211. Media Literacy

Do you know what "Media Literacy" is?
Though the topic might have been referred to in some subject, it is the first time to provide it as one subject.

MTEC, as you know, has condutced trainings on "use of media (including multimedia)" for various activities such as school education, adult education, public health and environmental conservation. It can be said as a trend to use multimedia in these activities, therefore we have so many media around us.
Are these information from media all correct? Are they all trustworthy? What should we select from them?

Media literacy is the ability to select, read, understand, analyze, evaluate and utilize messages in various media.
We consider it necessary ability before we produce media material.

For 08dvp course, Tokumura san gave a lecture on this topic on May 21.

Media Literacy in Wikipedia... do you trust it??

210. Will the Typhoon 5 (Nakri) approach here??

It has not rained much in this month, though we have set in the rainy season.
But now, we may be able to expect rain... because of this. Typhoon 5, or Nakri.

Well, you may remember the climate in typhoon if you were here from May to December.
If not, you have no experience of it.
Typhoon is a tropical cyclone with strong winds and much rain in general.

209. Video Exercise

208. Dear Everyone...

Here is a small request from MTEC-HQ, the administrator of this blog.

At the end of your comment, please add your country, course name, and participation year, if you remember them :)

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207. Hi, Mr. Oshiro!!

Mr. Oshiro...how we miss him...especially after returning home...but not during our stay...no more Mr. Oshiro...


In the current subject of "Shooting and Editing of Digital Video", Mr. Oshiro, one of the most beloved man is back in the exercise.

To the ex-participants: Have you missed him?

206. Welcome to the very first participant from Botswana!

Here is Mr. Mokoto Godfrey Shime, the very first participant from Botswana, the southern Africa. He says "I am the ambassador of Botswana", so you can ask any question about Botswana... right?
We want Godfrey san to introduce his country to us, and Japan and Okinawa to your folks.

Well, I am sure you should know the location of Botswana before you ask questions.

Other new countries in MTEC, after the launch of this blog:
-Cuba and Bahrain in #84
-Eritorea in #40

205. Course Orientation of 08dvp

The Course Orientation of 08dvp was held today at MTEC Studio.

As everyone that knows MTEC can tell, the introductory sppeech by our Big Bro. Maekawa san (or Miguel) was funny and warm.

After the staffs, each participant made his/her self introduction.

All photos on this post were taken by Fumiyo san.

204. Be friendly to your PC, OK?

One of the renewal (or change) in the course is to have that there are many things to work on our intranet system such as course enrollment and pretest.
Kiyuna san, the course leader, explains the system first.


Here is the seating arrangement of the course. Who has taken your place, the ex-participant?
Corridor side: Front-> El Salvador, Botswana, Middle-> (Uramoto san), Samoa, Panama, Back-> Thai, Thai (hidden), (Nishimura san)

Swimming Pool side: Front-> (Kiyuna san), Bhutan, Bhutan, Middle->Myanmar (not arrived yet), Kenya, Back-> (Nhishimura san), Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands

I hope these new partipants and the new equipments become good friends :)

203. Two-Year Anniversary

May 15 is the anniversary of MTEC blog!
This is the second anniversary. Congratulations to us all!

Since last year, the number of articles did not increase much. Sorry for my laziness.

Well, I've been fully back to MTEC now, I hope I can post many.

202. Renewal of everything

MTEC has renewed everything such as hardware, software, curriculum, and learning management system. Well, even the staffs are renewe... kidding :P

-MMLab (do you miss there somehow?) waiting for the new group-

-Our new machines-

Today, the first training course after the renewal started. The course is "Digital Video Production for Dissemination and Enlightenment".

The order of the training courses in JFY (Japan's Fiscal Year) 2008 is as follows:
-Digital Video Production for Dissemination and Enlightenment (May-Aug)
-Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment (Sep - Dec)
-Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Health Sector A (Sep - Dec)
-Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Health Sector B (Jan - Apr, 2009)

201. Welcome to MTEC, 08dvp!

The first training group of Digital Video Production for Dissemination and Enlightenment, "08dvp", started.
They had Briefing Session in the morning. As you all (maybe) experienced, their first visit to MTEC staff room was like this.



This group photo includes four participants in Thermal Treatment for Disinfestation of Fruit Flies Course.
We hope everyone will have a wonderful stay and training in Okinawa!

200. Deactivated for a while

Dear viewers,

Due to the temporary stop my contract, this blog will not be updated for a while.

There will be no article from March 22 - May 6, 2008.
Of course, you can post your comments. They are most welcome.

In the meantime, MTEC will renew everything; carriculum, hardware, software, network speed (as you had hoped!) and even contracts.
I am looking foward to starting this again to annouce you those new things on this blog.

