Targets for this month (December 2008)
Finish up to two webcasts and show (communications team manager)
Work more with Lectora and Serco (e-learning software)
Use Adobe Captivate to capture simulation tutorials
Be up-to-date in all the mandatory courses
Be up-to-date with all my given work from supervisors, managers staff!
(01/12/08)
Went to a Job fair with a colleague to assist and get an insight of what goes on within NHS jobs, other parties were present and it tool place at the health centre in BD8.
Later on in the afternoon I had a look ate Lectora Publishing software for creating e-learning software’s.
I explored Lectora in terms of creating a sample ‘Emergency Planning’ e-learning package that made use off a questionnaire, animation and other things embedded into the actual package. This was just to get familiar with how to use Action Scripts etc.
(02/12/08)
I spent more time using Lectora and getting grasps with it. Then I went to a NHS practise in Batley. There were people from the University of Bolton present to discuss a ‘real life’ product that they say is being used within many NHS around the UK, it was an e-learning package that was based upon stress management and it was a lengthy but yet animated package was really useful.
(03/12/08)
The engagement stakeholder just met up for an informal meeting regarding the presentation for the ‘power to the people’ this was for the voice over that would be done in order to complete the presentation worked further more on the presentation.
Later on in the afternoon I got to grips with the webcasting equipment so that I would get familiar with the functions and on (04/12/08) I would be recording the audio for the presentation (engagement stakeholder).
From the 8th till the 11th I was ill however on the 12th December I was attending the connections event to capture the events of our communications team that would take place at the Thornbury centre.
The event I filmed featured a few departments externally within the tPCT (Bradford and Airedale) and other organisations that were based within Bradford and other districts too. I filmed there market stalls and they gave a few minutes about their stalls as well as it gave an insight on camera that would later look at how to deliver the message.
(15/12/08)
I was back with the L&D department on the Monday; I did the usual things such as creating webpages, updating exiting ones and adding new dates and changing the old ones.
In the afternoon a meeting was held with the PPDU professional practising department unit to discuss e-learning packages for syringes. It was quite effective because I was shown a video that would be embedded into the application later to help make patients/public aware.
However, my manager also found out how much it would cost in order for me and her to go to London for an exhibition for e-learning materials.
(16/12/08)
Updated the existing dates and times for the webpages for the Learning and Development team also making amendments to the previous webpages I created.
(17/12/08)
Got to grips with Lectora and used an existing organisations template to help me understand the questionnaires and quizzes that needed to be created. Also the interaction side of it needs to be worked upon. I found it very frustrating of not finding what to do and how to progress further with it.
(18/12/08)
I created new webpages for a colleague and added them to the communications website which consists of staff talk (a newsletter type of format where NHS staff can discuss issues and such things happening etc).
(19/12/08)
I went to a restaurant for my learning and development Christmas party; it was held locally at one of the restaurants in Bradford, it was a fabulous day out, however when I had got back to work I did the odd few jobs of uploading content on the webpages for my colleagues and their departments also created new webpages regarding Basic life support and Mandatory courses etc.
Later on in the evening I produced consent forms for my manager regarding the kids Santa raffle party that would take place (22/12/08). The consent forms would basically show that parents and children who are present at the party would allow the tPCT to show images of children/adults on their website.
(22/12/08)
I prepared my video camera for the party (kid’s raffle) that would take place within the learning centre ground floor.
One of the Software Development managers installed an expansion card IEEE 1394 for a firewire device which would connect my camera to my PC this would allow me to edit the footage that would be used within the server on the tPCT server.
(23/12/08)
My day began with two colleagues where I was assisting using Adobe Captivate 2 to capture the incident website (Prism); this was very time consuming in order to get the editing stage as to how it should be. I had to implement 138 slides to complete the project.
(24/12/08)
My day started off with editing the footage of the Connections event that was held in Thornbury Bradford, this event was to mark all the departments within the Bradford and Airedale district and other organisations come together and promoted their departments, as well other organisations externally, solicitors and marketing companies came along and also promoted their businesses too.
Other tasks in hand were regarding the Prism incident website where my Learning and Development Manager requested that I would take photographs of a staff member acting out for a fall that would illustrate with the Prism website. This would help people understand the concept of what it is all about.
I also did more slide editing on the Prism website; this consisted of editing slides on the software (Adobe Captivate) this is an authoring tool also great for simulation training videos too.
(29/12/08)
I used Adobe Captivate to carry on working on Prism (incident website), then I worked furthermore on a webcast for the Thornbury event, it was finished only as a prototype though as the music I imported was not the original piece also I found that using the Adobe Premier Pro was a superb software and the features are really straightforward, considering you know what you are doing.
The use of Adobe Photoshop CS3 is great; software and can be powerfully embedded into any operating system, its use of friendly features and different tools.
(30/12/08)
Just edited more footage of the kids Christmas raffle event using Adobe Premier Pro. I did this for the following day and most days I would edit software using Adobe Premier Pro to enhance my ability to get better at it, also I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 to edit and manipulate images.
Within Adobe After Effects another software built in Adobe Suite or can be downloaded as a free trail software, I created a snow effect on the title of the Christmas party (raffle), this would go great with the video.
Achievements this month (December 2008)
Webcast equipment arrived, started to film and edit events.
Achievements -v- Targets for this month (December 2008)
Get all goals achieved set by managers, supervisors etc.
Targets for next month (December 2008)
Keep on top of everything as all work is piling in.
Additions to your knowledge this month, standards achieved and the evidence.
· Learned how to use Adobe Captivate and implement recorded footage via a timeline.
· Finished up to two webcasts
