Work Plan, 2004

Jica Research and Development Project

This project is slated for completion in June of 2004. We will produce an educational multimeida CDrom demonstrating key reccomendations, and will distribute a booklet with this CD to USP centres, educational insitutions, multimedia development organisations, and NGOs. I will run a seminar at the close of project to publicize the results, and will organize smaller workshops with DFl centres via USPNet. I plan to publish several academic papers in journals and conferences as a result of this project as well.

In a nutshell, outputs will be:

Fiji Museum / Geography Department

This educational mutlimedia project on Pacific History focuses on Lapita sites in Fiji, and the evolution of the Sigatoka Sand dunes, and will be used in Geology department classes and at the Fiji Museum. I have started developing a timeline similar to the PacificTimeline but focusing on Fiji, and am using 3d landscape software to create an animation showing the history of the Sigatoka Sand dunes. It will be the first project of its kind in the country, helping people to "see" how we know about the past in the region.

Photography

I will photograph key USP archaelogical digs and field trips, as well as other photographs as requested.

Training and Workshops

I will run training sessions as requested, and once my work slows down (hopefully by August), will take the initiative myself to run some Flash, Web Design, and/or Web Maintenance Courses.

Media Centre Website

I will continue to update and maintain the Media Centre Website, and will work with the Graphics Unit to include more imagery in the site once my work slows down by August.

Publications

I intend to publish at least two papers in academic journals or conference proceedings based on the research and development I have done during the last year at the Media Centre. This information is important to educational multimedia developers in the region, and can help build USP's reputation as a centre of technological excellence in education and distance learning.

Marketing and Client Cultivation

Once my work slows down in August, I will meet with NGOs, the Government, and private companies to show them what the USP Multimedia Unit can do for them. I also plan to meet with the DFl unit to see if I can liase with the developers of print-materials for new DFl courses to create interactive counterparts.

Educational Multimedia Development

As much of the work here is on an ad-hoc, request basis, inevitably new projects will arise. However, as multimedia is still relatively new in the region, work does not tend to fall in my lap, so I usually need to actively search it out. Once my schedule eases up in August, I plan on drumming up new work through the plans listed in Marketing and Client Cultivation and would also like to work with the Oceania Centre.

Open Source Content Management Systems

I will explore Open Source Content Management Systems, experimenting how these free applications can be customised for use by USP staff and students

Qualitative Analysis

I will complete further analysis on my research findings using Qualitative Analysis software such as httpTAMS

Creative Workshops

I would like to develop a Oceanic Creative New Media Jam, working with Oceania Centre Artists to see how we can integrate their traditional work with multimedia. I would also like to improve Media Centre's outreach with a conference for multimedia developers in the South Pacific. I have spoken with httpBD4D, an international network of new media developers, and they are interested in having a Fiji-based session.

Last edited on April 25, 2004 8:57 pm.