Certificate III in Interactive Digital Media Year 1, 2009

What is VET? Vocational Education and Training Different to normal teaching in a school: – industry based – assessment is based on competence – you should have Cert IV in Workplace Training and Assessment

VET Certificate III in Interactive Digital Media AIMS – To provide participants with the knowledge and skills for the achievement of units of competence that will enhance their employment prospects within the Media and Screen industries – Enables participants to gain a recognised credential at the end of the second year of the course

Units of competency - CORE UNITS BSBCRT301A– Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills (40 hrs) CUFND301A– Work effectively in the screen and media industries (20 hrs) BSBOHS201A– Participate in OHS processes (20 hrs) CUFDIG303A– Produce and prepare photo images (20 hrs)

Units of competency ELECTIVES- Must select a minimum of 2, to a minimum of 80 hours CUFSOU301A Prepare Audio Assets (30 hrs) CUFDIG201A Maintain Interactive content (30 hrs) ICAU3126B– Use advanced features of computer applications (40 hrs) CUFANM303A- Create 3D digital models (75 hrs) CUVCOR08B- Produce drawings to represent and communicate the concept (60 hrs) CUFSOU301A- Implement copyright arrangements (20hrs) CUFRES201A- Collect and organise content for broadcast or publication BSBDES201A- Follow a design process

The training package Available online - Select your elective units Use the details of each of the units of competence in the training package to design your curriculum You must be thorough in teaching the units so that it is all aspects are covered Work out what software is going to be used for the units Hours for units

Analysis of the units of competence- CORE

Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills Through the way that you write your brief Problem solving tasks Group work where perhaps give each member a role in the development of a product and they need to work together to complete it Other examples….

Participate in OHS processes Research project- create an OH&S brochure in publisher for an organisation and design the logo etc OH&S poster for a workplace Case studies Walk around the school and identify hazards Terminology Test Flash animation – 30sec advertisement for OH&S in a workplace Reporting hazards in the workplace to staff Resources- websites eg: worksafe

Work effectively in the screen and media industries Team work, group assignments Ability to meet deadlines Ability to complete all aspects of assessment to gain competence and not having to resubmit work

Produce and prepare photo images Photoshop Scanning, using digital cameras Image manipulation Variety of tasks- portfolio Variety of skills eg: layers, stamping, filters, erasing etc Cross competency- Could link in with the OH&S poster

CUFDIG303A Produce and prepare photo images Based on the Canon Photo5 competition. Students are given 5 objects and need to take a photo for each. These need to be then compiled on a webpage. Encourages creative thinking, which later links to BSBCRT301A Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills

Analysis of the units of competence- ELECTIVES

Prepare Audio Assets AUDIO- - Recording music, making sounds, mixing, fading in and fading out and other music effects. - Software- Audacity, Garage Band - Ideas- skill development tasks and then creating a radio show - Cross competency- could link with copyright unit

Maintain Interactive content HTML tags, code, page layout, the HTML skeleton Updating a webpage using Dreamweaver Hyperlinks, inserting images, links, using tables, etc. Resources and ideas- Notepad, browser, internet and Dreamweaver- updating a webpage using notepad, creation of a digital resume/portfolio using Dreamweaver after being given a template

Use advanced features of computer applications An integrated project involving a number of skills from all of the competencies to make a large complex Media product For example- A website with a Flash animation or banner with music, video and manipulated images. High level of skills required to produce a professionally presented product.

Create 3D digital models Not recommended as this unit does not help prepare students to do the ¾ sequence

Produce drawings to represent and communicate the concept Character creation Storyboards Theory of images, file types, how to compress and when and why we do it for different mediums etc Use of a variety of hardware and software to create images for clients from a brief Resources- digital cameras, graphics tablets, Photoshop, Fireworks, Flash, Photostory Eg: comic, basic children's book

Implement copyright arrangements Understanding of copyright laws Follow copyright laws Test Video resources Copyright council website- resource Link with Web and Audio units

Collect and organise content for broadcast or publication Not recommended- believe that the Audio unit is better suited to the ¾ sequence than this unit- up to you!

