tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29200111064598906662024-03-04T20:13:01.443-08:00A Photographer's Perspective, Vision & ViewsApril McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-43703799802414995782009-10-27T13:58:00.000-07:002009-10-27T16:11:38.580-07:00Article: Global Cal Poly Pomona 2007 - 2008<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="webkit-fake-url://0C11BD57-9E35-4B82-BA78-A83595246B09/image.tiff" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(80, 80, 77); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">April, 2007</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Hoefler Text', serif;font-size:100%;color:#50504D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; color:#72695e;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Images of Peace: A photo essay</span></span></i></span></p><i><p><span><span><img style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NJ2LPSF-6X3N8ce8fztejz2AKxMOeXBYlv1D4ct9DGPL_OpDDg-4T8gS0MF79fkgnWDzDE4mi0Q_yOmeksRiwT1NAxDlDC0baHgoIyomqYXNH9CoRjg7Zxq9h8U-oXkJnS8BZD47TeqC/s320/Scan+6.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397417933415018674" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">In 2000, the Seeds of Peace CD-ROM won the silver CINDY award for educational interactive media. Nearly eight years later two members of that original team, Karen Brzoska and myself, April McKettrick, continue to create dynamic, multimedia projects as Instructional Designers in the division of Instructional and Information Technology (I&IT).</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Seeds of Peace Project touched our hearts for many reasons but for me it is always the visuals that stay with me not only in my archives but etched in my memory as well. This project had a humanistic approach that, when combined with technology, reached the teens effectively. Working with those who have experienced generations of hatred, fear, and preconceived ideas of “the other side” was a challenge. Our approach to finding solutions was visual and interactive, breaking down barriers by showing kids how alike they were, not how different they thought they were.</span></span></span></span></p><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg9LmvgLnxAChBAC14Vvi9ThdOhy4F3LRy8xr7FjX0kryVgdKfd1gbBaChU9Gv3hDwDXWDXp0gYGbLgspseD9wB1G7uU0d-aK95ryTaoYx0YWAe5ZOMbIwgZL2eiZG-0RtSmyjR15Ib5m/s320/Scan+7.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397418440532971842" /><p><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Our experience began in 1999 with a trip to Maine where the camp for Seeds of Peace is located. Each year like the swallows to Capistrano, over four hundred and fifty teenagers from all over the world find their way to this remote location. Our team met up with the Seeds of Peace team to create the educational CD-ROM called “Peace in the Middle East: Empowering the Children of War to Break the Cycles of Violence.” The title alone was indicative of the challenge lying ahead of us in ‘Teaching Peace in the Middle East.’ Nevertheless, we were up for the creative challenge before us and jumped right in.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQeZS6M_Kr53r948bmJWmR85aoK0W-Oqux33LvquIfX7vJ6O7Zs2tK12G3JaAieMLovFHj7evWcka2cBRu2flbZsv5SFggLDUI_02bCia4nxjmJTOIe-TLzI2wKRLcvl_fNWL3kzwRXkZ/s320/Scan+8.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397419209988889058" /></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We met up with ten of the most amazing individuals that I will never forget. These children, wise beyond their years, had been raised in fear and witnessed atrocities that you can only hope your children will never have to experience. Yet here they were at this camp in hopes of finding peace, some with desires to become leaders, but all willing to create something completely unknown with strangers and all with the same goal of making a difference.<br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It is no surprise to me that eight years later I can still recall vivid memories of the Seeds of Peace kids and write about a project that touched my life in a way that most projects do not. As instructional designers we assess each project based on a series of criteria - but this one proved to have many obstacles. Not only did we have to gain the trust of our subject matter experts, we had to constantly keep in mind the delicacy of the content, respecting every word said with the sensitivity that was so deserved. We brought the ten teenagers to Cal Poly Pomona for the next phase of the project and engaged in sixteen dynamic days of content gathering, storyboard development and intensive multimedia workshops where Karen and Dave began to formulate the CD’s structure with the Seeds of Peace project leader.<br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Next, the entire team headed for the Middle East for three weeks of filming and photography. The team traveled to each of the teens’ homes where we had opportunities to meet with their families for interviews. This was an incredible time because not only did we get to experience the various cultures, but we were able to see the pride that these families had in their children and in their accomplishments.</span></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2FRL_3K2JxXpHbasZ_USxDEs8WNWMFM48vxRqTu91wnmggCKjD8oSJXLR5QnzBWboCiXK1mG4GB3pTK6lORKzbsPjOiEH-jJQKlmAHfUbNWqyNu6WUPh1RgXp8WiIwHkzRlgSezbgQOY/s320/Scan+9.