This one day workshop focuses on the effective use of digital media online including the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). During the workshop attendees will discover how to improve their presentation resources, know when and how digital media can be used to enhance learning materials and be able to successfully embed their new knowledge in their VLE and online services.
Primarily aimed at those new to using a VLE and/or digital media. If you want to discover how digital media is being used and learn ways to improve the design of online materials then this workshop is for you.
Tags: e-learning | flickr | teaching | training | vle
Is your collection of images disorganised and giving you a headache? Are you drowning in digital images and unable to find the images you need, when you need them? Do you find images you want to use but have no idea who owns the copyright? If so, this course will help you get your collection back on track.
Being able to manage a digital image workflow is a vital skill for both individuals and institutions in today's market place. On this course you will consider a workflow from the ground up. You will work with a series of images looking at the essential elements of managing them through their lifecycle. File formats including raw will be both discussed and used, and you will get hands-on experience of using applications including Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to both edit and manage your images. You will look at methods for sorting through and prioritising images, managing versions and learn how to use appropriate metadata to maximise the value of your collection. Ultimately you will be able to find the right images for a given scenario, and then produce image content appropriate for onscreen and print use.
Anyone wanting to know more about effectively managing a digital image workflow.
Tags: file formats | photography | training | workflow
If you've ever needed to find images, video or audio you can use in your work materials then this course is for you. It will guide you to all the best places to locate free-to-use, copyright-cleared digital media resources for use in teaching and learning. You'll never use Google to find digital media again!
This workshop will suit anybody needing to locate digital media online for use in teaching and learning.
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Now that many important materials are in a digital form, building an accessible online media collection which successfully delivers images, sounds, video and other media is a goal of many institutions.
Until recently, expensive Digital Asset Management systems where the most viable option, but now open source server applications such as Dspace, Omeka and Drupal hold the promise of truly interoperable and standards-based collection management.
This one day course will offer a model of digital collection management, based upon open source solutions. Attendees will gain hands-on experience of planning, building, managing and delivering a digital media collection.
This workshop is aimed at attendees planning to build, manage or deliver a digital collection, especially those within the educational or cultural heritage sectors. You do not need any prior experience of collection management but a small amount of reading will be required prior to the workshop.
Tags: digital collections | metadata | sustainability | workflow
This course covers the essential skills you need in order to maximise the quality and visual appeal of digital images from both scanners and digital cameras. You will learn the tips and tricks necessary to transform your images quickly and easily.
Anyone wanting to ensure they are getting the most out of their digital images. This workshop uses Adobe Photoshop and some previous experience in capturing digital images and using image editors is recommended but not essential.
Tags: colour management | image editing | photoshop | software | training | workflow
The use of video in education has ceased to be an occasional occurrence, but the quality of videos has not kept pace with their popularity. This course is intended to instil basic competence in the many areas of knowledge that are needed to produce good video work. A hands-on approach is taken, such that during the two days of learning about video techniques the participants will actually produce two short videos. All equipment and facilities will be supplied.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-day course. Course fees are as follows:
Anyone wishing to create videos or to supervise the creation of videos. This workshop assumes no prior experience, although knowledge of camcorders, audio recording and video editing is useful.
By the end of the course attendees should be able to:
Tags: video
Analogue media deteriorates at an alarming rate and few digitisation projects can hope to retrieve great signals from aged collections. In order to archive maximum usefulness some basic digital remastering is often required. Fortunately, today's digital tools mean we can easily remove unwanted 'defects' whether hisses and scratches from shellac discs or the distorted colours of old videotapes
N.B. This course covers digital restoration of audio-visual resources only. It does not cover restoration of still images
This course is aimed at digitisation departments and specially funded digitisation projects. It is expected that attendees will have collection management or technical backgrounds although the content has many other potential applications.
Tags: analogue collections | digitisation | restoration | sound recordings | video
This course will get you up and running with Adobe Photoshop. You will learn key concepts and skills to enable you to understand and start using this exciting application with confidence.
