Bachelor of Education

(Educational Technology)

Work Placement
Report

Name: Shaikha Al Jasmi

ID: h00054599
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Introduction …………………………………………………… 3

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Analysis ………………………………………………………… 3

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Design & Development …………………………………… 3-7

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Implementation……………………………………………… 8

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Evaluation……………………………………………………… 8-9

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Reflection……………………………………………………… 10

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Appendix………………………………………………………… 11-29

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References……………………………………………………… 30

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Introduction:

Work placement is one my courses and part of this course is to develop

materials and do some work for the employees and a project for the center.
The main reason for writing this report is to include the projects that were
created during work placement and the stages followed to create these
resources.

Analysis

This year I have my work placement at Cultural Center in UAQ for three
weeks. During the first week we have to analyze, observe and consider the
needs of the employees and the center. I noticed that all the employees were
busy preparing for different activities such as organizing conference and
preparing for the national day. This made me to consider the suitable time to
create the workshops for the employees.

Through the needs analysis check list (See Appendix 1) , meeting the
director and observing I was able to decide on the project and the work that
we have to do for the Cultural Center. Next time I will ask the employees
more about their skills in using technology by creating surveys or
questioners. At the end I decided to make three workshops (Publisher 2007,
Camtasia and Survey Money) and to create a booklet as a final project. For
the booklet my supervisor gave me the information to include on the booklet
and the design. According to Kruse, K. (n. d.) “During analysis, the designer
develops a clear understanding of the "gaps" between the desired outcomes
or behaviors, and the audience's existing knowledge and skills.”
Design & Development

Workshops:
Before starting to develop and create the tutorials for
the workshops, the work was divided into two parts
(individual and group work). As Bill Green (2009) stated:
“A plan is the method used to obtain specific results”.
Camtasia and Publisher were for a group workshop and I created Survey
Monkey workshop individually. First we bought files and pens to put the
tutorials in. Then I gave each of my peers a section to create the tutorial and
we arranged with the technician the place of the workshops. For example,
Aisha's section in Publisher tutorial was to write about Newsletters and
Booklets. I realized the importance of working as a group and divide the work
between us. We were sharing our knowledge and skills together. Also, I
searched on the Internet about the effective way of creating tutorials and I
looked to some examples. Moreover, I considered the number of audience,
their computer skills and educational level. Furthermore, to inform the
employees about the workshop we sent an announcement letter before the
workshop to be aware of the number of audience. To get a feedback from the
employees I have used Survey Monkey to create a survey and let the
employees evaluate us and the workshop.

To create the tutorials I used Microsoft Office Word 2007 to design the cover
page which includes: title of workshop, summary of the workshop, the
presenter name and the aims of the workshop. Moreover, Microsoft Word was
used to type the steps of using the program. For example for creating
Publisher tutorial I printed the screen the important icons and the steps. (See
Below)
 Example of print On the left side of the window,
screen there is (Task Pane) menu. This
menu help you to format the
publication (Format Publication)

(Format Publication)

Choose Font Scheme

Choose Color Scheme

Change Template
For the individual workshop first I planned carefully for the topics that I will
Change Page Size
cover and write about in the tutorials. Then I created an account in Monkey
Survey website and looked at online tutorials provided on the website. After
that, I created an online survey as an example to present on the workshop.
Next I started to write the steps with the screen picture to help the
employees understand. Creating this workshop helped me to create an
online survey for Publisher workshop.

Planning process (Publisher):

National Day:

For the national day our supervisor asked

us to create some cards about the heritage
of the UAE and we gave her an idea about
making distributions. We worked as a group
to create the cards and we wrote about
some topics such as, pearl diving,
traditional games, falconry, teaching in
past and traditional buildings. First we
divided the work between us; my duty was
to design the cover page and the layout of
the other pages and to write about pearl
diving and falconry. Before starting the
design process I planned carefully about the designing software that I will
use. Furthermore, for gathering the information I used my own website about
pearl diving, which was designed for EDUC 320 course and I used Salam's
website about Falconry to summary some information about Falconry in UAE.
I was very happy when I used some of other courses work to help me to
create the cards and it makes searching for information much easier for me. I
used Photo Shop to design the cover page and Publisher to design the layout
of the cards and choose the appropriate color scheme. My peers' duets were
to gather in formation about the other topics.

Planning process:

For the distributions first we went to the shop and

bought fabrics, ribbons and sweeties. I created the
labels of the distributions using Microsoft Word and
some pictures from Microsoft Publisher. I used Publisher to choose the color
scheme for the label and some clipart pictures. At the end I was happy to
create these handicrafts and our supervisor was amazed about our creativity.

