technology | Matthew Eaves

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Posted on November 10, 2005
Posted in British Council Thailand, learning technology creativity

After the Tsunami, film making on the beach at Patong, Thailand, working with Muslim Children – making film, music, and animations

I’m conscious that I’ve not written much about the time I spent late last year with Jonathan Furness in Thailand. I’ve written a news article now, and here it is: Ultralab commissioned by British Council to work in Thailand with communities after the Tsunami It is hard to believe that the beautiful beach town of

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Posted on March 25, 2005
Posted in King Harold School, learning technology creativity

King Harold School young people come to Ultralab for Final Cut Pro video editing masterclass

On the 26th of January 2006 eight creative learners from King Harold School worked in Ultralab at Anglia Ruskin University with researchers Hal MacLean and Matthew Eaves to further their skills with Final Cut Pro, a computer application to create and edit visual material. The young people at King Harold School work closely with the

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Posted on April 20, 2004
Posted in learning technology creativity, Oracle

Creative Media at the Executive Learning Workgroup, Annecy France

I’ve been running creative technology sessions for the Oracle Executive Learning Workgroup in Annecy, France. We’ve been making films about learning using technolgy. Sadly, I can’t share the creativity here, it’s confidential. Shhhhhhhhh.

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on October 24, 2003
Posted in learning technology creativity

A day at St. James School, Christchurch New Zealand – One of the most creative schools in the world

I spent most of the day with one of the most creative schools I have ever seen in the world. St. James’s School in Christchurch New Zealand is based in a part of Christchurch with high levels of unemployment and career opportunity. For this reason, the school has been classified with a low rating status.

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on January 31, 2003
Posted in Blog

Ultralab's Digital Creativity Project mentioned in Publication

This year saw the ‘SummerSchool’ and ‘Input CBBC’ projects quoted in a chapter written by Professor Stephen Heppell in Whither Assessment?, a QCA publication addressing how the educational community could improve the ways in which it assesses students. An extract coving the creative wins from SummerSchool: Here is an extract: LESSONS LEARNED: This annual feast

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on March 20, 2002
Posted in learning technology creativity

Tobermory becomes last Lifeboat Station filming location for Lifeboats.TV

17th to the 20th of March 2002. Tobermory, the last and most ‘eventful’ of Ultralab’s visits to lifeboats stations for the lifeboats.tv project. Missing a plane, hitting a deer, arriving four hours late, and finally staying in a haunted hotel with two RNLI representatives that were scared of ghosts, what could possibly happen next? While

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on March 7, 2002
Posted in learning technology creativity

Southend Lifeboat Station becomes 5th venue for Lifeboats.TV

On the 6th and 7th of March 2002 the Ultralab digital creativity team were based on the Southend Pier for the Lifeboats.TV project. All the research conducted so far on this project has been done in conjunction with young people, exploring how creative use of technology could be used to enhance their learning, bringing the

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on February 20, 2002
Posted in learning technology creativity

Skegness Lifeboat Station visited for Lifeboats.TV

18-20th February 2002 In Skegness we met Joel, the longest serving RNLI person in the country. Joel had been part of the lifeboat station since he was three years old. Joel’s father and grand father also served on the crew. All the research conducted so far on this project has been done in conjunction with

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on January 31, 2002
Posted in learning technology creativity

Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Station becomes new focus for Lifeboats.TV (28th – 31st January 2002)

Hamish Scott-Brown, Colin Elsey and Matthew Eaves headed over the sea to Dun Laoghaire in Ireland to begin the second lot of filming for the Lifeboats.TV project. The crew there were amazing, providing excellent stories and accounts of rescues which were turned into video and audio files, and incorporated into the Lifeboats.TV website. All the

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on January 23, 2002
Posted in learning technology creativity

Ultralab's Lifeboats.TV project main project begins in Weymouth, Dorset 22nd and 23rd of January 2002

One year after the initial pilot in Burnham-on-Crouch we were off. Colin, Mark and Matthew headed to Dorset to meet and interview the Weymouth Lifeboat crew and their families. With 40 people to interview it was no easy task, we had to break up into three film crews to capture the footage. Pete Bradshaw from