This workshop is aimed at those who require basic image manipulation and optimisation techniques for editing images. It is assumed that attendees have no prior understanding or experience of digital imaging or image editing applications and it is therefore a good choice for people starting out with Photoshop.
Tags: image editing | photoshop | software | training
This action packed course looks in depth at using a digital SLR's creative controls to put you in charge of your photography. You will also have plenty of hands-on practice with the camera and be shown how to effectively illuminate 2D and 3D objects using tungsten and fluorescent studio lighting.
This course is aimed at anyone who wishes to build on basic or existing digital photography skills and knowledge.
Tags: cameras | colour management | photography | training
Effective colour management is vital within the digital workflow and anyone working with digital images should understand and be employing the core principles. This training course introduces colour management theory and ‘good practice’ to ensure that you understand how to achieve consistent and accurate colour between applications, platforms, and devices.
Anyone needing to know how to achieve and maintain colour consistency between devices. This workshop uses Adobe Photoshop and some previous experience in capturing digital images and using image editors is recommended.
Tags: colour management | image editing | photography | training | workflow
This entry level course will provide you with an understanding of the techniques and skills needed to produce great quality images from a digital SLR camera with ease. Some illuminating background theory will be supported by hands-on practical exercises in photography.
Anyone new to or wanting to familiarise themselves with a digital SLR camera. No prior experience is required. The workshop uses Adobe Photoshop and cameras will be provided.
Tags: cameras | photography | training
This course will provide you with a hands-on experience of creating, managing and delivering a departmental image collection. You will acquire the foundation knowledge required to make well informed decisions about building an image library. You will also have the opportunity to discuss and share information with people from the HE/FE/Cultural sector facing similar issues in order to help you develop practical solutions.
This workshop is aimed at those considering building an image collection, especially academics, librarians or technicians. You will not need any prior experience of building image collections but some reading and research prior to the workshop will be required.
Tags: digital collections | metadata | software | training
This informative and stimulating course is run by a leading expert in copyright. It looks in-depth at how copyright and other legal issues impact upon digital media and it will enable you to develop practical approaches to clearing and managing those rights within your own collections.
Relevant for both owners and users of copyright-protected digital media. It will suit those involved with managing or clearing rights within a digital media workflow, learning and teaching applications, or administrative and marketing purposes. Also relevant for individuals who simply want to learn about copyright and digital media in general.
Tags: copyright | cla | training | workflow
This course looks at the technical background behind, and procedures for, image capture and optimisation delivered through hands-on activities. This workshop will teach you how to produce the correct end product for your intended purpose and teach you the easy 'science' of scanning to remove the guesswork from your image capture.
Those with some basic experience and knowledge of digital capture. Particularly aimed at those involved at the front line of digitisation projects and to teaching and research staff who wish to improve the quality of their captured images. This workshop uses scanners, digital SLR cameras and Adobe Photoshop as an image editor.
Tags: cameras | colour management | digitisation | image editing | photography | photoshop | scanning | training
This entry level course provides an easy to understand theoretical overview of digital images and image capture combined with practical exercises using both a scanner and digital SLR camera for those getting started with creating digital images.
Anyone needing the foundation skills to undertake basic scanning and digital imaging. This workshop uses Adobe Photoshop as an image editor.
Tags: cameras | digitisation | image editing | photography | photoshop | scanning | training
This course is designed specifically to help you consider how to effectively incorporate metadata into the fabric of your image collection, through explanation, discussion and practical activities.
Anyone new to describing and cataloguing images. Some previous knowledge of metadata will be useful but not essential.
Tags: digital collections | digital preservation | metadata | training
To meet the skills required by libraries, archives and institutions to digitise their existing analogue collections, this course aims to provide a complete introduction to the theory and practicalities of successfully digitising analogue audio resources. The workshop will provide hands-on tuition alongside presenting theoretical knowledge with group discussions of topics surrounding the digital lifecycle, in a digitisation project based context. The workshop has been designed as a precursor for our more technical, media specific training modules. The practical elements will involve digitising audiocassette tapes as example media.
