123. Enjoy the Summer of Okinawa!! Rainy season is over.

Japan meteorological agency made an annoucement of the end of rainy season in Okinawa area yesterday.
Yes, the real summer has come to Okinawa.
Learn hard, and enjoy the summer of Okinawa, everyone!

122. Training goes on...

Well, there have been NO article on our training since article 110.
Let me summarize it.

1. Introduction to Multimedia (Uramoto)
2. Evaluation of Learning Material-case study (Tokumura)
3. Instructional Design (Tokumura)
4. Multimedia Material Development (All)
5. Evaluation Method of Learning Material (Prof. Suzuki)
The photo above is the shot with Prof. Suzuki, as you may know.

6. Internet and HTML Basics (Nakama)
7. Authoring Basics (1) (Nishimura)
8. Digital Photography (Nishimura)

The photos here were from the session on "Digital Photography".

The participants enjoyed phototaking with NIKON D70, the first SLR digital camera for most of them.



9. Printed Media Production (Uramoto)
10. Digital Video Basics (Kiyuna)
The last photos was from the presentation of the Printed Media Production.
I will make a detailed report on the subject in the next article.

Yes, the participants are tuckling with their 10th topic.

121. Good bye. See you again in Tokyo. Adieu. Vous revoir à Tokyo.

The area focused training for French-speaking African nations finished on June 15.

During their training, they sometimes shot in our lab.

The whole MTEC participants in two group made good friends.

120. Country presentation part 2

Well, the country presentations by our participants have become one of our favorite activities in the morning.

Mostafa (Egypt)
A lot of tourism information of Egypt were given.

Alex (Kenya)
Taking an advantage to have two persons from a country, they had two sessions. One for counrty information, and the other for personal and job information.

George (Kenya)
Both Alex and George showed their family photos.

Rosli (Malaysia)
He introduced the diversity of Malaysia.

119. This person is back!

After about a year's silence, Mr. Video of MTEC is back.

Actually, Chinen san has been with us temporalily for the group from Africa.

But anyway, we are all happy to meet him and work together.

118. County presentation started.

Upon request from the participants, MTEC started country presentation.
It is programmed to be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Starting from Anita (Argentina), we so far had three presentations.

Anita from Argentina.
She demonstrated how to make Mate (tea).

Leni from Brazil.
She showed Sakura (cherry tree and blossoms) has been rooted to Brazil as their culture as well as in Japan.

Fede from Costa Rica.
Taking MTEC's instructional style, the audience had to go through Pre test and Post test about Costa Rica.

117. Now I have my own blog!

07tpm (Theory adn Practice on Public Enlightenment Using Multimedia FY2007) members have made a blog in Blogger. It was done in one of the subject "Internet and HTML basics" on June 1 (Fri.).

-Ms. Anita (Argentina)
-Ms. Leni (Brazil)
-Mr. Fede (Costa Rica)
-Mr. Mostafa (Egypt)
-Mr. George (Kenya)
-Mr. Alex (Kenya)
-Mr. Rosli (Malaysia)
-Mr. Greyne (Nigeria)
-Ms. Helen (Papua New Guinea)
-Mr. Erapae (Papua New Guinea)
-Mr. Paul (Samoa)
-Mr. Abdul (Saudi Arabia)

116. Test article

This is a test in my lecture.
Hello, world!

We will make one for each in this afternoon.

The participants of the current MTEC course will try to put comment.
This is just for their exercise.
"Trial and error" will make their skills perfect!

115. Samoa day

June 1 is the Independence Day of Independent State of Samoa.
Because the nation's head, Malietoa Tanumafili II, passed away on May 11, 2007, the nation did not celebrate the day in festive mood, according to the current MTEC participant from Samoa.

This is Paul Amerika from Samoa.

But anyway, let us remind of the day as Samoan Day!

114. MTEC Party

The first MTEC party was held on May 25, 2007.
It was a joint party of 07tpm (MTEC's regular course) and an area-focused training courses.

Oh, you missed it?
OK, don't miss it next time. Show up at Front B on time. :D

I will post photos later.

113. Aerobics class

One of the ways to stay healthy is enjoying sports.
The participants here are encouraged to enjoy Aerobics on every Wednesday.



These are some shots from the class.
It is really refreshing to be there after the technical training, I believe.

After dancing, the muscle tuning follows.
Why don't you join the class next week?

The photographer here was Fumiyo san, our assistant in MTEC.

112. Bienvenue à MTEC. Welcome to MTEC.

From today until June 8, MTEC assists the participants of "TV Program Production Team Training for French-Speaking African Countries". The course is provided for the TV program production staffs from Benin and Senegal. Uramoto san is in charge of the group.

The participants from Benin.

The participants from Senegal.

Ms. Takahashi, the training coordinator. Someone who fluently speaks foreign language that I do not speak really looks cool, doesn't she? She is rally cool.

111. Rainy season set in

Japan Meteorological Agency announced that Okinawa area has set in rainy season yesterday (May 16, 2007).
On the weather chart of this morning, we can see the white object is extented across Japan.
This is the rain cloud causing the rainy season. Usually it lasts 1.5 months followed by typhoon (cycrone) season.

