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Changing behaviour once is an easy task, changing behaviour for life is an honorable journey. Ultimate Goal: To have led an interesting life in interesting times.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

No that didn't work either, as you can see. argghhh. This is what takes up all the time on this course. I know that's half the point of doing the course, but the advertising for the course gave me the impression I would be taught some of this type of stuff. Apart from in-design there hasn't been one taught package on this course and the college doesn't run courses to back it up. Bit pointless telling us to go away and produce multi-media products, websites, etc. without the giving us the tools to do so in the first place. In the workplace, if a new piece of software/technology was to be used under Management of Health and Safety at Work legislation from Europe we would have to be taught it before having to use it. Why is it that just because this 'education' that the leaves the college free from this legislation. I'm not saying that all new media should be taught, but at least the basics. We have to use final cut studio, photoshop, dreamweaver, indesign and various other packages, yet receive no training. Even though the college provided specific training for tutors. Why couldn't it be run in an evening or lunchtime and staff paid to teach these lectures. Instead we're left to find training in these packages on you tube or from a book. We just don't have the time with studying as well to do the background research and training that we need to do the course. I also rang at the beginning of the course to say what could I do to prepare myself for the course - NOTHING was said about needing to have prior knowledge of these packages. To me, it's just common sense and I guess that's why I'm so frustrated. If I was attending a proper university I'm sure I would be able to access a course at the university which I'd need for my course. 

Anyway, frustrated, whinge over. My moto - winning, not whining. Back to how do I load an audio podcast to my blog and to the Work Rest and Play website :D 


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