Please be aware that you should follow my Blog.
http://merfsed2011.blogspot.com/2011/03/hi-team.html
I will at times give instructions and links to stuff you may find interesting.
Just click on the FOLLOW button and follow the instructions.
You should also follow each others Blogs.
At present I see only 20 students are following my Blog.
Some of these students don't have their own Blog yet, though most do.
If you are having trouble setting things up. I will be around Unitec 27-29 April and will be available to help all students that want a bit of one-on-one tuition to get going etc...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
g-mails you should have noted.
sent to all students 20-4-11
Hi All,
As you progress with your Trade Term Wiki.
I want you all to update the descriptions you already have placed and look at other students' work.
I need to see some discussions around these terms.
I want to see at least one discussion from each of you on someone else's trade term.
be aware that critique is to be mindful of peoples feelings. be nice, but be honest.
Regards
Merf
sent to all students 19-4-11
Hi Guys,
I'll be at work for the second week of the term break.
27th April - 30th April.
You have my gmail address and my office extension is 8702. (unitec 8154321)
I recognise some of you have some catching up to do.
There may be some lofting and drawing that needs to use Unitec resources to achieve.
I will be available (not completely) to help you access the resources and guide.
Be aware I also have other work to undertake.
The good thing is that there is very little in the way of safety issues around the resources you need to use, so some self directed work is quite acceptable.
Please contact me before you come in so that I may be sure to allow you access.
I advise any of you to take this opportunity if you need to catch up. Time not something we get more of.
Best regards
Merf
sent to students 18-4-11
Hi Team,
This group gmail is just to catchup.
I'm presenting at a symposium this week Wednesday, and will show a snapshot of how we are using Blogs and the Trade Terms Wikispace to start our journey.
Please update as much as you can of the Trade terms doc.
I'm also placing some Blog Posts in my Blog
to help you When it comes to putting video into your Blogs.
Many of you have yet to post anything much?
How about getting stuck into it over the break?
regards
Merf
Monday, April 18, 2011
Google Docs for Small Craft Projects.
Hey there,
You should all have received an invitation to work in a google doc that is related to your own small group projects.
I'll drop links and suggestions into these g-docs as time goes by.
We should recognise that any drawings or plans are to be used once only in our Unitec project work.
Copyright insists we don't use them again privately.
If you have a good discussion in these g-docs it may mean that you have a basis for your 'openproj.org' spreadsheet that defines your roles in the project.
Timeline and responsibilities are not easy to determine, so be sure to set one 'openproj.org' spreadsheet as a "baseline" and another as an (in-progress) spreadsheet.
You should all have received an invitation to work in a google doc that is related to your own small group projects.
I'll drop links and suggestions into these g-docs as time goes by.
We should recognise that any drawings or plans are to be used once only in our Unitec project work.
Copyright insists we don't use them again privately.
If you have a good discussion in these g-docs it may mean that you have a basis for your 'openproj.org' spreadsheet that defines your roles in the project.
Timeline and responsibilities are not easy to determine, so be sure to set one 'openproj.org' spreadsheet as a "baseline" and another as an (in-progress) spreadsheet.
Adding video
The following link will open a Youtube video that shows you how to
add a video into your Blog. (download from Youtube)
It'll make reading your Blog more interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwQPsWDKdIA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
A Youtube account is a good asset for you to place your video into the 'Cloud'. This means you can access your video from any computer with internet access. It also means you save space in your own computer hard drive.
The below link will guide you to creating your own Youtube account. It's free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_IZ6CAlxG8&feature=related
An even better outcome is for you to 'Upload' to Youtube, a video showing your classroom/workshop activities that you can then add to the blog. This makes your Blog very personalised and relevant.
The link below will help you achieve this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7iUiftbKU&feature=related
You will sometimes find Youtube videos that don't allow embedding. These videos can be linked into your blog by simply copying the URL address from the web address line and paste this into your "compose" text of your Blog editor.
add a video into your Blog. (download from Youtube)
It'll make reading your Blog more interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwQPsWDKdIA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
A Youtube account is a good asset for you to place your video into the 'Cloud'. This means you can access your video from any computer with internet access. It also means you save space in your own computer hard drive.
The below link will guide you to creating your own Youtube account. It's free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_IZ6CAlxG8&feature=related
An even better outcome is for you to 'Upload' to Youtube, a video showing your classroom/workshop activities that you can then add to the blog. This makes your Blog very personalised and relevant.
The link below will help you achieve this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7iUiftbKU&feature=related
You will sometimes find Youtube videos that don't allow embedding. These videos can be linked into your blog by simply copying the URL address from the web address line and paste this into your "compose" text of your Blog editor.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Lofting and Drawing
Well, we are more aware now of the lines and interaction of lines used in describing the shape of a vessel.
We a going to get a deep understnding of how we will be able to use these lines in the constrution of frames and conponents in building our boats.
There have been several very good Loftings within our group.
Matts' group has in the meantime experiened AutoCAD as a tool.
One of these Loftings is being chosen as The Lofting we will use to build our 2.5 M Dinghy in our 'Small Craft Build' course.
Likewise we have discussed the 7.3 M lines drawing as a tool to develop understanding of the Calculations of Displacement, Center of Bouyancy, and Center of Lateral Area.
It is my intention that we also use the 7.3 M vessel as a means for us to build a half model Plug, Mould, and Moulding (product) for outcomes in our 'Composites' course.
We a going to get a deep understnding of how we will be able to use these lines in the constrution of frames and conponents in building our boats.
There have been several very good Loftings within our group.
Matts' group has in the meantime experiened AutoCAD as a tool.
One of these Loftings is being chosen as The Lofting we will use to build our 2.5 M Dinghy in our 'Small Craft Build' course.
Likewise we have discussed the 7.3 M lines drawing as a tool to develop understanding of the Calculations of Displacement, Center of Bouyancy, and Center of Lateral Area.
It is my intention that we also use the 7.3 M vessel as a means for us to build a half model Plug, Mould, and Moulding (product) for outcomes in our 'Composites' course.
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