Based on the feedback you received on your final project plan in this week's class, post a message in which you provide an updated version of your plan. Also, as we discussed in class, you should create and maintain a specific list of the items that need to be changed on the original website you are working with (the current IT Program website, Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website, the SITE Screening Room, or the Texas Journal of Distance Learning website) as well as a separate list of good ideas you have found on other sites you have located this semester.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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Initially, my final project was to design a promotional CD and DVD for the IT Program that would go along with one or more of the components in item one of our class projects. I viewed the IT website and made a list of what was actually on the website. The purpose was to find information that would be appropriate for the promotional project. Secondly, I constructed an outline covering all of the areas of the project. What follows is a brief overview of my outline. A more detail outline will be presented in class (space issue).
1. Content/Source
2. Target Audience
3. Means of Distribution
4. Media Resources – Good examples of student & faculty projects – created for presentations at educational conferences- that would showcase the kinds of projects and products that are coming out of the IT program.
5. Primera Bravo SE Disc Publisher: printing disc regardless of operating platform. Duplicator/Printer
6. Coursework Examples:
7. Faculty Projects
8. Construct a letter of invitation to faculty and students.
9. Project Additional Questions
10. Video Concept
Currently, I believe that my final project is to work on using podcast in a number of ways on the IT department website. I have two recommendations that include the use of podcast. First, on the Wiki page that is being developed by Amanda provide a podcast FAQ. Maybe we can provide answers to the frequently asked questions by podcast and text. For future questions, maybe we can provide a phone number where students can call in a question and both question and answer be made a podcast. Secondly, asks the IT faculty to do a brief introductory podcast of who they are, and their work. In addition, I plan to start getting information for the promotional CD and/or DVD.
My final project is to begin creating an additional part of the IT website. I have created a wiki for this purpose where students, faculty, and prospective students can join or view information. I am going to create two digital stories about Houston and UH for prospective students that are not familiar with the city or university. I am also planning on creating a message to be sent out on the listserv to invite current students to the wiki (although as we found during the last class there are IT students that are not on the list).
Here is my updated plan for the SITE Screening Room tutorial:
1. Take screenshots documenting the account creation and video upload process
2. Learn how to use the Learning Content Development System (LCDS) by Microsoft
3. Using LCDS, Create account creation and video upload tutorial using edited screenshots, text, and possibly audio
3. Include reference system in the course for additional materials not covered by the main content
For our group project, Sineenart and I will be updating some features and functionality of the new UH-COE Digital Storytelling Site. Last week, we met to discuss how to integrate Web 2.0 technologies; we also worked to gather existing .WMV files and spent two afternoons working on the project, one of which was spent at University Media Services with Greg Johnson.
Our plan is to finish working with Greg in the transcoding/re-encoding process and to provide the final 46 videos to Louis so that he may finish his portion of the project.
Sineenart and I will meet again this week for further work on the project.
I am still working on updating the Texas Journal of distance Learning. I have contacted Michael Rapp who hosts the site somewhere at UH and will be workign toward having access to the site. I am also in the creation/developmental stages of making fillable PDF's that can serve the purpose of the site. I am contactin all the current editorial board members and notifying them of the change and asking for their input.
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