Wii gaming has great appeal to people because it is interactive, physical and you can do it at anytime, any weather. The player can be as active as they like, from a game of 10 pin to a powerful game of tennis. Even more importantly, you do not have to be an expert and you can do it in the privacy of your own home.
When you think of gamers, you envisage one or more bodies huddled around a TV screen with theur shoulders hunched and eyes glued to the screen. With the Wii game, people are upright and more physical, which attracts a different type of player.
Wii's are an excellent OT tool to help in the engagement of meaningful "and fun" occupation, which assists balance, executive cognition functions and balance to name a few. It can be used over a range of ages from children to the elderly, as a welcome relief to other more mundane therapies. It creates distraction for a client and an opportunity to compete and interact with others while giving their bodies a good "work out."
The developers of Wii are creating new applications continuously at the moment as this new game has taken over the industry. It is quite unique and there is great interst in being able to use the game in the health sector, particularly therapy.
One organisation using the Wii is the Medical College of Georgia, where a group of researchers have been studying Parkinsons Disease to determine if occupational therapy will enhance the treatment of the disease. Participants are playing sports, such as baseball in their therapy sessions (www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080407074534.htm).
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tutorial Four and Five: Video Production Sessions
These past couple of weeks we have been looking at video/movie production... and you guessed it, by next week we should have produced our own and uploaded them to You Tube and our Blogs!!!
You Tube Services:
You Tube displays a wide variety of user generated, video clips including movie, TV and music videos. It is also a forum for amateurs to upload original videos and blogs for anyone to view, in fact most of the content on You Tube has been posted by amateur.
You Tube has terms of service which specifically deal with defamation, copyright and pornography.
The Planning Process for our Videos:
Scripting and storyboarding are too very important processes in the planning phase of a video or movie.
Scripting is the writers method of telling the story through the spoken word, visual effects and music. A good script will include moods and expressions, movement, vocal expressions, interaction wiht other characters, special effects, lighting, camera angles and types of shots, sound track, background sound and setting and onsreen graphics and titles.
Storyboarding is a comprehensive plan of the sequence of shots required to produce a movie. It comprises of a series of detailed sketches or drawings in separate frames to outline the complete story. The director follows this plan to construct each scene, making efficient use of filming time. Other people involved in the making of the movie will also use the storyboard in their planning, such as sound and lighting crews.
So... stay tuned for the premier of our movie next week ! :)
These past couple of weeks we have been looking at video/movie production... and you guessed it, by next week we should have produced our own and uploaded them to You Tube and our Blogs!!!
You Tube Services:
You Tube displays a wide variety of user generated, video clips including movie, TV and music videos. It is also a forum for amateurs to upload original videos and blogs for anyone to view, in fact most of the content on You Tube has been posted by amateur.
You Tube has terms of service which specifically deal with defamation, copyright and pornography.
The Planning Process for our Videos:
Scripting and storyboarding are too very important processes in the planning phase of a video or movie.
Scripting is the writers method of telling the story through the spoken word, visual effects and music. A good script will include moods and expressions, movement, vocal expressions, interaction wiht other characters, special effects, lighting, camera angles and types of shots, sound track, background sound and setting and onsreen graphics and titles.
Storyboarding is a comprehensive plan of the sequence of shots required to produce a movie. It comprises of a series of detailed sketches or drawings in separate frames to outline the complete story. The director follows this plan to construct each scene, making efficient use of filming time. Other people involved in the making of the movie will also use the storyboard in their planning, such as sound and lighting crews.
So... stay tuned for the premier of our movie next week ! :)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Tute 3: The BLOG Creation!
Tute three is all about creating our own blog using Blogger.com.
So... heres a bit about the services offered by Blogger.
Blogger.com is a free online forum to allow anyone an oppportunity to speak or record information fr just themselves or the whole world to have access to.
With Blogger comments, you can choose to keep these private or allow other people to make comments and as the author of you blog, you have the ability to delete any unwanted comments.
Access controls also allow you to decide who can read or write on your blog, so it can be useful for group work where a number of people can contribute.
Blogger profiles allows you to find people and blogs that you share a common interest with and visa verser.
Blogger has all the usual design features such as templates, customised colours and fonts, drag and drop page elements so that you can move entries of interest around and post photographs. You can even send photographs and txts straight from your mobile phone when you are out and about with Blogger Mobile (Sunderland, J. personal communication, March 2, 2101).
