Late last night I published the first post in a new blog – metal:ED – Developing educational video resources for trades.
The aim of this new blog is to document the progress, processes and experiences of a new project we’re working on in the TLRU as part of the Learnscope NSW funded project Innovation on the Ground: Seed to Harvest, which is designed to support e-learning skill development and technology use in the classroom.
metal:ED is focussed on developing a model for the production of training videos which would allow students to use computers or DVD players in the workshop to watch demonstrations and practice their skills.
As Team Mentor, I will be providing project management and support to the teachers from Metal Fabrication and Welding, as well as investigating some of the mobile delivery options.
Additionally, I will be responsible for documenting the project via the metal:ED blog. This will be an interesting experiment for us – using Web 2.0 technologies to track our progress and map out some best practice guidelines for future projects. I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it!
Check out metal:ED and let me know what you think. How would you use a blog to document this kind of project?
hey jo
great stuff… i’m really keen to see where this takes you. i’ve been doing similar stuff in IT but working from a very “amateur” perspective. my idea has been to produce resources that may be a bit rough and ready but that are available quickly. eg. student comes in wanting help on task / skill x and by the next day there is a video / screencast / podcast etc avaiable to help. where possible i use web 2.0 applications for storage and distribution eg ourmedia. however i am finding that bandwidth becomes an issue with the bigger videos in particular.
have a great day and keep up the amazing work you’re doing
botts
Thanks botts! I’m really lookin forward to seeing where this takes us too.
I think there is a real need for both approaches – amatuer or quick and flexible resources that we can throw together quickly for our students when they need them…. but also more carefully produced resources that can be used to teach core skills.
Hopefully we can share some tools and ideas with each other during the next few months…. I would love to show the teachers in our Metal:ED team what you’re up to!