Research is a vital aspect of post-secondary education. Red River College’s commitment to research is exemplified in a new series of events, the CARD/PIF Research Presentations. This series is co-sponsored by Applied Research & Commercialization and the Centre for Teaching Excellence, Innovation and Research. The presentations will be live streamed by eTV and will also be made available on-demand on the eTV Blog: Streaming page.

The first presentation, The Google Embryo Project by Susan Crawford-Young, explores how an embryo grows and develops. Drawing on research on the characteristics of salamander embryo tissue, Crawford-Young presents her findings on the correlation between physics and embryology.

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This presentation and all upcoming presentations in the series will be available in the CARD/PIF Research Presentations section of the eTV Blog: Streaming page.

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Business/Technology students at Red River College held a Mystery Skype with Kalogera Primary School in Larnaca, Cyprus. As part of the ICT and Multimedia class, the inquiry-based exercise consisted of the students guessing the location of the other classroom. eTV shot footage of the Mystery Skype as students reflected on the benefits of student-centered learning and global collaboration.

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The 17th Annual Skills Manitoba Competition was held at Red River College on April 10th 2014. High school, post-secondary, and apprentice students from across Manitoba came to the college to participate in trades and technology related skill challenges. eTV recorded footage from a number of the competitions and interviewed several participants. The footage will be used as part of the Apprenticeship Project; an initiative to bring the trades to high school students through various trade area panoramas.

Click below for a sample of the Skills Manitoba footage:

A special thanks also to our Creative Communications placement student Graeme Csath for editing the Skills Manitoba sample footage.

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The Manitoba Association for Distributed Learning & Training (MADLaT) Conference was held at Red River College on May 1st and 2nd 2014. The conference addressed the blend of information communication technologies with the wisdom of educators and trainers in learning environments. eTV live streamed a number of presentations including Dr. Richard Van Eck’s keynote speech, the Passport to Learning panel discussion, and four technology in education sessions.

Click on the links below to the view each presentation:

Thursday May 1st

“Passport to Learning”
Panel Discussion with invited guests
Presenters: Dr. Dave Neale, Dr. Jeff Taylor, Ray Karasevich
Greetings from Honourable James Allum

Friday May 2nd

Keynote
Presenter: Richard Van Eck

How education works
Implementation
Presenter: Jon Dron

Curtailing copyright complications using Creative Commons
Implementation
Presenter: Rodger Graham

Gamification of learning in math and science
Technology
Presenter: Richard Van Eck

Open Badges: Making Learning Visible
Research
Presenter: Don Presant

The presentations are also available on-demand on the eTV Blog – Streaming Page under Events.

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eTV is working in conjunction with TLTC to produce exploratory panoramas as part of the Apprenticeship Project. This project is being undertaken with the goal of bringing the trades to high school students. The panoramas will enable students to explore different trade areas through 360° digital imaging. The panoramas are shot with a Gigapan panoramic camera head and then the images taken are stitched together to create a 360° view of the space. Hotspots can be added to create a content-rich, interactive environment. eTV is currently working with a number of different trades, including hairstyling, carpentry, and electrical, to create panoramas of their areas.

To view an example of a carpentry area panorama that is currently being developed, click on the image below:

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eTV has continued our support of the Animal Health Technology Curriculum Re-Development PIF project. Over the last few months, our crew visited Elders Equine Veterinary Service to capture footage of Dr. Chris Bell and his team working with the horses in their care. We would like to thank Dr. Bell for inviting us back on different occasions, giving us an opportunity to see a variety of veterinary services from a routine dental exam to eye surgery.

Check out a sample of some of the footage from the different shoots!

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On June 11th, eTV was home to Winnispeed, an exciting event featuring Joe Justice of Team Wikispeed building a car right inside our studio! The 100+ mile-per-gallon prototype car that Team Wikispeed created in just three months was built from scratch in a single day. eTV filmed the process as participants worked directly with Joe Justice to build the car and learn about Extreme Manufacturing, and how they could apply the same concepts and methodologies to their own context.

For a sample of the footage shot, click on the video below:

Check out some pictures of the event and the finished product!

For more information about Winnispeed, click here.

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Sometimes it can be a dirty job but the eTV crew are always up to the challenge. Recently, we visited the Grenkow Dairy Farm with Dr. Johnston of Central Veterinarian Services for an examination of reproductive herd health. The video from this shoot supports an Animal Health Technology Curriculum Re-Development PIF project. For a behind the scenes look at this shoot, check out the video and pictures below. No animals or eTV crew members were hurt in the making of this “moooovie.”

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Deb Gural discusses the impact of Technological Self-Efficacy on the use of educational technologies.

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Video production for the Animal Health Technology Curriculum Re-Development project has commenced. eTV is partnering with Program & Curriculum Development, the School of Health Sciences & Community Services, and the Program Innovation Fund to produce a supplemental on-demand video repository. The initial video shoot, detailing animal skeletal systems, wrapped on December 11th 2012. Keep an eye on the eTV blog in 2013 to follow the progress of this project!

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