGGt3OLyJA/s320/weekend+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207020090371298866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMM8ijnViI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Ov_tK8YirfY/s1600-h/weekend+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMM8ijnViI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Ov_tK8YirfY/s320/weekend+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207019828378293794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMMmSjnVhI/AAAAAAAAAFg/W1HJYLZ937E/s1600-h/weekend+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SEMMmSjnVhI/AAAAAAAAAFg/W1HJYLZ937E/s320/weekend+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207019446126204434" border="0" /></a><br />Check out for the pictures to tell.Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-58450935975282783122008-05-30T22:57:00.003+02:002008-05-30T23:15:18.645+02:00Yes, the way to implement multimedia back home<div style="text-align: justify;">Today's lecture/training has been very handy for me. It has actually to a great extent removed my worry of what has to be done when I get back to my place of work. We had it all about Multimedia Management which can be offline(I am to use this because the nature of distance learners without internet), online(website), and Hybrid. We looked at multimedia on different levels and how it is all about management, the stages of a multimedia project, the instant multimedia we have, how to integrate and implement, test and deliver multimedia that is client based. I found it interesting because we should know this. As for me, I have a very big task for multimedia production of most modules of all courses on distance programme. I am not an expert in the content. Now I know what to do.<br /><br />I look forward to see how budgeting is done and strategic planning to start or improve a multimedia center in the education setting because, the university is planning yet it is lacking basic knowldege. Oh, I will be handy in this.<br /><br />For my project, I have made the main user interface, have made powerpoint to teach on monday when filming the talking head and have put some content in pdf format. Let me see monday through with filming the talking head.<br /><br />Have a nice weekend.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-71935790643902410412008-05-29T21:49:00.009+02:002008-06-13T23:26:22.286+02:00Dream- "Weavered" to reality(Dream works)<div style="text-align: justify;">May be at last. The project is gaining shape. After going through Macromedia Dream Weaver today, now I have a sample structure of my CD ROM or DVD (different thoughts, designs weaved today). By monday, the first GUI should be complete. Yes, then I have my shooting of video on monday so that I already build up my folder for the video.<br /><br />Keep your eye here to find latest developments in the project.</div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-81407739000502479152008-05-28T20:35:00.003+02:002008-05-28T20:53:09.892+02:00Counting down<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi. Today has been cool. We worked on our plan of activities for the project we are to make. We are actually counting down to have final products. With guidance from Bieke Schreurs, all of us have a tentative time table. Oh, I look forward to having my final product. I am happy that I am seeing the way.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have a look at my workplan<br /><br /></span> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">No<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Activity<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">No. Of days<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Starting date<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal">1<o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal">Finalising content in PowerPoint <o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal">1<o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal">Wed 28/05<o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal">2<o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Structuring CD ROM or DVD<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Thurs 29/05<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Filming talking head<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Mon 2/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Editing video<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">2<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Tues 3/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Compressing video<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Thurs 5/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">6<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Developing main user interface in html<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">2<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Fri 6/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">7<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Creating layout of CD ROM or DVD<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Tues 10/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">8<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Synchronisation of video and PowerPoint using Flash<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Mon 16/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">9<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Creating learner assessment codes by html<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Fri 20/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">10 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Putting project on CD ROM or DVD<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Tues 24/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td color="-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext" style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">11<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Testing the product<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Wed 25/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td color="-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext" style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">12<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Debugging and correcting errors<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Thurs 26/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">13<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td color="-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color" style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Making final product<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td color="-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color" style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td color="-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color" style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Fri 27/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.5pt;" valign="top" width="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">14<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 249.9pt;" valign="top" width="333"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Making other copies of product<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99pt;" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Mon 30/06<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />Hoping for the best with all support.