My Reflective Journal (Week 3)

Reflective

In the last week I had been at the Regional Center for Educational Planning of UNESCO at the University City in Sharjah for my work placement. I was really happy and I was really interesting in going here for my work placement because I really believe that the UNESCO is stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture. Moreover, I feel  it is a great opportunity for me to work with any of the UNESCO branch which was my dream because I believe that the propose of this center suit our society and community my college staff.  Furthermore, I think that this work placement allows me to apply what I have studied at my college. Also, I think that this work placement helps me to know how to deal with adults which is a new thing for me to work learn about. I have studied different information about that in my Work Placement Course and from some other articles that I read of how to deal and motivate adults, but now I have chance to practice it firsthand.  Moreover, I believe that this course helps us a lot to connect our studying with the real environment.  In my view point, I believe that this work placement helped me a lots to share my improve my skills in creating website using Dreamweaver and to learn more about Networking security and video capturing.

While working with the staff in the Regional Center for Educational Planning of UNESCO, I learnt different skills and knowledge about different types of technology used in education such as Video Capture. I noticed form Mr. Taha about this new technology for keeping video records for all of the training and workshops that were presented in the centre. The equipment that they used is very easy to use. They just used Dom camera, video recording,  Advanced Multi Media servers and network server. Because Mr. Taha is the ICT engineer, he has a screen connected to all of the Training rooms to records all of the workshops placed in. Moreover, he can monitor the rooms and swap between the corners to take different views for the workshop.

We learnt different information about the servers that the RCEP used for their folders and files. I was really amazed when I enter the room. I noticed from Mr. Taha that there are two brands used for the servers devises which is Dell and Hp. Moreover, he gave us a clear description for all of the devises and their cables. It pleased me to know more about the three kinds of wireless connection companies such as SSICO, Trapez and Arooba. Moreover, I learnt different information about the  two types WAN and LAN in the Communication Room (MDF). Moreover, I saw the Etisalate battery. Furthermore, I was amazed from the different devises that they are using and the function of all of the cables and devises. Furthermore,  we learnt the different Advanced Multi Media servers. In addition, Mr. Taha showed us the Sound System and how it is connected to the Video Capture in all of the training rooms. It pleased me to try it by myself when I connected to Training Room 1.

When Mr. Taha show us how they do the video capture, he showed us a new interactive tools that I like it which called the Interactive Learning Screen were the users can capture three types like the full screen, practical and windows. I noticed from Mr. Taha that they used Interwriter work software which allows the users to

In developing the website we sometimes faced some problem especially in the Arabic part because Dreamweaver do not sport the Arabic language, so we do different appointment with some of the colleges Educational Technology staff. Who I want to thank them: Dr. John Raven, Miss Karen O’Donnell, Mr. Mohammed Hassan and Mr. Peter Campbell  Who really helped us a lot to finish the website.  

During my working placement at the RCEP, I recognized the differences between working in an organization than working in a school. First of all, I learnt how to deal with adults which force me to deal with them in a professional way. Also, I learnt how to plan for creating effective website and the main point in evaluating websites. Moreover, I learnt different information about the servers and Network Security.

By the end of that week we finished the website and we submitted it to Mr. Taha and he liked it.