Surf-IT Presentation Project 9: Multimedia Production Research Mentor: Professor Brad Hughes Supervisor: Mr. Peter Laubach Student participant: Huy Nghiem July
Education Preview Continuous effort of innovation Continuous effort of innovation Break away from the traditional method Break away from the traditional method Elementary level, focus on building concepts Elementary level, focus on building concepts Allow more student-teacher interaction Allow more student-teacher interaction Accommodate different styles of learning Accommodate different styles of learning
San Diego Unified School District Collaboration with Center for Learning in the Arts, Science and Sustainability Collaboration with Center for Learning in the Arts, Science and Sustainability Test site Test site Eventually national dissemination Eventually national dissemination Art-Science integrated curriculum Art-Science integrated curriculum Example: Dancing to learn matters’ phases Example: Dancing to learn matters’ phases Solid Solid Liquid Liquid Gas Gas
My Responsibilities and Involvement Developing databases of multimedia software: Developing databases of multimedia software: Function Function Pros/Cons vs. Similar software Pros/Cons vs. Similar software Integration to education Integration to education Focus on Art-Science and Focus on Art-Science and English Leaner English Leaner
Final Cut Pro X Non-Linear Video Editing Software Non-Linear Video Editing Software Allow users to cut, paste, manipulate clips Allow users to cut, paste, manipulate clips A library of effects on audio, video and textual A library of effects on audio, video and textual User-friendly interface User-friendly interface Lack efficiency for professional editing Lack efficiency for professional editing
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 A group of independent software for multiple purposes A group of independent software for multiple purposes Illustrator-digital painting Illustrator-digital painting Photoshop-photo editing Photoshop-photo editing After Effects- video editing, special effects After Effects- video editing, special effects Fireworks-web design Fireworks-web design Flash-web applications design Flash-web applications design
CS. 5.5 Overview Offer more for professional design and editing Offer more for professional design and editing Support for all chain of digital creative works Support for all chain of digital creative works Very integrative workflow Very integrative workflow Complicated, less appealing interface Require time and more resource to gain mastery Require time and more resource to gain mastery
Preliminary Investigations Identification: Website Reviews: Identification: Website Reviews: Compilation: Compilation: Google Google Amazon Amazon eBay-Half eBay-Half Wiki-fication: Wiki-fication: Mediawiki Mediawiki
Local Wiki Compilation Transfer information from Microsoft Word to Wiki Transfer information from Microsoft Word to Wiki Advantages: Advantages: Active links easily navigate Active links easily navigate Universal format familiar Universal format familiar Viewable and editable by “all” Viewable and editable by “all” Disadvantages: Disadvantages: Editing and formatting take time Editing and formatting take time Protection needed Protection needed
…The Future… Wiki will: Wiki will: Become a part of graduate programs Become a part of graduate programs Further contribution: editing, evaluating… Further contribution: editing, evaluating… Recommendations to experimental learning aids Recommendations to experimental learning aids Hopefully become available to the public. Hopefully become available to the public.
Acknowledgement Professor Brad Hughes Professor Brad Hughes Mr. Peter Laubach Mr. Peter Laubach Cal-IT 2 and SURF-IT organizers Cal-IT 2 and SURF-IT organizers Professor Stuart Ross, Dr. Shokair, Dr. GP Li Professor Stuart Ross, Dr. Shokair, Dr. GP Li Ms. Shellie Nazarenus, Ms. Anna Lynn Ms. Shellie Nazarenus, Ms. Anna Lynn My SURF-IT fellows My SURF-IT fellows