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397419985127430530" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px; " /></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">360-degree Quick-Time Virtual Reality (QTVR) interactive movies proved to be some of my favorite elements of the finished CD-ROM because they gave the teenagers a chance to experience each other’s spaces. By using the mouse to navigate, the teens could move around each other’s bedrooms and check out elements like posters, photographs, school uniforms, and furniture. Clicking on embedded hot-spots would activate a video pop-up and the teen would talk via video about special things like a popular music group on a poster, or a school uniform being the “ugliest uniform in the whole wide world.” It was great because every kid thinks his or her uniform is the ugliest uniform in the whole wide world. Now the walls began to come down and kids started to see likenesses where before they could see only differences. The learning objects were achieving the outcomes we were hoping for as communication tools. We were beginning to break down the barriers because the kids saw their commonalities and they began to think of each other as fellow teenagers and fellow humans.<br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Headquartered in Jerusalem, we arranged to have the teens pair up and visit various historical locations that they chose to see and discuss, as well as take us on individual tours of some of their favorite spots. Some of these places included the Western Wall, the Masada, the Holocaust Museum, Gaza, Hebron and Petra, Jordan.<br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Many of the pictures in this photo essay have never been published and are some of the favorite images of my career. I hope you enjoy.<br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Peace doesn’t begin with deciding who is right or wrong, but with respecting one another’s views and understanding why someone else feels the way they do.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Once there is respect, there can begin to be peace.</span></span></span></span></p></i><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; color:#72695e;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Hoefler Text'; color: rgb(114, 105, 94); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p></span></span></div>April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-18056955476025547422009-10-27T13:32:00.001-07:002009-10-27T13:58:29.865-07:00Article: Global Cal Poly Pomona 2006 - 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWachumN1cUW0SoT4jYZFZKN9_rd1gUhMeyK_5pLI3aJbTKoCpL_texVDA3z8ZdNSAaDmxvDqWy4W73y3dsBpRVYCMyogkd3DNXpDgkf3s58Kb3LyHg0b-sESetvXvZRQ_awsbB0dD3qU/s1600-h/Scan+2.jpeg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaQWWxUw0pHbIF98-Hn3VFc8ImOPa2N0Pbg2O_EgsRavibqvbfHqmYUTV1rW11LSrBeBPL5R9FzZn3betQt0R_EeJZvZUU3Slnes1pEJt5HZzRS-scOwPuclcCQMO-E_e-62BrYCgKA61/s320/global2006_2007a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397380623746311154" /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It is hard to believe that ten years have passed since our team spent eight days in Abidjan working on the Electronic Learning Network (ELN) project. Designed for participants in Winrock’s African Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment program (AWLAE), the CD-ROM and internet based curriculum was designed to provide women scientists with the skills necessary to assist and educate rural women farmers.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Incorporating methodologies of storytelling, poetry, fable and song, scenarios exist within modules, allowing participants to become active learners. The users are able to follow characters as they are faced with decision-making challenges based on case studies presented throughout the CD-ROM.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Lead by former Instructional Technology and Academic Computing (ITAC) Dean, Dr. Lev Gonick, the project team consisted of Karen Brzoska, Dr. Liliane Fucaloro, Rodney Azarmi and myself, April McKettrick. At that time in my career I was campus photographer for Cal Poly Pomona and primary photographer for ITAC. My roles and responsibilities for the ELN included visual communications - all still photography to be used on the CD-ROM illustrating digital storytelling, poetry, fable and scenario.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBi-AGICcUQ1k0efKjJ4JUByq21yMD3Se8T145fhvd51xM82-_OUgcTGcvWd2_OSI6qF_IDmesaGhF_Qtqy5cU6ZkWd3ZqS2rmEe0GwGdvPmPoza6S7WOMOA7f-MrmR_Q7KXC-F-6I33Gx/s320/Scan+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397380817838832786" /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Perhaps it is the amazing people you meet, for such a small moment in your life, that you know you will never see again. Their hospitality, their stories, and their images become etched in your memory. Or maybe it is the look in the children’s eyes. They don’t have to say a word, their eyes tell the entire story, and you realize that your life will never be the same just for meeting them. Lastly, there are the stories that you and your colleagues share that still make you laugh and reflect years later. I’ve come to a conclusion that it is the combination of all of those experiences that stays with you, year after year. Fortunately, as project photographer, long after the memories fade I will still be able to revisit these locations, the people and the experiences each time I look at my images...</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWachumN1cUW0SoT4jYZFZKN9_rd1gUhMeyK_5pLI3aJbTKoCpL_texVDA3z8ZdNSAaDmxvDqWy4W73y3dsBpRVYCMyogkd3DNXpDgkf3s58Kb3LyHg0b-sESetvXvZRQ_awsbB0dD3qU/s320/Scan+2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397384645860690162" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px; " /></span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;font-size:14px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOTlXfA-70FYEBt8ihwkcVvuZLChi3caWeF7X3-vw7-Tdr0Xo-uELFHj8BY-rYJNovJIjNMy1WSw2ePo6EDRcj73patcNl9pTv6qIhJstj7D1Vhc5enAEOtFTEWTOUE_3lVV_Zd1l9235/s320/Scan+3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397383381484632114" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPOevdx5zEzQVuhe8HFExcU3aHjo4oexMYF3zDiXUcA5NIkYjQ2y0vxvkbSuNeOxkMWiUNq-YshsmELlFmYJSvl6sduMtygbOBybJXyzUaLcbqob5apiUMWE_3yLruvV9r-Uj0MSxffLf/s320/Scan+4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397383390691925922" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px; " /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Abidjan, West Africa, is very close to the equator. The extreme vivid colors, so pervasive throughout the region, still remain etched in my memory. Blue skies more blue than any I had ever seen. Greens in the landscape were saturated and lush. Plants, flowers and trees abounded with flowering rainbows of color. It was almost too much for the senses to comprehend. As a photographer trying to document the area and create a collection of images for the project, it was difficult deciding what to capture on film; every object, person and place was a candidate for an artist’s canvas.