259. Sorry for my lazyness...

Hi all!

I am sorry that it seems difficult for me these days to update this blog.
Because...
1) There are three courses conducted in MTEC now,
2) Two of them are at the final stage and I am involved in one of them,
and
3) I need to prepare for my own course starting in next month.

Sorry for laziness.
I wish other instructors help me with this, since they are also authorized in this blog, but none of them have interests to post article...

Please stay with me with a little patience!

258. Useful Youtube clips for the Bloggers

In Youtube, there are some really useful video clips for us.
http://jp.youtube.com/user/BloggerHelp

How to create a blog with Blogger


Adding a Google Gadget to your blog


Creating A Graphical Header For Your Blogger Blog

257. New Blogger in 08MS course

In the supplementary sesssion during lunch break, some of 08MS course participants started their blog. Here is the list, so feel free to access. (At the moment, the URL info. is not obtained. I will make a link from each name as soon as I get it.)

-Gyawari (Nepal)
-Adhikari (Nepal)
-Aryal (Nepal)
-Udeyanga (Sri Lanka)

Your comment will encourage them!

256. Days of 08MS

The sessions of 08MS Course are as follows:

255. Days in 08IECA

Behavioral change with prof. Takenaka, observation tours, etc., other lectures and practices go on...

254. A Tiny Member of MTEC Family

MTEC welcomes not only new participants in Okinawa, but also new members extended by our participants like this one...
Here is IMAMA PARIGUL (Ms.), born on August 30, the first daughter of Izat Gul in 06dvp.



Here is the mother, Anwal san. She is beautiful as ever...


Click here to read the news of Gul's wedding!

253. Happy to have all in MTEC

Media Stragety (08ms) group has returned from the observation tour.
Tali and Ketemash said "We are happy to be back in home". It made me happy to know if the participants consider OIC as their "home away from home".

So, now in MTEC, all three groups, namely 08iec-a, 08ms, 08Kumamoto University courses are with us. Good.

08iec-a and 08ms are in the final stage of the training.
Take good care of yourselves both physically and mentally, since it has been getting cooler in the climate and you are going to be busier with your subject and farewell parties :)

252. New Countries in MTEC

Oops!
I forgot to introduce the very first participants for MTEC.

Tough there is no new entries in 08ms course, but there are three new countries in 08ieca course.
They are:
Mattala Arti J (Martial Islands)

Gadogbe Divine Kodzo and Gadzanaki Albert Mawuli(Ghana)

Al-Mathani Sufyan Ghaleb Qaid (Yemen)

251. "Motivation and Behavior Change" @08MS

08MS course invited Prof. Ken'ichi Kubota of Kansai University for "Motivation and Behavior Change". Because many activities at our participants' offices need this, the session was very hot!

250. Thanks, Yamon!

This is Ms. Yamon from Thailand. She was in 08dvp course in this year.
Today, her colleagues came to see MTEC staff. Unfortunately we had a staff meeting then, so no one could see them. A guest lecturere Ayako Nakazato exchanged some words and received a drian snack from yamon.
Here is Kiyuna san, her course leader. Though he looks serious, he is in fact very happy to have a bag of snack.... Yes, he is a chips and snack lover.

Yamon, thanks...Kop Un Ka!

249. International Cooperation Festival 2008

There was International Coooperation Festival 2008. The entire participatns, staff participated in it.



The MTEC staff wore the team polo.

248. News from Home

The coronation ceremony was conducted in Bhutan.
Here is our Bhutanese participant Kashav and the paper reporting it.
Sorry for Kashav since he is missing the celebration in his home country.

May everyone in Bhutan stay blessed!!

247. Launch of the course home pages

The participants in 08IEC(A) course and 08MSCE courses created their own home pages in MTEC server.

Just click on the course name to access:

08IEC(A) Course
08MSCE Course

Since this is limited to those who have been related to MTEC or ex-AVT course, User name and password will be required to access.
Please send any personnel in MTEC to ask for it.
Sorry for the limited access.

246. "Community Involvement Approach" @08IECA

08IEC(A) had one-day sessin on "Community Involvement Approach" by Dr. Keiko Miyagawa. Dr. Miyagawa has been leading HIV/AIDS prevention activities on Okinawa these days.

245. 08MS course on the paper

08ms course had an observation on Okinawa on Octobober 15, 2008.
When they had a visit to Okinawa Prefectural Government, a promotion team of our institude was there too.
A newspaper crew came and took their photo. The above is the morning paper of the following day.

244. Printed Media

After 4 days production, the participants in 08ms course had the results as shown below. Thanks for the efforts!

Keshav(Bhutan)

Fondy(Botzwana)

Silvia(El Salvador)

Ketemash(Ethiopia)

Ariyal(Nepal)

Bhola(Nepal)

Gyawali(Nepal)

Adhikari(Nepal)

Tali(Solomon Islands)

Rolli(Solomon Islands)

Udaya(Sri Lanka)

Kapila(Sri Lanka)

Please refer here for more detailed information on gender issue in our institute.

243. Something to remind your time in MTEC...?

Just a short video and sound of cicada.
I got an idea when I was waiting for a PC boot.

242. Awarded family in Thailand

This is Rabiab Phoopha (Nid) from Thailand, who is a member of 06dvp (Digital Video Production).
She was awarded from the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment for her achievement.
She sent us her photo.
Nid, we are so much proud of you! (But don't work too hard...OK?)

241. Typhoon welcoming you...?

This year (2008), we have not had many typhoons approaching Okinawa Island. But...


I was a bit surprised to find it is already the 13th typhoon this year.
And click here if you want to know the latest typhoon information.

