I have researched briefly into a few of the projects that are available to us, and I have decided that I would like to build an international office for oversees staff to communicate with London, plus give out information for international students and agents in India, with the possibility of using Ustream as the communication tool.
My initial research into using Ustream is that it is a "live interactive broadcast platform that enables anyone with an Internet connection and a camera to engage their audience in a meaningful, immediate way. Unlike previous webcasting technology, Ustream uses a one-to-many model, which means that the user can broadcast to an audience of unlimited size. Ustream's platform has been used to broadcast everything from high school sporting events to Hollywood movie premieres, and people are finding new and innovative uses for it every day" (http://www.ustream.tv/about). I could create a meeting place and have a Ustream screen available for use - is that possible? More research definately needed.
Other possibilites are perhaps the creation of a Machinima based DVD advertising the International Office and what it can be accessed from there online. Again more research needed at this point.
The main things to consider are what the content should be. Realistically in the time limit that I have I don't think I'll be able to build a very large and extensive virtual international office, so I need to narrow it down and concentrate on perhaps course information. The problem at the moment is that I have to wait till the 17th November to meet with the key people from who design and run the International Office at London Met to be able to discuss what they would like the content to cover.
My other concern is that how can I embedd a pedagogical structure to this build? Basically it will be an information hub, but Eitienne Wengar comes to mind, as in would this build create a virtual Community of Practice?
References
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/international/
http://www.ustream.tv/
http://www.machinima.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima
What is your current thinking on the framework you are using for your research?
ReplyDeleteHas this changed since our discussions last week?
At this stage you can create a space which can be expanded to contain more information. I think its important to create a style and method of showing the information rather than trying to show everything. This can be a pilot and feasibility study which becomes your project in the new year.
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