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> This photo essay is from one of our many destinations - Yamoussoukro, the capital of the Ivory Co</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ast. There we saw the only “wildlife” during our entire stay in Africa – crocodiles. These particular ones are kept in a lake and </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">just outside of the main city, situated on a large parcel of land is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The basilica is the largest and tallest place of worship in Africa. With a cross atop its massive dome, at five hundred and eighteen feet tall the basilica can be seen for miles. In the outer regions before entering the basilica, two of the locals stopped to have their photo taken while the structure of the basilica and its elaborate fencing served as backdrops. A very weak fence gives you a false sense of security, but I did manage to get close-ups of these massive reptiles.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> From an artist’s perspective it is an amazing architectural structure. The inside is breathtaking; when the sun hits the stain glass windows at just the right angles, rays of colored light dance across the deep, dark wood pews that radiate in circular patterns from the center. Doors open out leaving more natural light in, creating depth and perspective.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On the particular day we visited, the voices of young children practicing in the choir echoed throughout the basilica. As with everything else I experienced during my short journey in Africa, the moment was overwhelming. The outside is impressive with domes, ornament, arches and crosses, while the inner structure is vibrant, alive with colors, shadows and shapes. Sculptures, carvings, columns, arches and Italian imported marble fill the interior of the church with a surface that totals 30,000 m². </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 22px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yet in the midst of something that is so beautiful and architecturally grand, an underlying controversy exists. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro is built in a location where many in the society live in poverty. Despite the conditions of the people, the President of Côte d'Ivoire, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, had seemingly wanted to create the greatest church in the world. In 1989, at the cost of three hundred million (US dollars), he achieved his dream. The cost, doubling Côte d'Ivoire’s national debt, put the basilica into the Guinness World Records as the largest church in the world.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p>April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-18014330557632928362009-10-27T13:19:00.000-07:002009-10-27T13:31:47.685-07:00Article: In Celebration of Teaching and Learning<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gSD_EAMKo2nO9L-ycpYMsK8lWk4LePqz3Z2gCGi4Pcv5CaBZPIoPRjTPQ2w35bIDdok3jC4FziaRbMGF0NVtnIztrjhCR3Qwqz5pV3FEdLiLegfzPjboQB1w9jvXTjtPQDdOmNIh2W5C/s400/in_celebration.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397377301261745042" /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; color:#72695e;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">January 28, 2000</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; color:#72695e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Hoefler Text'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Hoefler Text'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Earlier in this decade, my role at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as the University Photographer, began to expand into project management. This first project that I was assigned to project manage was a table-top type book that incorporated photography of our technology savvy faculty. Using a Hassleblad camera, I took black & white studio photographs of selected faculty incorporating into the photographs a secondary element that was reflective of who they are, their teaching style, or a technology component. An unveiling ceremony was held to celebrate the book, the faculty who participated in the project and the staff involved in the production of the showcase piece.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Hoefler Text'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsRwmEpWPPi5GhiwPC6J6ZhAmbA7_AkJNLAgEiWbG78bqKjqMm_IiuzCvGE2v3uZqnA3lDBpdwqhOgr8LEnuBx3g6Y_3Y8YwSlt4_0uSoCg3miuhDdLR6rMZEGUk9ZtHYVFvg7__pUZRm/s1600-h/in_celebration_2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsRwmEpWPPi5GhiwPC6J6ZhAmbA7_AkJNLAgEiWbG78bqKjqMm_IiuzCvGE2v3uZqnA3lDBpdwqhOgr8LEnuBx3g6Y_3Y8YwSlt4_0uSoCg3miuhDdLR6rMZEGUk9ZtHYVFvg7__pUZRm/s320/in_celebration_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397378064301662642" /></a>April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-66327694229972570052009-10-27T13:16:00.000-07:002009-10-27T13:29:08.131-07:00Article: Industrial Photography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaVbUhcw5oVdU6ZX1OEkU4Hre8pXHIHDRaoZ_Wa7IeFEFqGsK4GPNQ2yVUSCQvj6FnmT2rOQn0JRPG8bLgZ7NKihv6r_zmVltHyc8cg6kflkvTfkkB8DwzmdXnutsgz3hR7exaigADPnq/s1600-h/april_scan1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaVbUhcw5oVdU6ZX1OEkU4Hre8pXHIHDRaoZ_Wa7IeFEFqGsK4GPNQ2yVUSCQvj6FnmT2rOQn0JRPG8bLgZ7NKihv6r_zmVltHyc8cg6kflkvTfkkB8DwzmdXnutsgz3hR7exaigADPnq/s400/april_scan1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397376774841956114" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; color:#72695e;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">April 