Blog Hosts:
There are a number of Blog Hosts but not all of them are free. Many are designed for a particular purpose such as Blogs for professionals, for self confessed computer geeks and some just for the general population. Just host.com is a professional blog host where users pay for the service.
so...with my Flickr account up and running, my next task was to upload some ph
otos to my blog .....and here they are...
otos to my blog .....and here they are...
Some summertime pic's at Matauri Bay in Northland and one of our little puppies.
Robinson, A.M. Personal photographs, January 12, 2009, unpublished source.
Informed Consent is respecting a person's autonomy to make personal choices based on the appropriate appraisal of information about the actual and/or potential circumstances of a situation (Butts & Rich, 2008, p. 43)
Therefore, in order for me to publish photographs of my family, as I have done above, I have to have their written informed consent before using the pictures (which I have done).
My Opinion: Will a great understanding of ITC and the ethical issues it encompasses help us in our practice and daily lives?
ITC certainly has its place in our world and will continue to do so. Therefore having a good, if not great understanding of ITC will certainly help, particularly in our practice. ITC brings with it opportunities for us as therapists to tap into and use as means to enhance the lives of the clients with whom we work. It allows us to become creative and use these advancements to overcome challanges of the daily occupations of our clients. If we dont keep up with new technologies, we may be missing out!
Ethical issues in relation to online activities are very important and should be paramount in all ITC training. In recent years, our private lives have suddenly become public knowledge with the use of digital cameras, mobile phones cameras, surveillance equipment and media such as facebook, bebo and my space. Ethical issues have not been addressed nor have many of the users been educated in ethics. In both our practice and in our daily lives, we must ensure that ethical issues are considered especially in respect of privacy, confidentiality and copyright.
References:
Butts, J. B., & Rich, K. L. (2008). Nursing ethics: across the curriculum and into practice. (2nd ed.). London: Jones and Bartlett Publishers International.
Tute 2: Digital Camera use and applications
Our 2nd tute was all about digital cameras. I don't know about you, but my digital cameras has almost become an accessory, travelling with me in my car or handbag to record all sorts of activities. Within an instant photographs can be taken, edited or deleted and then a bit later on can be posted anywhere in the world.
QUESTION: is it rare for a new technology to be superior to an old one in every feature?
In my opinion, I would say yes. There are always pros and cons of new technology and this is often due to the context in which the item is used or the personal value it holds for an individual. I have an old Baby Brownie which is a little box camera that takes a tiny film and has a little metal view finder with no glass in it, that you manually stand up. You can look inside it to see how it all works so its a great learning tool, something you can't do with a digital camera. It holds lots of memories too, of being allowed to use it when I was a child and I'm sure my mum remembers the pride she felt when it was first purchased and it seemed so compact! Many camera enthusiasts also love to compose their own photographs using traditional 35mm film cameras, just like they enjoy the process of developing their prints to ensure that the colours are represented as closely as possible to the originals. The prints from these cameras are undoubedly of superior quality! Digital camera technology is certainly improving rapidly and cameras are being manufactured to suit many purposes such as underwater and fully waterproof cameras and prices are becoming more affordable. My digital camera is used many times a week for home, sport, school and family but I still have the traditional 35mm film camera for when I'm feeling creative, the mobile phone camera when I'm at the supermarket and I don't know which shampoo to buy, the underwater disposable for when we are out diving and snorkelling and the old baby Brownie when I want to show a child how a camera works. Technology is great....but in my opinion, it will never out do the old ones in every feature.
Digital images can be stored, transferred and manipulated using other communications technology.
They can be stored on memory devices in mobile phones or cameras, on discs, memory sticks, on computer harddrives or on websites. They can then be photoshopped, cropped, rotated and changed in colour or size then transferred to other computers.
However ethical issues arise given the prevalence of image capturing devices.
The three things that spring to mind is copyright, privacy and confidentiality. With the dawn of digital technology, there has been a lot of discussion regarding the safe guarding of these ethical issues and all are breached regularly. To start with there are issues regarding creativity, representation, ownership and profit. (More to come on this subject)
Digital images are being used in Occuaptional Therapy practice and more opportunities are arising as technology continues.