There may be, though :P, back-dated articles for previous dates to compensate the writer's laziness.

See you in May!
Stay blessed!

199. Congratulations to you all!!!

The closing ceremony for 07amt course was held on March 21.
Look at those happy and proud faces!


Photographs were done by Fumiyo san.

198. Relaxing moment

When I went to OIC dining hall, I was invited by the participants to join them.
I like to see our participants eat like this.
It should be nice to eat with friends who have shared all the moments together.

197. Final Birthday Party in 07amt

March 18 is the birthday of Yousef (Iran).
After the presentation, we had a party together.

196. Here is my product!

The presentation of the e-larning material by 07amt course participants was held on March 18.

195. See you!

The training for Galapagos National Park finished Yesterday, and Lorena left Okinawa this morning.
Some OIC participants showed up early morning to see her off. Thanks, friends!

194. Final subject in "Information Processing" Course

Lorena in "Information Processing" Course finished her production in "Information Transmission", her last subject.
To view the product, JUST CLICK HERE!

193. Observation Tour - 07amt course

Observation Tour! Observation Tour!
From February 17 - 21, the group of 07amt went for the observation tour.
Kaneshiro san (aka Brandy san), the training coordinator, and Nishimura san,the course leader attended them.

The tour visited metropolitan area (Tokyo and Chiba) and Kansai (Osaka and Kyoto).
February is the coldest month in Japan. I imagine it was too cold for some of those who are from tropical nations, but comfortable for others from chilly climate. Was it?

192. Welcome to an Ecuadorian!

From yesteday (February 12) until March 7, we have one participant from Galapagos National Park, Ecuador. The training is "Information Promotion" for the national park.

191. Birthday boy!

I am back in MTEC regular course, 07amt.
Yesterday was the birthday of Ariel from Argentina.
We had a birthday party for him today after the class.

Uramoto san, the great painter, draws Ariel.....

Oh, oh, who is picking a cake? Can't you wait until Ariel blows the candles?

The Beauties of Latin... Claudia(Bolivia), Fumiyo(Okinawa-Spanish speaker), Michi(Coordinator for Galapagos), and Lorena(Galapagos-Ecuador).

Many Happy Returns of the Day!

190. See you again!

The training for UT (Universitas Terbuka) completed successfully.
We had an evaluation meeting with the sponsor.

The participants left Okinawa this morning.

189. Days with UT staffs

We have been having good time so far.
Some subjects based on communication theory and instructional design.

I will post some photos later.

188. New bloggers from Indonesia

As is usually done, the participants from UT (Universitas Terbuka) in MTEC made their own blogs. Maybe most of them are making it in Indonesian language, I think it fun to visit them. Here we go!

Mr.Spriadi -> http://spriad.blogspot.com
Mr.Anggiat -> http://angie-kitaro.blogspot.com
Mr.Arba -> http://rustian.blogspot.com
Mr.Candra -> http://can-oki.blogspot.com

187. Selamat datang!

"Selamat datang" means "Welcome!" in Indonesian language.
From today until February 9 (2 weeks), MTEC is in charge of the training for the staffs of Open University of Indonesia, or Universitas Terbuka.

184. The evidence of BLACK BELT KARATE Fighter

Fome his gently smiling face, some of you may not believe that Nishimura san, one of MTEC instrucotos specialized in photography, is an entitled BLACK BELT KARATE Fighter. But he is!
He wears a blazer that is allowed only to the Black Belt holders to wear.
So cool, isn't he?

183. Country Presentation 1 by 07amt

The session of "Country Presetation" started by 07amt course.
Though this session was not included in MTEC, some MTEC groups spntaeneously start this.

This time, all participants (10 from 8 counrtries) are planning to present a session on their mother counrties and themselves.

1. Kyrgyzstan (Kanikey and Dima)

2. Iran (Yousef)

182. Here are the Birthday Boys!

Ale from Argentina (January 13-right on the photo) and Dima from Kyrgyzstan (January 23-left) were both born in January. We had a joint party for them.

OK, forget about your diet. Eat, drink, eat, drink.....

MTEC's famous photo session after the party. Don't forget your birthday in MTEC.

181. Authoring Basics 1

It has been the time for Cherry blossoms or Sakura in Okinawa. It is one of the most beloved blossoms in Japan.

The participants of amt course are supposed to use Adobe Flash for their e-learning material development. This subject, Authoring Basics Specially to 06DVP members!


Can you believe that nana has given a lecture on Flash??? Well, I won't!

180. Happy New Year!

Dear MTEC family and friends in the world,

Happy New Year of 2008!

We hope your new year be filled with happiness.
May health, smile, generosity, and concession be brought to the people in need of them.


MTEC
Media Technology for Education and Communication,
Japan Int'l Cooperation Center