1, 1993</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; color:#72695e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; color:#72695e;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Hoefler Text'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">During the nine years that I worked for the Lockheed corporation, I had amazing opportunities to photograph some of the most prestigious aircraft in the world. Some of my most favorite moments included photographing the record breaking flight of the SR-71, the homecoming of Desert Storm’s F-117’s, and the debut of the F-22. Many of the photographs that I captured were published in aviation publications around the world, but occasionally I was given the chance to write articles to accompany my photographs.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#72695e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p color="#72695e" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Hoefler Text'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In April of 1993, Industrial Photography published my article on “Lighting at Lockheed.” </span></span></span></p><p></p>April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-44555322002506268912009-05-31T14:46:00.000-07:002009-05-31T15:40:06.846-07:00Video as an Educational Tool<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We all know how video contributes to the entertainment industry.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Movies can make people laugh, cry, scream and yes, even learn.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It used to be that “learning” movies were only found on </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Public Broadcasting Stations</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> (PBS).</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Nowadays the quality of those educational videos has changed with the times.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Multiple channels now exist for the mere purpose of learning.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Home and garden, food networks, and history channels are just a few of the varieties of learning channels that are geared toward the recliner learner.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">With their feet up, snacks nearby and a remote to surf the many channels, populations are gaining knowledge in their pajamas as filmmakers produce informative, engaging videos. <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">If the television wasn’t a sufficient medium for viewing the world’s content, the internet filled any existing need.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">You Tube</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> brought a whole new way of sharing video content to the global community.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">With a simple upload anyone with video capturing capabilities can now be a producer of video content.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As with all internet resources, content found on the world wide web needs to be viewed with discretion and reviewed for validity.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">In the university setting, videos are an integral tool for many educators.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Often a teaching concept is captured best through a visual medium such as video.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Some classes are dedicated to the production of educational video content.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">In </span><a href="http://www.ceis.csupomona.edu/emm/course_descriptions.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">GED 575 - DVD Production</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, a Masters in Education elective course, students are paired up and given the assignment to create a final project video during the ten-week quarter.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My class partner and I had an opportunity to work with the city of San Dimas to create an educational video dedicated to the topic of “properly planting trees.”</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The beginning process to our video production was scripting, storyboarding, and scouting .</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Next we used high-end professional video cameras, to capture multiple scenes on mini-DV tapes.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Capturing and editing in</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Apple’s Final Cut Pro, the many hours of video were cut down to nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds since a You Tube video posting must be under ten minutes.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ZwmUk-HOXc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ZwmUk-HOXc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwmUk-HOXc"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“Trees Please”</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> effectively conveyed the message of tree importance, city commitment, community involvement<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, and proper planting of trees.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqcSIRcK5s3pfgegwTjjt4uQV6Caq4lFoBbQ3PEPm5Q3Aa-nJgFt1Olp1PlYJ49NesyG4QzNC62TAFHr3mUZB87TBdHkmGmGbn8Cm3UqhIiFLFaqxBbGyVG6bl3Rn0PgCkzciBV5zxLSl/s320/certificate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342120778653291058" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">With a successful video project and an “A” grade, my video partner and I were honored on March 10, 2009 during a City of San Dimas City Council meeting with a Certificate of Appreciate <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">for the creation of “Trees Please” an educational video for the San Dimas Parks and Recreation Department.