Here are some examples:
Use of photographs to help explain equipment or use in a report; for example if equipment is damaged, a didgital photo could be included with a report.
Sourcing adaptive equipment using the internet to find websites that contain photographs and specifications such as DME Direct.
Video range of movement (ROM) of a patient.
From a therapeutic point of view, take a mental health patient for a walk and give them a camera to use. You can experience the walk from their perspective (J de Malmanche , personal communication, February 24, 2010).
Some facilities take a photograph of their clients each day for a record of what they are wearing that particular day, in case the person goes missing. This way an accurate description can be given to the police (personal communication, February 25, 2010).
Show activities enjoyed by patients/clients to enhance memories, decoration of facilities and to show families and friends.
Personal portfolios for children at school.
Resources:
www. dmedirect.co.nz
During this weeks tute, we explored Flickr.com
Fickr.com is a free online photo management website that allows you to store and share your photographs or videos with your friends.
On the site you can organise, edit such as cropping or removing red eye, share or even make cards, photo books or DVD's.
Photos can be uploaded via windows, email, webpages and mobile phones. The site is secure so give it a go! Just log on to Flickr.com and follow the prompts to sign up. Even a computer cluts like me managed it!
Other photo storage websites which offer similar services are Picassa Web Albums (PWA) which is a photograph sharing website from Google. It allows Google users 1GB of photograph storage for free and a paid service is available for further storage.
Before we were let loose with some digital cameras to demonstrate our photographic creativity, we learned a bit about the terminology.
So.... what is the difference between a digital and optical zoom?
A digital zoom is a feature of digital cameras which enlarges a portion of a photograph. In this process, the quality of the picture is compromised.
An optical zoom is using the lens (optics) in the camera to bring the subject closer.
A pixel is a tiny square of colour that makes up the picture of the digital screen, for example on the computer or camera screen. Mega means million, so a camera with 7.1 mega pixels means that each picture will contain 7.1 million minute squares of colour. The more pixels, the more detail will be contained in the picture.
So..with the theory done, we set out to take some photos and here are a few of our favourites....
QUESTION: is it rare for a new technology to be superior to an old one in every feature?
In my opinion, I would say yes. There are always pros and cons of new technology and this is often due to the context in which the item is used or the personal value it holds for an individual. I have an old Baby Brownie which is a little box camera that takes a tiny film and has a little metal view finder with no glass in it, that you manually stand up. You can look inside it to see how it all works so its a great learning tool, something you can't do with a digital camera. It holds lots of memories too, of being allowed to use it when I was a child and I'm sure my mum remembers the pride she felt when it was first purchased and it seemed so compact! Many camera enthusiasts also love to compose their own photographs using traditional 35mm film cameras, just like they enjoy the process of developing their prints to ensure that the colours are represented as closely as possible to the originals. The prints from these cameras are undoubedly of superior quality! Digital camera technology is certainly improving rapidly and cameras are being manufactured to suit many purposes such as underwater and fully waterproof cameras and prices are becoming more affordable. My digital camera is used many times a week for home, sport, school and family but I still have the traditional 35mm film camera for when I'm feeling creative, the mobile phone camera when I'm at the supermarket and I don't know which shampoo to buy, the underwater disposable for when we are out diving and snorkelling and the old baby Brownie when I want to show a child how a camera works. Technology is great....but in my opinion, it will never out do the old ones in every feature.
Digital images can be stored, transferred and manipulated using other communications technology.
They can be stored on memory devices in mobile phones or cameras, on discs, memory sticks, on computer harddrives or on websites. They can then be photoshopped, cropped, rotated and changed in colour or size then transferred to other computers.
However ethical issues arise given the prevalence of image capturing devices.
The three things that spring to mind is copyright, privacy and confidentiality. With the dawn of digital technology, there has been a lot of discussion regarding the safe guarding of these ethical issues and all are breached regularly. To start with there are issues regarding creativity, representation, ownership and profit. (More to come on this subject)
Digital images are being used in Occuaptional Therapy practice and more opportunities are arising as technology continues.
Here are some examples:
Use of photographs to help explain equipment or use in a report; for example if equipment is damaged, a didgital photo could be included with a report.
Sourcing adaptive equipment using the internet to find websites that contain photographs and specifications such as DME Direct.