Follow a design process Stages of design and development Following design principles Following a brief Comic book, animation, web design, etc Link in with the drawing unit or web unit

BSBDES201A Follow a Design Process Students are asked to follow the design process (Clarify, Explore, Select and Present, Implement and Evaluate) to create a logo and stationary for a company or business. They will also consolidate their Illustrator skills.

Different approaches that work Combining elements from different competencies to make them more engaging Examples: Animation for OH&S, Animation with Audio, etc. Being very organised, as classes take a good deal of planning Working out the order of your units so that they complement or work in with each other

Flexible Option Certificate III: Year 1 Certificate II links:Suggested Skills CUFDIG303A Produce and prepare photo images Photoshop and digital photography BSBDES201A Follow a design processAlready part of Certificate IIIllustrator CUFDIG201A Maintain interactive contentAlready part of Certificate IIDreamweaver CUFIND301A Work effectively in the screen and media industries CUFIND201A Develop and apply creative arts industry knowledge Flash-Animation (larger assignment) BSBCRT301A Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills Already part of Certificate II BSBCRT101A Apply critical thinking techniques Flash – Animation (small ‘learning’ tasks) CUFRES201A Collect and organise content for broadcast or publication Already part of Certificate IIFlash – Webpage (interactivity) BSBOHS201A Participate in OHS processes Already part of Certificate IIVideo Editing BSBWOR203A Work Effectively with Others (easily built into any group task.)

Sample planner See example

Writing a brief Outline the Media product that the client would like created and any relevant background information List the elements that the client would like included List any parameters that the producer needs to work within, such as size, length, deadline Provide a detailed assessment criteria sheet so that developers know what to include and how the marks are going to be allocated Provide them with planning time first to get them into the habit of being organised and coping with time management, as this is a requirement in scored assessment tasks in the second year of the course

Group work Devise an approach that suits you Do it at times as it promotes teamwork in the workplace Do not always let students choose who they work with, allocate them a partner at times and this simulated the real workplace! It improves communication and delegation skills Make sure that it is not the only assessment for competencies and that there is an individual component to the competency as well

How much time on each unit This is the question……!!?? Nominal hours Your school timetable allotment

Being an RTO or working with one As your own RTO, you need to make sure that your records are updated annually and that you meet regularly with the staff involved. Validation of work is needed annually as is industry experience. You are responsible for the course and developing all your own resources. Working under an RTO they will provide support and assistance for the course as well as resources for you to use in the classroom. They are ultimately responsible for maintaining compliance.

Keeping records Make sure that you keep detailed records of attendance, marks, work that needs to be submitted for assessment to gain competence etc. Ensure that your course resources are very detailed as well as your assessments as these will be audited. You must have detailed documentation for every unit of competence. Best to have it electronic if you can so that you can easily update it annually. Version control is a must.

Tracking Student Assessment

Industry experience Staff who teach VET subjects now need to have some industry experience or liaise with industry each year. Try to plan a day a year at a workplace for professional development, visit students on work experience placements and attend industry talks or dinner where you can. PixelEd has an industry dinner each year. Students who are doing IDM are encouraged to have a work experience placement in a media/multimedia workplace but it is not mandatory.

Modes of assessment Tests Research – essays, report or PowerPoint presentation Webpages Flash animations Image generation Photostory presentation Movie Stop-motion animation Audio files And the list goes on!

Reporting- grades or no grades? As a VET subject only Competent and Not competent need to be reported however, grades can be useful on some assessments to help the students to understand the standard of their work better and which aspects that they could improve on. Some tasks can also be resubmitted if an aspect of the assessment has been missed so that they can gain competence.

Rules for students As the classroom is run as a workplace they must behave in a professional manner, so following school policies or setting class/workplace rules, eg, that they: – May not arrive late – 90% attendance record – Do not waste time – Follow instructions – Do not distract others – Be respectful of others as well as property Students need to be deemed competent in all aspects of the course to continue into the second year of it