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Local school children featured in the video production filled the audience with their proud parents who thanked us following the presentation for including their children in the city’s new educational content. </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The video can also be found at </span><a href="http://www.sandimas.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">sandimas.net.</span></a></span><a href="http://www.sandimas.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-48269805268564272142009-05-30T05:48:00.001-07:002009-05-30T06:03:00.688-07:00Virtual Field Trips (VFTs)<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Virtual field trip? If you’ve never heard the term, you might be wondering just what exactly a virtual field trip (or VFT for short) is all about?</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Imagine having an abundance of topic related resources contained and accessible in one space.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">These resources could be teleconferencing with subject matter experts, videos, images, scholarly web links, text documents, graphics, animations or a variety of learning objects.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The commonality of these resources is their relationship to a specific topic; for instance, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park,the Aurora Borealis, the solar system, rainbows, etc… Get the idea? The sky is the limit for VFT topics.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gN798w_hhizbZ-OfbY6kRlzC599hfZRrQtbKiaRHqV5ROsZwNXELSX3DXc4texKj_PdnIMbk1jNwTk-IlagvlFgmZQ3mLe3_g031X3dNg0DRt9KZ4Tc5EZ5rXCf8g1kosYMJ_gqO4oVH/s400/images.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341600918821130482" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Elementary and middle schools are finding VFT’s to be especially effective classroom tools.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A recent </span><a href="http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/05/26/news/local/doc4a1bf2e58f74d542703975.txt"><span style="color:windowtext;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> on virtual technology reports that middle school students at Hadley-Luzerne Central School, “learned about segregation by connecting with members of the Little Rock Nine, a group of blacks who in 1957 were prevented from entering the racially segregated Little Rock Central High School. The group was in Little Rock, Ark., <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">when they met over the Internet with the Hadley-Luzerne students.”</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This is an excellent example of how students can interact with the world without ever leaving the classroom.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Students are given opportunities to interact and exchange dialogue, questions, concerns and commentaries with researchers, personalities, and subject matter experts (SMEs) worldwide.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Aside from the advantages that are opened up through virtual travel, today’s economy is yet another incentive for creating virtual field trips for the classroom.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Expenses of traditional field trips including bus rentals, drivers and rising fuel costs has already eliminated the field trip experience for many school districts.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><a href="http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=10441569&nav=9qrx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Students</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> at a Palm Desert elementary school are exploring the tide pools and marine environment of </span><a href="http://www.crystalcovestatepark.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Crystal Cove State Park</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> in Laguna Beach without any freeway travel. "It's just really expensive to go on field trips," says Desert Sands Unified's technology project teacher Cyndi Furr. With growing budget cuts affecting field trips, “the Park’s Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORT Program) allows students to explore a variety of state parks for free.” There are no entrance fees to parks and museums and no fuel costs.</span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMMJD4zyox89Y-Hp6rbeVVJvqjMQK6ffsIA6MtZ4ibh56008ESDVVu5PpkS_NoTqvoxD0oCg9cZmHZuRtGxa_AoyC8NnTPT28KUZTJb0rJN6AQvy4CnuA4xA5n74rnju7aOLdr3DT__R-/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341600417376623682" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The budget in Fayette County, Pennsylvania hasn’t stood in the way of their students traveling the world through video conferencing. “As recession-strapped school districts trim their budget, virtual field trips are becoming more and more popular,” reports Amy Crawford of the Pittsburg Tribune-Review in </span><a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_624454.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">an article</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> on virtual trips for students.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Higher education is finding effective usage through VFT’s in multiple disciplines.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">At the </span><a href="http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/200229.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">University of Arkansas</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> virtual field trips are improving undergraduate education.