Video range of movement (ROM) of a patient.
From a therapeutic point of view, take a mental health patient for a walk and give them a camera to use. You can experience the walk from their perspective (J de Malmanche , personal communication, February 24, 2010).
Some facilities take a photograph of their clients each day for a record of what they are wearing that particular day, in case the person goes missing. This way an accurate description can be given to the police (personal communication, February 25, 2010).
Show activities enjoyed by patients/clients to enhance memories, decoration of facilities and to show families and friends.
Personal portfolios for children at school.
Resources:
www. dmedirect.co.nz
During this weeks tute, we explored Flickr.com
Fickr.com is a free online photo management website that allows you to store and share your photographs or videos with your friends.
On the site you can organise, edit such as cropping or removing red eye, share or even make cards, photo books or DVD's.
Photos can be uploaded via windows, email, webpages and mobile phones. The site is secure so give it a go! Just log on to Flickr.com and follow the prompts to sign up. Even a computer cluts like me managed it!
Other photo storage websites which offer similar services are Picassa Web Albums (PWA) which is a photograph sharing website from Google. It allows Google users 1GB of photograph storage for free and a paid service is available for further storage.
Before we were let loose with some digital cameras to demonstrate our photographic creativity, we learned a bit about the terminology.
So.... what is the difference between a digital and optical zoom?
A digital zoom is a feature of digital cameras which enlarges a portion of a photograph. In this process, the quality of the picture is compromised.
An optical zoom is using the lens (optics) in the camera to bring the subject closer.
A pixel is a tiny square of colour that makes up the picture of the digital screen, for example on the computer or camera screen. Mega means million, so a camera with 7.1 mega pixels means that each picture will contain 7.1 million minute squares of colour. The more pixels, the more detail will be contained in the picture.
So..with the theory done, we set out to take some photos and here are a few of our favourites....
Saturday, March 13, 2010
So.... to demonstrate my learning throughout this course, I get to dazzle you with amazing knowledge, definitions and insight into technology in 2010 and beyond!
Tute 1: Information Technology is "the production, storage and communication of information using computers and electronic technology."
Information Communication Technology (ICT) "allow users to participate in a rapidly changing world in which work and other activities are increasingly transformed by access to varied and developing technologies."
so... how is this form of technology prevelent in our society and how commonplace has it become?
Technology is all around us 24 hours a day and has become so commonplace, we fail to recognise it as 'technology'. In a day, I interact with various forms of IT almost continuously, from catching up with friends and family via instant messaging either on my mobile phone or email or going online to buy groceries, filling the car up with petrol and even in the running of our business. We are almost a cashless society and systems have become so easy to use, even the baby boomers are using it!
so what do I feel comfortable and competent using?
Im pretty confident using the banking systems including cashflow and credit cars. Email, digital cameras, video cameras, mobile phones and MSN are all sweet and I'm new to Facebook so I'm sure I'll be an expert at that soon!!!!!
Moodle definitely has its moments, as does my laptop but that's just because I'm a technophobe! Electronics in cars, the latest tvs, dvd players and photocopiers are a challenge thought....and the list goes on! Luckily I'm doing POI 1!
IT in OT....
Twice a year, we are lucky enough to go out on Fieldwork placements around NZ. Here we see IT being used in a variety of settings. In my Fieldwork experiences, there have been many forms of IT being used. Therapists are connected to other professionals via mobile phones, documents are emailed, scanned or stored for instant use when required. The Intranet holds documents of all descriptions and tests results were available for viewing by other practioners within the setting. The internet is accessed for sourcing information on equipment or for communications with outside agencies. In therapy, IT tools are used such as Wii, which simulates sports which encourages movement, creates distraction and improves function, dexterity and balance.
so... what are the ethical implications that arise from capturing, sharing and transferring information via IT devices, such as mobile phones.... or systems, such as the internet?
Privacy and confidentiality are major ethical implications. At present there are few laws to protect people against this, as global information transfer has exploded over the past two decades. Copyright and intellectual property have been around for longer and therefore there are more stingent laws around these. In time, laws will no doubt evolve.
The last three definitions for this post are....
Computer Ethics Computer Ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term used for human innovations and creativity that are capable of being protected under national law and international treaties. IP includes a diverse range of commercial assets from patents for new inventions through to copyright protected artworks.