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-9501520120838054242008-05-27T22:19:00.005+02:002008-05-27T22:54:18.847+02:00The project will be a success<div style="text-align: justify;">What has been puzzling me since I came to this training is the transfer of knowledge in Uganda and particularly for the first time in Uganda Martyrs University where I work. Actually, the nature of my job wants me to be a master in deciding which media to use to get best results in all disciplines taught to get best results. At the end of the training, I feel I sh'd be knowing each and everything at the course because I will use it one day. More over, having an International Certificate in Audio Visual Learning Materials from the famous Catholic University of Leuven demands that the Affective, Psychomotor skills are highly evident in what I do. This has been my puzzle. Yet I can't be a master in all. Well, things are going on well. I need to perfgect my HTML. I had studed it during my masters course but whem Macromedia Dream Weaver and Front Page were introduced later, I forgot important tags. Where I work, Open Source is the policy. Oh... then I must practise and perfect my HTML programming.<br /><br />From today's work, I developed the content and the Coordiantor of the training, assured us how HTML will be handy in our projects. So tomorow, I will work on my plan of actvities. I hope for the best. Jah bless.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-84131265400850892082008-05-26T23:13:00.002+02:002008-05-26T23:19:27.704+02:00Project at take off stage?<div style="text-align: justify;">After presenting a story board, it became clearer after the expertise advise that for my project to be as interactive as I planned, the best way to finally produce it is through use of Hyper Text Mark Up Language (HTML). Tomorow, I will go through the basics and I hope, I will remember some basic tags that I had once used. The talking head in a classroom situation will be done as soon as possible. There is therefore hope to succeed for I thought Flash was going to make it.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-67195980711660848332008-05-24T20:29:00.008+02:002008-05-24T20:53:27.132+02:00Living like a Monk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDhhPyKPlFI/AAAAAAAAAEg/j1g0GO0WGfM/s1600-h/Storyboard+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDhhPyKPlFI/AAAAAAAAAEg/j1g0GO0WGfM/s320/Storyboard+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204016293217277010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I can best describe today saturday as a day of living like a Monk. I literally spent the whole day in my room. Monks according to tradition(correct me if I am wrong for I have never seen one) were dedicated Catholics who lived indoors for most of their life praying and doing great writings to defend the church. They did alot of doctrine writings.<br /><br />Today, I found myself indirectly praying that God gives me wisdom to think about my story board. So, I kept in doors, prepared my meals from the microwave and thought of my story board. So far, the content of the project is finished, the Look and Feel is also finished and decisions of which media to use at which level of the simple flow chart of my project have been identified. Even <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDhhqyKPlGI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Jj6T7fCOmII/s1600-h/Storyboard+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 138px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDhhqyKPlGI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Jj6T7fCOmII/s320/Storyboard+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204016757073744994" border="0" /></a>the navigation tools are clear. I have eventually started writing the story board. I am not yet through and may be next time.<br /><br />You could have a look at something done from the pictures in this post by double clicking on the picture to see full size.<br /><br /><br />Bye for now till a new post is available.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-70025331977299848322008-05-23T21:17:00.012+02:002008-05-24T09:53:40.861+02:00Story Board progress<div style="text-align: justify;">I thought making a story board for my project will be as easy as narrating a story. Today has been a day for making a story board for my project in this training. From experience now, a story board makes you to know the load of work you are going to have in your project. You have to determine the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look and Feel</span> </span>of the project. You also have to make the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">choice of the medium</span> to use at each part (Tutorial, simulation, audio, video, an education game, Hypermedia). The graphics, still pictures, how you will <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">guide and control</span> the learner during the learning process, when you may <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">assess</span> and allow the learner to practice for retention or when are your to reinforce some knowledge or put hints. All this need one to be having a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">flow chart</span> to have the logic of the whole project. All the story board is made basing on the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">authoring tools</span> of ones' project. My tools are Pro Cut 10 for video, PowerPoint for tutorial and Flash as the final tool to synchronise the media I am going to use.<br /><br />Aaah, will I meet the target of monday to finish with the storyboard of my project. Keep your eyes on the next posts may be. The story board will be there for comments. It is my wish that monday makes it so that I can begin scripting and making shotlists for the video I am going to use. I hope that the supervisors of the project will accept my story board and then I proceed.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-30791136369587930122008-05-22T22:18:00.002+02:002008-05-23T22:05:49.043+02:00A Green Light for my project<div style="text-align: justify;">Today, after learning how to import video in flash, make menu, make a number of scenes and put the slides besides the video, I saw a green light for my project to come to completion. Yes, today, I was able to make a short project of the video and the power point. The synchronistaion of the media-a dream that I was having.<br /><br />I now know that with futher guidance, I am going to succeed in my project. In fact, I already have content of my work in powerpoint and have made a simple flow chart. I am moving on with making a story board. By monday next week, it will be clear on how my project will be. Thanks for today's training. It brought sanity in what I will do surely.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-62911303240746328552008-05-22T22:12:00.000+02:002008-05-22T22:18:25.980+02:00My authoring tools<div style="text-align: justify;">Flash, flash...what is it? This is my main authoring tool for making my final product of the project. Others will be-powerpoint, Pro Cut for video. We were introduced to flash by Sandy wednesday 22nd May. It is not easy to make an animation. Flash seems not to be easy yet it is my main authoring tool. We were able to make a boucing ball. Wawu. But there are several questions whether video, audio and tests acan be done in flash. My project has no animations. Thanks to its nature.