240. One More Training Course!?

The MTEC training in 08ms (Media Strategy) course started. Like other courses, the first phase is mainly conducted by Uramoto san.


Guess what!
While MS course is being started, MTEC is welcoming a new group! Yes, it is the third course now.

239. New challenge for MTEC

This fiscal year, MTEC starts its challenge - the collaboration with a university in Japan to assist a master's course program. The name of the course is "Educational Technology-based Instructional Systems (Master's degree: Instructional Systems)". The course leader is, no doubt, Dr. Tomoaki Tokumura (Toku san)!
The participants first are the candidates to the master's course until they pass the entrance exam scheduled in next February.

First year has four participants, three from Malawi and one from Indonesia. In the photo above, from left, Mr. Kwerengwe Stanley Daniel Adamson (Stanley-Malawi), Mr. Miamba Paul Ungilamwagha Mwasikakata (Paul-Malawi), Mr. Musopole Sakayi Musango (Sakayi-Malawi), and Mr. Widianto Fanina Nur (Fanina-Indonesi) with Ms. Yoko Iha as their coordinator.
The photo was taken at the Briefing session.


During the Briefing, the participants visited MTEC office, as you may remember, to meet Tokumura san.


Can you find Nishimura san, Uramoto san, and Maekawa san?


On September 9, there was a course orientaion held in MTEC Studio.


At the ceremony, we were honored to have faculties from Kumamoto University.


After the ceremony, the participants were introduced other MTEC participants. In the photo the participants were meeting Media Strategy course participants.


The room 204 (opposite of MMLab) is their classroom. Good Luck for you All!

238. Course Orientation of 08ms Course

The Course Orientation of Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment was conducted.
There are 12 participants from 7 countries.

237. By the way, have you known this?

Upon the needs from our subject countries, MTEC has changed the training courses from this fiscal year.
In the fiscal year of 2008 (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009), the courses below are planned. Well, the first course has already been finished.

1. Digital Video Production for Dissemination and Enlightenment
Japanese name: 普及・啓発活動のためのデジタルビデオ教材制作
Duration: May - August 2008
Course leader: Kenji Kiyuna
Training coordinator: Hisako Kiire

2. Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment
Japanese name: 住民啓発活動のためのメディア戦略
Duration: September - December 2008
Course leader: Shuji Nishimura
Training coordinator: Suiko Oshiro

3. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Health Sector (A)
Japanese name: 保健医療分野におけるIEC活動 (A)
Duration: September - December 2008
Course leader: Hiroshi Uramoto
Training coordinator: Tomoko Miyagi

4. Long-term collabolating program with Kumamoto University for Master's Degree

5. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Health Sector (B)
Japanese name: 保健医療分野におけるIEC活動 (B)
Duration: January - April 2009
Course leader: Naoko Nakama (tentative)
Training coordinator: Yukio Miyagi (tentative)

236. Welcome to MTEC family

New month, new course, and new people.
Yes, new course it is: "Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment".

We will have twelve participants from seven different countries.
The participants had the Briefing session, the Opening ceremony.

235. Becoming empty...

Right after the Closing Ceremony, the participants started to leave here for beloved place: home.
Rono (Kenya) first, Judi(El Salvador), Caro(Panama), and Thiha(Myanmar) next, then Godfrey (Botzwana), Yamol, and Nooh(both from Thailand), followed by Junior(Samoa). Now we have only Tsering and Namgay from Bhutan, and Pete and Beni from Solomon Islands. These four will leave here tomorrow.

Saying "Goood-bye" or "See you again" is always sad.
But meanwhile we have to remember the new groups coming sooner.

As one of our ex-participants mentioned when he was about to leave, this is the life. Yes, we need to keep walking. We know it. But still let me stop for a while to cherish the time we spent together. The air is also loosing its hotness and it is getting cooler...

234. Congratulations to 08dvp

The Evaluation Meeting was conducted, followed by the Closing Ceremony.

We would like to congratulate everyone for your effort.

233. Proud of you, Gonzalo!

This is Gonza Alba.
He was MTEC participant in 07dvp course from Uruguay.
This week, MTEC has received his product dvd. It was the documentary of Embassy of Japan in Uruguay on Grassroots projects on Human Security.


We could see the sophisticataed and careful camera work. Good job!
Maekawa san, our chief, has introduced this to 08dvp participants and encouraged them to apply the skills gained here like this.
We are all looking forward to your active contribution to your job, and to receiving your job results based on your action plan.

Thank you Gonzalo, and congratulations on your wonderful job!

232. Final Production

The presentation of the Final Production was held today.

Grobal Warming
By Godfree(Botswana), Rono(Kenya), Thiha(Myanmar), and Caro(Panama)

Okinawa, the healthy islands
By Beni(Solomon Islands), Judi(El Salvador), Nooh(Thailand), and Namgay(Bhutan)

Irasshaimase, Welcome to Kokusai Dori
By Junior(Samoa), Pete(Solomon Islands), Tserin(Bhutan), and Yamol(Thailand)

The shots from final production would be here.

231. Birthday party.... over the top!

It is the birthday of OCHOA MARTEL Judith Everi (Judi's) from El Salvador.
MTEC party was held at the studio and another party was organized by the participants in OIC. Too many parties, you think? It is Friday, why not!?

I will paste the photos later.

230. Observation on Okinawa Island

Not only in mainland Japan, but 08dvp had an observation day on Okinawa Island too.
In the morning, they made a visit to Okinawa Prefectural Archives.

After taking lunch back in OIC, they moved to Mihama Media Station in Chatan Town.