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“Despite their educational value, economics and logistics have greatly reduced or eliminated the ability of instructors of greenhouse management and controlled environment agriculture to use field trips or on-site visits as educational tools…VFT's will provide a cost-effective alternative to field trips and improving learning with results of this project being enhanced learning for students in greenhouse management and controlled environment agriculture” (Evans, M. R. Cavins, T. J. Kuehny, J. S. Harkess, R. L. Greer, R. L.).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-77513294220601580862009-05-28T21:09:00.000-07:002009-05-29T17:17:03.887-07:00Virtual Reality (VR)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Often when you hear the term "virtual reality" visions of helmet clad, gloved individuals interacting with multi-dimensional objects comes to mind. While that is one version of immersive virtual reality, I would like to focus today's discussion on the desktop version of virtual reality (VR). </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To create a VR, a series of photographs are stitched together. The photos can be taken either on film or in digital format, but if film is used the negatives need to be scanned and then saved in a digital format. Digital is much easier - trust me! I have created them both ways. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 35px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGeDkNkHSsx48-8KqYnoAFcCD2i4p9Ff7qSGscvCNCLx_qLuRHyX3gaOQOmk32ACgVB-nQya7aEAz96LaGTuVvrnFG2jeMih7EnWA9sNjIZTCJR8Z3OPI9KAmt2z7SOGpe1nyTebXoWZC/s200/pano_lake_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341399732871439858" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 33px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrjB2JqmP7eFD8_xcQUu-ENn5HG3TMORl9ytb6JrYLJSHO2xUAUMp6T4G67aLzzm3_Gi9TfnR6ugJs50wxXyxYBfvOZX3ZhGcsRbKUGhLAfaCFHErPG_vz2Ej8MVg0FXJPnkrnOkmQgIu/s200/vr5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341398909988665842" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I first started creating VR's a dozen years ago when I came to Cal Poly Pomona as the University Photographer. The technology was extremely new. In fact, </span></span><a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/qtvr/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Apple</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> had began developing QTVR's only three years earlier. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The first QuickTime VR (QTVR) was created in 1994. Apple is the forefather of panoramic technology. Apple's QuickTime Authoring Studio was an early software used to stitch together images creating a panoramic photograph that would then be exported to a .mov format. This interactive movie allowed users to move about within a 360• environment by using a mouse or directional keys. Embedded "hotspots" allowed users to explore an environment, watching for the mouse to change shape indicating that something special might occur if they clicked the mouse to engage the content. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">VR technology has evolved in many ways through the years and the VR has found it's way into many facets of our lives. Hotels and cruise ships utilize VR's to show their future patrons what their rooms might look like. Realtor's began using VR's to better show the homes of their clients to potential buyers. With a "next best thing to being there" feel, the VR has served as a substitute, a surrogate of sorts, for those who wish to see something, experience something or travel without traveling. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In education, VR technology presents a potential for experiencing the world without ever having students leave their computer desk. The impact for such technology is tremendous. Given the economic crisis that the nation is currently experiencing, VR's incorporated into </span></span><a href="http://ged578.pbworks.com/Virtual_Field_Trips"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">virtual field trips (VFTs)</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> significantly reduce costs of traditional field trips but offer engaging opportunities for students to be in charge of their own exploration and learning. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">VR's in a Higher Education Environment</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At </span></span><a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cal Poly Pomona </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">VR's have been implemented in a variety of projects:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In 2002, a team of Instructional Designers at Cal Poly Pomona were selected to work with faculty from the College of Science and students and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">from </span></span><a href="http://www.lacoe.edu/orgs/1021/index.cfm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">iPoly High School.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> The resulting learning unit, Science as a Catalyst for Lifelong Learning, was featured on the new </span></span><a href="http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=358"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Apple Learning Interchange</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. A key multimedia element on this project was the innovative use of 360• VR's. The VRs were linked to videos that were taken of students and faculty in the class discussing key elements. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWhJyUvXKNTuRgq_4d_KeYgIykHlmLII2pbR0R2gxTJtG3Pi2tAxd2X6o_0ibZgmiaK4ek1tjzuUsTRgKHQ00QzlgoKAoTqN1JXguWiGHk6g80nQdzhYL18L8XmvnvDTg4KZB1HhMCkdr/s200/sci.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341401259635025346" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In 2003, the Instructional Design Studio at Cal Poly Pomona created a recruitment CD for the University called Choosing the Right University which incorporated a series of VR's into the content. The VR's were designed to give potential freshman students an idea of what the campus looked like from an interactive perspective.