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-29615763594204649902008-05-22T22:02:00.001+02:002008-05-23T14:39:54.212+02:00Preperation for filming<div style="text-align: justify;">May be this could have come earlier before we did our first recording. Tuesday 20th May, I hope is the right date, we learnt about making screenplays that is scripting and making story boards. I was able to make my script of one of the videos I will use in my project. Yes, before shooting, you must have an idea. You may follow: writing screen plays (scripts), shotlist (a must), call sheet and story board to the letter. I found all these very important if you to have a very good video product even for an interview where they do not usually write a story board.<br /><br />This was very good to learn. My project is having video. I need some one to guide me while writng the screen play starting next week. Otherwise, I have the idea and can do well.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-65094095280055406432008-05-22T21:41:00.002+02:002008-05-23T14:31:45.314+02:00MY PROJECT IDEA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDa5HiKPk3I/AAAAAAAAACw/NXwjySs1lto/s1600-h/My+project+idea.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDa5HiKPk3I/AAAAAAAAACw/NXwjySs1lto/s320/My+project+idea.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203549958553178994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After a long time of cognition, monday 19th May was a day to present my project idea to the group of experts in our training using power point. My mind was clear that I cannot take the whole module of 200 pages for my project. Good news. The module has a number of units. I must take a unit as a show case to devolop other units. Yes, now I have what I will do as my project. I remember my lessons of Instruction Design and Development-the features of a very good educational software. We had evaluated one based on the checklist as provide by Trollip and Allessi in their book "Multimedia for Learning" which was our Bible for this course. But I had forgotten the book in Uganda yet it was on my packlist. I had to recall the basic steps in Instructional Design and Development-Planning which involves:needs assessment, blue print, flow chart drawing, story board development; Designing and Devlopment and Implementaion and Evaluation. Then the features to guide the learner. Above all, the user interface to be user friendly.<br /></div><br />I thought of using powerpoint and incoporating video. Some one teaching and the words of powerpoint on the other side. Somewhere, the programme to pause a question to a learner and then at the end have a self checking exersise to evalaute if the learner has got the competences s/he is supposed to get. If checked no, the learner to be directed back to read more. If yes, the learner may continue to the next unit or end the programme. I was advised to use flash for the project. Oh my God, what is flash? Will I manage? Time will tell.Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-37833117014105042302008-05-22T21:15:00.003+02:002008-05-24T09:42:23.093+02:00Video Production-Recording, Editing and Compression<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDfFnCKPk4I/AAAAAAAAAC4/_BTxMoxB07o/s1600-h/Filming2+Abra.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VhKKPaYmTyE/SDfFnCKPk4I/AAAAAAAAAC4/_BTxMoxB07o/s320/Filming2+Abra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203845168835302274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A very good and yet tiresome time. Wednesday May 14th was indeed the time for us to start filming. We went through the techniques of camera handling, shots, angles, lighting, the axis and so many other things related to filming. It was an enjoyable yet tiresome experience. We filmed Ayoub acting. A number of shots were made and we had a chance to shoot. We filmed an interview too. This was very good.<br /><br />Then on thursday was my first editing with Cut Pro. It was interesting. We were guided well. We edited our film, had cuts and it was relatively not tiresome like the video recording. May be because we did not make make many mistakes in shooting. It is very important to have a number of shots from which you can choose from or always have the best shots and the axis...though its rule may be boken. We then had our own editing. We practised individually. This was good.<br /><br />The edited video was to be compressed into manageable files. We had the theory behind comprehension. It seemed hard to grasp but the real work was alittle bit easy. At the time of compression, it is important to check the details and know mode of distribution of the video foe example, CD, DVD, streaming server... This was good work done. Each person in our group had an opportunity to compress a video. At my university, band width has been band width. Buying a compressing facilty will be a very good solution to this.<br /><br />Actually, I need more practise in all video production technigues. I will be doing this work in most cases back at home. Experince of technology use has shown that if you take some time without using it, you become like one who has never used it but you are at an advantage of recalling faster and doing well. I need more practice for my project will entail a number of video clips.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344630927565478799.post-73430881094826530652008-05-22T20:54:00.000+02:002008-05-22T21:13:02.126+02:00Initial project idea and further expectations<div style="text-align: justify;">This was not easy for me. I was confused. Tuesday 13th, May was the time I should have had a relative precise idea atleast. Alas, for me. I looked at my work back at home. In distance education, the printed modules are quite big. Some 200 pages! How do I make that my project in a month? Yet, I am to do it when I get back home in Uganda. I could not make a decision on what to do. I had the English and Science modules with me as a starting point.<br /><br />My expectations were therefore raised to how I can be helped to make our big modules into AVLM. This is my daily confrontation at my work place. How do I effectively Plan, Design, Develop and Implement the educational software(AVLM) that is supposed to help students study by themselves without a lecturer?. I s there any checklist on how one can decide which medium (audio, video, tutorials, simulations, educational games, World Wide Web ) to use to have maximum learning, retention and make the learning process enjoyable? How do you plan for all this? This is because, I will be confronted with situations where I have to assist the module writer make decisions on when to use the right media. How then do I make the software interactive enough to enhance learning, practice for retention and deeper understanding basing on the different theories of learning?<br /><br />I hope by the end of the training, I will be good in most of the above.<br /></div>Kule Abraham's sitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157328075390434829noreply@blogger.com0