Name of centre:
Young Epilepsy
Address:
Young Epilepsy
St Piers Lane
Lingfield
Surrey
RH7 6PW
Host organisation name:
Young Epilepsy, St Piers Further Education College
Name of Centre Head:
Eddie Erasmus
Phone number:
01342 832243
Email:
eerasmus@youngepilepsy.org.uk
Website:
http://www.youngepilepsy.org.uk
Date centre established:
June 2011
What does your Centre do:
The Media Suite offers a range of curriculum activities and learning opportunities for our students.
We have developed a multi-purpose media suite with state-of-the-art computer facilities and software which aims to introduce activities such as filmmaking, broadcasting, editing, music recording, marketing and journalism to our students. The software also support other curriculum areas by developing the use of multi-media with a particular emphasis on e-learning and ‘e-folio’s’.
An important aim of the project is to introduce ‘Young Epilepsy TV’. The media suite contains broadcasting facilities which can be used for streaming of student films, campus updates and playback of onsite drama performances. It would allow our students to participate in every aspect of broadcasting and production, an area of learning which they have not had access to before. This area of the activities of the media suite is still in development, but we hope to start broadcasts in 2012.
The media suite also supports the creative activities which already took place in the Nicholson hall, where it is located, such as drama performances and youth club. The suite house controls for lighting, sound and visual effects for theatrical performances which could all be operated by our students, allowing them to learn new skills in theatre production.
The media students has also used the facility setup a mini-enterprise, converting old media formats such as tape, VHS, slides, photos and LPs to digital formats for staff on campus. This activity is growing and we hope to advertise the services in the local community in future.
We have managed to secure the services of a fulltime Media Technician for the following academic year to fully develop the use of the centre and hope to be able to continue this post in the future.
Who are the clients:
(eg fulltime learners, day centre clients, drop-in clients)
All day and residential learners from St Piers Further Education College
What disabilities do your clients have?:
Epilepsy and other neurological conditions
What technology do you have in your Centre:
Audio and video recording equipment
Lighting and sound effects equipment
IPTV broadcasting equipment
iMac computers with audio and video editing software
Projector and screen
Stage lighting
Digital conversion equipment – USB LP Player, USB Cassette Player, slide scanner, flatbed scanner, VHS converter
What assistive technology is used?:
We do not use assistive technology, but try to use software and hardware that students can easily obtain and get access to, such as:
Logic Express
Garage Band
iMovie
We also try to adapt standard hardware for access rather than use specially manufactured equipment, for example remote record switches on cameras
How many staff work in the Centre:
Only the Media Technician is a dedicated member of staff for the centre, several members of staff has been trained in aspects of using the technology and they are fully supported by the IT Department as necessary
What days/hours per week does your centre provide learning or development?
The centre is in use throughout the week and over weekends, during daytime, mostly for curriculum or staff training activities and in the evenings and over weekends for clubs and other activities.
What service could your Centre offer the network, if any?
Digital re-mastering of old media formats
Recording and editing of audio and video
Green screen recording for overlay editing
Advice and assistance on IPTV setup and configuration
Are you working in partnership with any other organisation? and if so in what? None currently
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