Social Justice is "usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distrubuted fairly among members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights, benefits, and opportunities" (Butts & Rich, 2008, p. 49).
References:
Butts, J. B., & Rich, K. L. (2008). Nursing ethics: across the curriculum and into practice. (2nd ed.). London: Jones and Bartlett Publishers International.
Crozier, J., Grandison, A., Hucker, H., McKeown, C., Summers, E., & Weber, P. (Eds.). (2008). Collins essential English dictionary. (3rd ed.). Italy: HarperCollins Publishers.
Computer ethics. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_ethics
Information Communication Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Communication_technology
Intellectual Property. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2010, from http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/what-is-ip/what-is-intellectual-property
Tute 1: Information Technology is "the production, storage and communication of information using computers and electronic technology."
Information Communication Technology (ICT) "allow users to participate in a rapidly changing world in which work and other activities are increasingly transformed by access to varied and developing technologies."
so... how is this form of technology prevelent in our society and how commonplace has it become?
Technology is all around us 24 hours a day and has become so commonplace, we fail to recognise it as 'technology'. In a day, I interact with various forms of IT almost continuously, from catching up with friends and family via instant messaging either on my mobile phone or email or going online to buy groceries, filling the car up with petrol and even in the running of our business. We are almost a cashless society and systems have become so easy to use, even the baby boomers are using it!
so what do I feel comfortable and competent using?
Im pretty confident using the banking systems including cashflow and credit cars. Email, digital cameras, video cameras, mobile phones and MSN are all sweet and I'm new to Facebook so I'm sure I'll be an expert at that soon!!!!!
Moodle definitely has its moments, as does my laptop but that's just because I'm a technophobe! Electronics in cars, the latest tvs, dvd players and photocopiers are a challenge thought....and the list goes on! Luckily I'm doing POI 1!
IT in OT....
Twice a year, we are lucky enough to go out on Fieldwork placements around NZ. Here we see IT being used in a variety of settings. In my Fieldwork experiences, there have been many forms of IT being used. Therapists are connected to other professionals via mobile phones, documents are emailed, scanned or stored for instant use when required. The Intranet holds documents of all descriptions and tests results were available for viewing by other practioners within the setting. The internet is accessed for sourcing information on equipment or for communications with outside agencies. In therapy, IT tools are used such as Wii, which simulates sports which encourages movement, creates distraction and improves function, dexterity and balance.
so... what are the ethical implications that arise from capturing, sharing and transferring information via IT devices, such as mobile phones.... or systems, such as the internet?
Privacy and confidentiality are major ethical implications. At present there are few laws to protect people against this, as global information transfer has exploded over the past two decades. Copyright and intellectual property have been around for longer and therefore there are more stingent laws around these. In time, laws will no doubt evolve.
The last three definitions for this post are....
Computer Ethics Computer Ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term used for human innovations and creativity that are capable of being protected under national law and international treaties. IP includes a diverse range of commercial assets from patents for new inventions through to copyright protected artworks.
Social Justice is "usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distrubuted fairly among members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights, benefits, and opportunities" (Butts & Rich, 2008, p. 49).
References:
Butts, J. B., & Rich, K. L. (2008). Nursing ethics: across the curriculum and into practice. (2nd ed.). London: Jones and Bartlett Publishers International.
Crozier, J., Grandison, A., Hucker, H., McKeown, C., Summers, E., & Weber, P. (Eds.). (2008). Collins essential English dictionary. (3rd ed.). Italy: HarperCollins Publishers.
Computer ethics. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_ethics
Information Communication Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Communication_technology
Intellectual Property. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2010, from http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/what-is-ip/what-is-intellectual-property
Thursday, March 4, 2010
WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
Hi! I am a 2nd year Occupational Therapy Student completing a paper called "Participation in Occupation 1." The purpose of this paper is to introduce technology as a useful and meaningful way that people can engage in occupations using technology and how this can be incorporated into therapy.
The assessment of this paper is to create a blog and then write a report to showing how the technology could be used and /or adapted to meet the individual needs of a client.
I hope you enjoy my learning process! :)
andiiR
The assessment of this paper is to create a blog and then write a report to showing how the technology could be used and /or adapted to meet the individual needs of a client.
I hope you enjoy my learning process! :)
andiiR
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