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh_uv8rhJ0er3U4wAvE7HFayOb9UDSE_2pLDoeYPIeChFXmcpjUAC2nM4dQ6gcdXc_djI7HTWs5lKsAbYTBPuuNgqvz2bDfjUcEevUh4hNcZA2vToD6Sq1KFOJO2FBtrijB2VVLXCdJ1h/s200/recruitment.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341402976324367842" /></span></div></div>April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-80511402489065689582009-05-20T23:45:00.000-07:002009-05-28T21:09:05.870-07:00Finding Your Story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcknSEG4QCqWr6_ajE1ujRiQQHQULsSM3TBuT2-XOnmDxWzROwU5pY_ZWhe1b-CWLjFmeO1fogbCKg8JfGfj_BU8TRzmYnco3-zNwWsKnEJMpiGHh_ls6yK-aqo-n9h_7yUmWGHEsIV7if/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFGLCw1MhTHNH53xry6PJ9Rjq6pKl9GVQYUiKbTVRurjKFlD5XdXiveS-1hgOGHusUm_qInBiaiI2tSaIn6WC6jXqh4_xhXlCsTYijKdTpqdlTRyGKxu4QM_iHyiH3GWma_DsS8EbW-62/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Digital storytelling<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;font-size:13.0pt;"><i>“Digital Storytelling is </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;font-size:13.0pt;"><i>the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;font-size:13.0pt;"><i> images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights.”</i></span><span style="font-family:Times;font-size:13.0pt;"> - Leslie Rule, <a href="http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/">Digital Storytelling Association</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;font-size:13.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Photography and video are two forms of the visual arts providing potential to be expressive, artful and valid forms of communication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As a standalone, an image should tell its story without words or explanation and a well-crafted video should do the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> To create or view a digital story, is to see the power of photography, video and words come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To evoke emotion, passion, compassion, and thought is to effectively create a digital story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">According to Chinese proverb, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Begin to combine imagery and words and you begin the journey of digital storytelling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Merging of music, narration, and visuals is the essence of digital storytelling.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br />How does one find “their story”?<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Joe Lambert, founder of the <span style="color:windowtext;"><a href="http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html">Center for Digital Storytelling</a></span>, has seven elements to creating a story’s structure and design.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Point (of View)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Dramatic Question<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Emotional Content<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>The Gift of Your Voice<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>The Power of the Soundtrack<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Economy<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Pacing</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFGLCw1MhTHNH53xry6PJ9Rjq6pKl9GVQYUiKbTVRurjKFlD5XdXiveS-1hgOGHusUm_qInBiaiI2tSaIn6WC6jXqh4_xhXlCsTYijKdTpqdlTRyGKxu4QM_iHyiH3GWma_DsS8EbW-62/s320/Picture+9.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338167852905379362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click the ELI 2008 image for tips and resources by created by Gail Matthews-DeNatale, </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ph.D.Associate Director of Academic Technology <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Simmons CollegeBoston, MA</span></span></span></span><span style="font: 14.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Copyright 2008 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Educause, a non-profit organization of educators “whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology,” publishes the “7things you should know about….” series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Their document on <span style="color:windowtext;"><a href="http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7021.pdf">digital storytelling</a></span> has the seven basics broken down into:<o:p></o:p></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcknSEG4QCqWr6_ajE1ujRiQQHQULsSM3TBuT2-XOnmDxWzROwU5pY_ZWhe1b-CWLjFmeO1fogbCKg8JfGfj_BU8TRzmYnco3-zNwWsKnEJMpiGHh_ls6yK-aqo-n9h_7yUmWGHEsIV7if/s200/Picture+10.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338169865088563042" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 200px; " /><ul><li>What is it?<br /></li><li>Who’s doing it?<br /></li><li>How does it work?<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span><br /></li><li>Why is it significant?<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span><br /></li><li>What are the downsides? <span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span><br /></li><li>Where is it going?<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span><br /></li><li>What are the implications for teaching and learning?<br /></li></ul></div><div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">In my last blog I said stay tuned to learn more about digital storytelling and my photography for an <a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~klbrzoska/eln/index.html"><span style="color:windowtext;">educational CD project in West Africa</span></a> and a <span style="color:windowtext;"><a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~klbrzoska/sopweb/index.html">virtual reality project in the Middle Eas</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Digital storytelling, an interactive tool for promoting creativity, coexistence, and critical thinking, can be integrated into educational activities in a variety of settings.