The Booklet:

As a final project for the Cultural Center in UAQ I have to design a booklet
about the facilities of the center, library sections and their activities. My
supervisor gave me the information that I have to put in the booklet and my
peers helped with typing. Before starting the work I considered the
importance of following the principles of designing a professional booklet for
the center. The first thing I did, I brought a piece of paper and drew the
layout of the cover page with the colors. It was a helpful method to follow
because I was able to develop my designing and choose the suitable color
scheme for the booklet. Then I looked at some helpful software that I can use
to begin designing the cover page. My supervisor gave me an idea of the
design and I chose the appropriate booklet size, font type and size. I decided
to choose Tahoma font type and 9 sizes. I looked at Adobe Illustrator,
Publisher and Photoshop, but at the end I decided to use Microsoft Office
Word 2007 to design the booklet. I noted that this program is very powerful
and helpful.

Planning process:

Implementation

During this stage the materials were delivered and distributed for the
employees. About the workshops we were able to deliver only two
workshops. We have done one group workshop which is Publisher. Three
employees and the director attended to the workshop. Before beginning the
workshop the audiences were given the files which include the tutorials and
pens. My sections were the introduction, the steps of creating the
certification and CD/DVD labels. At the beginning I welcomed the audience
and thanked them for attending the workshop. After that, I illustrated for
them the step of starting the program, opening new page, choosing
templates, changing the colors and font scheme, inserting pictures and
saving the work. As I mentioned before that this was a group work, my other
peers present about the steps of creating brochures, newsletters and
booklets and the way of printing. (See Appendix 2)
Weeding
Furthermore, I created a workshop about Survey Monkey for only two
employees. I stared the workshop by giving brief information about the
benefit of this effective tool. Then I started to show them the step of getting
started with this website. For example, open new Internet browser, type the
URL of the website, create an account and choose the questions to create
the survey. (See Appendix 3)The following day the employees were given the
tutorial about Survey Monkey.

Camtasia workshop was canceled because the employees were busy and
there was no time. So, we created the tutorial and gave it to the employees.
My section was about summary of the program, starting the program, the job
of the icons, recording tool bar options, selecting the recording screen and
saving the video. (See Appendix 4)

Evaluation
As Kruse, K. (n. d.) quoted the evaluation stage “based on the feedback, the
design can be revised and another prototype developed”. This is the final
stage for my final projects, the workshops, national day and the booklet. I
got a feedback from the employees on the workshops and a feedback from
my supervisor on designing the booklet.

For the workshop we created a survey using survey monkey to evaluate our
skills in presenting and the quality of the materials to help us to deliver the
workshop for the audience. I was very happy to get a feedback from two of
the employees. Over all the employees were satisfied about the workshop,
but one of the employees noted that the time of the workshop was not
suitable and he hoped that we will create more workshops. (See Appendix 5)

For the booklet I got a feedback and evaluation from my supervisor and the
director. At the beginning she gave me a feedback on the cover page of the
booklet such as some details about the title of the booklet and the logo of
the ministry. Moreover, I got a feedback on the size of the booklet. The first
size was A5 then she changed to the size of the CD cover. Furthermore, she
asked me to leave a page at the beginning for the director's word. Also, the
picture on the cover page was changed from a picture of books to picture of
the Cultural Center.

From these projects I have developed my designing skills a lot. I noticed how
it is important to learn how to use designing software such as, Photo Shop
and Illustrator to produce a professional and good materials. Furthermore, I
noted the importance of Microsoft Word. I was able to design and create the
booklet using Word 2007. AS well, creating Survey Monkey workshop benefits
us to get evaluation from the audience in a creative and effective way.

Reflection
To reflect on my work placement experience, learned lot of things and
improved some of my skills. Through tobserving I noticed that the number of
employees in the cultural center and the minstry were small compared to
thet duties and the work they have to do. Moreover, I was suprised to know
that the administrators work in different building in Ministry Of Culture, Youth
& Community Development. In the future they will move the new building
which is bigger and has more facilities. Furthermore, I think it is better for the
employees because when they have meetings with the director they have to
go the ministry building. From meeting the director I learned to be
professional and punctual. Furthermore, I was able to develop and share my
ideas with the employees and the director.
I gain some experience through answering the phone and dealing with
customers it helped to increase myself confidence. Also, creating workshops
for the employees accessed me to develop my presentation skills.

Designing booklet for the center helped me to improve my designing skills

such as, choosing the appropriate colors, font type and size and size. I
learned how to plan before designing the booklet using the designing
program. Furthermore, the feedback that I got from my supervisor assessed
me to improve my designing in away that satisfied the director.