This course is aimed at those wishing to embark on digitising their audio, including librarians, archivists, and support staff. The course is also aimed at project managers wishing to understand the technical aspects of digitisation. It is aimed at those with little or no previous knowledge of the subject area, however a good general understanding of IT is required.
Tags: analogue collections | audio editing | digitisation
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to record and produce recordings of spoken word audio, with specific emphasis being placed upon the recording of lectures, seminars and events. You will learn the basic concepts of recording technologies and through practical exercises you will learn how to confidently apply these to practical situations. The workshop will also introduce you to ideas for delivering new media such as podcasting, and suggest methods for managing your digital recordings.
This workshop is for those with an interest in producing audio resources along with staff embarking on recording projects, and non-technical staff who wish to gain knowledge in order to oversee recording projects. The workshop assumes no previous knowledge of recording systems or audio theory some basic IT understanding is desired as the workshop will go into some technical depth.
Tags: audio editing | podcasts | software | sound recordings | training
Screencasting - publishing and sharing recordings of on-screen computer activity, coupled with other media (voice-over, video etc) - continues to increase in popularity. Whether you want to narrate a presentation, demonstrate the use of software, or record and share your screen for any other reason, a screencast may be the answer.
This practical one-day workshop provides an opportunity to learn how to maximise the value of screencasting in presentation, demonstration and digital storytelling for teaching and learning. Screencasts are flexible tools suitable for a range of learning scenarios and digital media types. They can provide a sophisticated learning experience, incorporating slides, images, video, audio, screen annotation, subtitles, interactive quizzes and more.
The workshop is designed for up to 10 people. Previous experience of screencasting is not necessary, just an interest in developing new skills and techniques for creating teaching and learning resources.
Covering the essentials of the screencast production workflow, workshop participants will learn
Tags: screen capture | screencast | teaching | training | video
Over the past fifty years the videotape has grown from an obscure television production tool into a vibrant and vital social document. But videotape has proved to be a fragile long-term medium and its contents are at risk. This risk can only be mitigated through careful planning. This workshop will investigate the challenges associated with the preservation of videotapes. Through practical exercises, we will look at how digitising materials to archival standards can both safeguard and help develop a collection. We will also look at the challenge of creating a sustainable digital collection. Quality assurance procedures and best practice will be referred to throughout.
The workshop is targeted at the non-specialist with some understanding of IT but little audiovisual experience. Attendees may be caretakers to a small number of videos or may be involved in larger, specially funded projects. Attendees may also be wishing to gain an overview of the process prior to outsourcing video digitisation work.
Tags: analogue collections | digital preservation | digitisation | training | video
This course provides a thorough practical overview of how to digitise images and text from print-based materials. You will use a desktop scanner and related technology to effectively enable you to leverage the rights granted to you by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) scanning licence.
This course is particularly aimed at those with little or no digitisation skills in order to prepare them for implementing the CLA scanning licence. However, this workshop will be relevant for anyone requiring fundamental skills in capturing text and images using a scanner and using OCR technology.
Tags: copyright | cla | optical character recognition | scanning | training
This course is designed to meet the requirements of staff in libraries, archives and other related institutions needing to digitise existing analogue collections. The course builds on our Digitising Analogue Audio workshop, by introducing a range of legacy audio media and examining them in more detail.
The workshop will provide the opportunity to both handle these media and configure the equipment needed for their successful playback. A recommended, pragmatic workflow will be followed.
Essential theoretical and interesting historical information is included which together contribute to understanding: the development of audio recording technologies; how to handle and best reproduce each medium; how to digitise each medium to archival standard.
This course is aimed at those digitising audio collections - including librarians, archivists, and support staff - who wish to gain more media-specific audio knowledge. It will be of interest to those involved in digitising all types of acoustic and magnetic media, including tapes and grooved discs, and those with an interest in audio recording history. It will also help project designers identify the scope of their audio digitisation workflow.
Tags: analogue collections | digitisation | restoration
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