For the detailed information, visit the website of Japan Meteorological Agency.

110. Then the training started...

What is media literacy?
What is media?







Alright, they are the starting points of "Introduction to Multimedia" by our "007", or Uramoto san.

The starting subject of the training is this.

109. One year anniversary!

Today, May 15, is the anniversary of this MTEC blog.

I do not think anyone else than myself has noticed it in MTEC,
I celebrate myself.

I started this with a hope to post about 100 in a year, so my goal has been achieved.
I am happy that MTEC has been working for people, and I can post our activities.

May the real peace fill the world.

MTEC-HQ

108. Course orientation

The training of "Theory and Practice on Public Enlightenment Using Multimedia 2007" started today. As all MTEC courses had it, we had Course Orientation today. MTEC staffs, the participants made introduction.

Believe it or not (?), Maekawa san made his introductory speech for 5 minutes only. Was there anything wrong with you, sir?


Tokumura san explained the development cycle of the maeterial development, which we started to call "Tokumura cycle".

Lastly, the specially made video letter from the previous course participants was shown. Here, Helen from the Philippines welcomes the new participants (or unseen siblings) and gives her
serious advices to fulfill the training. Hmmmm, very significant! :D

Well, just feel at home (MTEC is your home away from home), and have a good time together!

107. Welcome to the new MTEC family members!

Time never stops for anyone. While MTEC staffs are missing and talking about the previous participants, the new group "07tpm" course arrived. They had a briefing session. Of course, they made a tour in OIC building. The photo above was taken when they first visited MTEC staff room. From right, Nishimura san, Tokumura san, Greyne san(Nigeria), Rosli san(Malaysia), Fumiyo san, Anita san(Argentina), Erapae san(Papua New Guinea), Fede san(Costa Rica), Abudulelah(Saudi Arabia), George san(Kenya), Alex san(Kenya), Helen san(Papua New Guinea), Uramoto san, Mostafa san(Egypt) and Naomi san.


Two participants arrived one day after. They are Paulo san(Samoa) and Leni san(Brazil).

Wish them the good time with us!

106. Information from your brother in China

Here is a new information from one of our MTEC family members in China.

He is Guo Jun (right) in 06tpm course.


He has several blogs or links.
-Guo Jun's recent blog from China
-Guo Jun's days in Okinawa

The first one is posted in Chinese, but is worth visiting!

105. Closing Ceremony

The closing ceremony for the training course "atm 2006" was held on April 27.

Musambai (Kenya) made a speech, assuring us that all the participants will bring back the training results with confidence in order to contribute to his/her nations.

Right after the ceremony, the paritcipants left OIC for their mother countries. I am sure everyon has already arrived home by now.
Dear participants, you are finally back to your ordinary life, aren't you? After the days like party, you are back to your family and organization. Now you are on your feet. No more Uratmoto san, no more Kiyuna san, no more Abel, no more Zhu :D

Tokumura san may say: Follow your Action Plan.
Lazynana says: Consider what you have to do, and go just for it. Heaven knows those who help themselves.

104. Farell parties

As a recent tradition (maybe... because it seems to have started just last year), there are two farewell parties when a training course finishes.
One planned/offerred by the participants in other courses, and the other by the finishing participants.

The first one was on April 20 (Fri.) at OIC recreation room.
No staffs attended...except for two, Fumiyo and nana, to make a performance.

The second one was on April 25 (Wed.) at a restaurant nearby. Just after the final presentation, everyone (even instructors!) seemed relaxed.

103. Final presentation, finally!

The final presentation of the e-learning material was offerred on April 25.
Avei (Samoa) played the role of the MC, the presentation was conducted smoothly.

Each participant proudly and confidently presented their material.
Congratulations!

102. Posters on "Human Secutiry"

The participants of the 06atm course were requested to create a promotion poster on "Human Security". Because it has been an important issue in JICA, they requested out participants to produce a promotional poster on that topic.

Abbas (Bahrain)

Zhu (china)

Abel (Cuba)

Damaris (Honduras)

Musambai (Kenya)

Bassam (Palestine)

Agusto (Paraguay)

Helen (Philippines)

Avei (Samoa)

Oak (Thailand)


Reference:
Clieck here to see "Human security" in Wikipedia

101. Blog infromation from your sister in Peru

This topic is related to #90 and#96.

Today I remember I have other blog info. from one of our former participants from Peru, yes one of your sisters in Peru.

I put the link to her blog here so that everyone can visit her whenever you have time.

Sol @2005atm

Dear ex-paricipants of MTEC,
Please let us know your blog URL, if you have one.

Now I am thinking to have another blog just containing link information...
What do you think about it?

100. Three more weeks to go...

It is April 6 today.
Only (?) three more weeks to go until the closing ceremony.

Deep in Flash, the participants (and the instructors too?) look very serious and a bit exhausted these days.

If you are a senior pariticipant of MTEC, especially you developed your learning material with Flash, I would like you to post your comment for the current participants.