Video Production Sessions

YOUTUBE - Youtube is a video sharing website in which the users can upload, share, comment and view video. Anyone is able to access and view videos on youtube but to be able to upload and comment on videos you have to have a user account.

Hockey is a personal occupation that I participate in. Here are 5 videos to help explain my personal experience.

This is a video of the New Zealand Men's Hockey team at the World Cup in 2010 it was the semi-final.

This video is of the many different ways to score a goal in hockey in order to win. These include penalty corners, circle penetrations and deflections.

This video is a demonstration of how to tackle a key component in order to play hockey .

Although this video is of North Harbour Men's NHL game. This is relevant as I have represented Otago and North Otago in regional tournaments for various age groups.

Ice hockey is another form of hockey that is more brutal then field hockey and as the name says on ice.  I have played this a few times when I was younger but as I am not a very good skater I did not persue further.

Video Production Sessions

The task given was to make a 30 second video on the issue of overcoming adversity.

Trying to fit in with theme we chose to do a scene that focused on a classmate with a disabilty and her stuggle to get around polytech which we had seen happen on occassion.

Seeing as the film is silent we had no issues with having to think about or make a script. We had to utilise planning and storyboarding in preparation of the film. The story board allowed us to plan telling the story.

Filming the video was really fun but was time consuming trying to get all the shots. We also spend a large amount of time editing the film trying to get all the tranistions just right in order to tell the story.

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Cool Communication Device Application on I-pad and I-phone

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Information Technology and Ethical Issues

"Technology" is a term that many people associate with communication devices such as the internet, laptops, computers and cellphones, or many information technologies such as the programs we use on our communication devices. Technology is defined as 'the total knowledge and skills available to any given society'. (Collins Concise Dictionary 1989). This definition in my thought is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes for a given society. This allows people to look at technology from different angles and perspectives such as through machines and devices and it takes into account social structures, command, control and infrastructures (Ursula Franklin 1989). The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes would be the creation of devices such as the telephone, cellphones, laptops, computers, gaming consoles, printers stereos, television. All of these ‘practical purposes’ though are among the leisure aspect of a persons’ everyday life. One could argue a few of those things can be used for work and productivity purposes as well.

When it comes to using IT devices and software I feel that I am very competent at doing so. From a young age at primary school on very old laptops now we were given typing classes. I think this was essential in my ability to work with computers now as typing is one of the main skills associated with computers. Ask me how to fix a computer problem and I would not be able to do so. I would have to ask someone more ‘in the know’.

IT from my experiences is used in practice in the paperwork side of the job; through patient reports being typed on computer and printed being put into patient files. Also through developing equipment that OT’s are able to access and then distribute to clients. The latest form of therapy though is “Wii-hab”. This is where they have developed a gaming console and program that can be used in therapy. It has mainly been used with people who have progressive neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s and MS. Dr Ben Herz states in a youtube clip that The Wii sports is interactive with the sports because it is a functional activity and you have to do the physical movement in order to be successful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XPjnv5ecPs&feature=related Technology is always going to be evolving and progressing so a basic knowledge of IT will greatly help us as OT’s in our practice and in our daily lives. This is because knowing about technologies and how they work gives us more options within our treatment plans and maybe more effective in therapy. Technology may provide the client motivation to participate in therapy as it is fun and doesn’t actually feel like therapy.

Ethics is always going to be associated with technology especially capturing sharing and transferring of information through IT devices. It is not the devices themselves that are unethical, it is what is done with the images or videos created from the device that cause questions. This is because a photo or video might be captured on a camera or mobile phone. Then transferred to a computer and posted on social networking sites for everyone to see. The person in that photo may not like that being on the internet for everyone to see therefore being unethical. The device just captured the image or video nothing more.

The Ministry of Economic Development (2010) defines intellectual property as 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. Use our general Guide to assist you in capturing your IP assets. This meaning that if an OT in practice a therapist has an idea of a new tool through technology in therapy they would be able to essentially copyright it as their own. It is protected through national law so no one is able to steal their tool as it is rightfully theirs.

Wikipedia defines social justice as the idea of creating a society that based on the principles of equality and solidarity, where human rights are understood and valued, and that recognises the dignity of every human. Social justice gives the idea that every human and group is given fair treatment no matter what age, sex, race, religious beliefs. Having social justice within a OT role is a given but in relation to information technology I think that social justice would be allowing every client the chance if appropriate to use technology as therapy or form of intervention.

Wikipedia defines informed consent as the phrase that is used to indicate that a person has a clear understanding and appreciation of the facts, implications and future consequences in order to make a decision. Before making a decision in regards to interventions in OT. A person has been told all the types of intervention that are possible, understands how each will work, from there then make a decision as to what intervention to choose.