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I have contributed to the creation of curricular materials that helped develop educational content for women scientists in West Africa, teenagers in the Middle East, and k-20 students in the United States.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">For more than ten years, I have been using my talent as a videographer, photographer, qtvr artist, and instructional designe to create projects that integrate the elements of digital storytelling within instructional content.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><br /><br />International projects have taken my teams to the villages of West Africa where we worked with women scientists and to the Middle East region where we worked with teenagers on conflict resolution topics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">As an instructional designer, I have helped to create learning experiences that incorporate storytelling, Township Theatre, poetry, song, QTVR technology, photography and art. Designing and developing projects that are interactive learning experiences, both engaging and educational, is an incredibly fulfilling career.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--></div>April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920011106459890666.post-40802876767505303262009-05-13T16:20:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:46:38.825-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~admckettrick/gallery/main_gallery.htm">Photography</a> is my passion.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">For more than two decades I have had the privilege to pursue careers related to the field of photography.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This has allowed me to incorporate my education, my interests and my passion into my daily work.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I wasn’t always “focused” on photography.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Just out of high school, I thought I wanted to be a journalist but after enrolling in my first photography course at Citrus College, I was sold. I suppose I haven’t meandered to far off of that original path since I am still in a communication field, it just so happens to be visual communication instead of written communication. </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I was blessed to have my first “real” career as a photographer for a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/snapshots/263.html">Fortune 500</a> defense contractor. In the Public Affairs Office of Lockheed Corporation in Burbank, I photographed the SR-71, U2, F-22 and the F-117 Stealth Fighter.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Eventually I went to the corporate office in Calabasas where I managed the corporation’s photo archives in addition to my role as Assistant Photographer in the Creative Communications group. During those years in the corporate headquarters, the subjects of our photographs expanded from “just planes” to a variety of scenes, scenarios and set-u<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';">ps. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Lockheed is made up of so many diverse divisions; I was on photography assignments involving the space station model at our missiles and space division, maintenance of commercial aircraft in Arizona, and even a set-up for the child support collection division.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsfq9JAquIBhbk12929PQ7qAxfVDanJ69jTIJeFKWMECnoey5Be1oO6gWLdWgyfbmo44yZHVtgkpuBackwWM2nXef_PieJMT16CNbMCHdA0FIVKqinaXQkq799sK1crWLNJC4CjhuiSgF/s320/cover_industrial_photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335453581776193970" /> <img style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnn4BzNJXX36COAP9gPy6drP8dKVsEFJnWcj7G8WIt-MwE1A47o1zN3RubvNQiFplSdkjzhcSbkdvUGR2b_Pd4qcWbNaxCCew5vq49ZKSRVjGb86hmG4rG-uYbhKEMGMr_HxQ9fJ6_dHeb/s320/pg2_industrial_photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335452941361357410" /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Soon I found a way t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">o combine my two passions, photography and writing.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Follo<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">wing a memorable photo shoot involving an all night session where we “painted” a C-130 gunship with light, I documented the process and wrote an article <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">with accompanying photographs for </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Industrial Photography</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">Other images that I photographed during my days with Lockheed have been published in magazines like Aviation Week and Lockheed Horizons, and books such as Destination Baghdad: The Story of the F-117A Stealth Fighter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">In 1996 I left the world of corporate for a career in higher education. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In October of that year I was hired as the University Photographer at <a href="http://www.csupomona.edu">Cal Poly Pomona</a> where I went on to create thousands of images during the next four years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Two of my favorite projects were international projects involving digital storytelling, photography and virtual reality – all of my favorites!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS""><o:p>Stay tuned for my next blog to learn more about digital storytelling and my photography for an <a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~klbrzoska/eln/index.html">educational CD project in West Africa</a> and a <a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~klbrzoska/sopweb/index.html">virtual reality project in the Middle East</a>.</o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->April McKettrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883966799130093386noreply@blogger.com0