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VIEW:Healthcare Science released!
posted by: Richard Monk on Friday 6 October
A VIEW of Healthcare Science (VIEW:Addenbrookes) reached public release today.
Many young people in schools are unaware of the role and significance of the healthcare scientist in a hospital. VIEW Healthcare Science enables young people to explore 22 departments at Addenbrooke’s Hospital where the healthcare scientist is at work. What they find could broaden the ambition of young people and perhaps inspire some to explore the career possibilities healthcare science offers them.
This product is available for purchase by contacting FutureVu directly by phone or email.
Read more about VEW:Addenbrooke's (A VIEW of Healthcare Science).
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VIEW Retail site goes live
posted by: Richard Monk on Wednesday 17 May
VIEW:RETAIL ONLINE
You can now download a number of support materials and sample VIEW Retail online thanks to continued support from Skillsmart.
New VIEW:Ford and VIEW:ICT material available
posted by: Richard Monk on Saturday 1 October
New materials are available to download for VIEW:Ford and VIEW:ICT. Visit the Ford page or the Dover page for more details. Alternatively, click VIEWS, then A VIEW of Ford or A VIEW of Dover Coastguard Station for more information about this software.
VIEW:ICT Launches!
posted by: Richard Monk on Monday 12 September
VIEW:ICT – A VIEW of Dover Coastguard Station has had its official launch celebration today hosted by the station itself. We would like to express many thanks to all of the staff at Dover Coastguard Station for their time and support during the data collection process, and the MCA itself for giving us permission to document the fine work of our coastguard.
The VIEW of Dover Coastguard Station provides the young person with an opportunity to explore the station and better understand the facility as a workplace environment with particular emphasis on the use of ICT. The Operations Room within the station hosts an impressive application of ICT. Live data from radar systems together with data from vessel based transponders are combined into a computer based graphical interface representing the Strait and the positions of vessels found there. Linked to a powerful database the Coastguard systems combine current vessel information such as name, type, cargo, course, speed, destination etc with an ability to recall information about all vessels using the Strait over several years.
You can find more information about VIEW:ICT on our VIEWS page. You can purchase a Multi-User Edition of this software that can be deployed over a school network on any number of computers by contacting us today. Please see the contacts page for further information and check here for pricing details.
Photography & filming starts at Addenbrooks hospital
posted by: Richard Monk on Tuesday 6 September
Photography and filming has started at Addenbrooks hospital, Cambridge for FutureVu’s new VIEW CDROM surrounding the role of Healthcare Scientists.
VIEW:Enterprise to incorporate Challenge concept - promises greater interactivity
posted by: Richard Monk on Tuesday 6 September
VIEW:Enterprise, a SEEDA funded 3-CDROM project is to incorperate a new Challenge concept which promises even greater interactivity between VIEW and the user. As the user explores each working environment (VIEW:Enterprise comprises 6 individual small businesses), they may stumble across a Challenge presented as an option menu with multimedia hints directly linked. These are real life challenges faced by the respective business on a day to day basis – usually something that the business has not yet solved. Each Challenge provides a unique opportunity to promote students’ independent learning and idea forming skills – as well as an excellent stimulus for class debate and presentations. Unlike traditional business problem concepts, students’ possible solutions can be cross-referenced and verified by exploring the content of each virtual workplace – confirming their idea or providing evidence to rule it out.
Work starts at Addenbrooks hospital
posted by: Richard Monk on Thursday 1 September
FutureVu has commenced development of a new VIEW CD-ROM exploring the work of Addenbrooks hospital, Cambridge. More information to be announced soon. You can find out more about Addenbrooks hospital here: www.addenbrookes.org.uk
VIEW:Costain nears release
posted by: Richard Monk on Monday 1 August
Thanks to support from the staff at Costain, we are pleased to announce that VIEW:Costain, a new VIEW CD-ROM, is coming close to release. A VIEW of Costain supports the GCSE for Applied Business, offering examples and evidence which enables students to explore and investigate a construction business and the working environments on a specific site. Final release and distribution to be announced here soon.
FutureVu Ltd listed on Teacher Net
posted by: Richard Monk on Wednesday 27 July
Thanks to TeacherNet for listing FutureVu Ltd on their enterprise education page. FutureVu are now listed amongst other big name companies and organisations like the National EBP Network, the National Enterprise Network and Young Enterprise. For a full listing click here
Rapid progress on VIEW:Enterprise
posted by: Richard Monk on Monday 25 July
Our SEEDA funded project, VIEW:Enterprise is rapidly progressing thanks to improved development methods and the excellent atmosphere of our new Central Milton Keynes based office. We have completed a series of long interviews on the Isle of Wight, working with six individual businesses. This 3-CDROM package is set to be our heaviest in terms of audio interview content, allowing students to talk to a diverse range of company owners and employees about their jobs, careers, working conditions, and a lot more. Another update on this project to come.
VIEW ICT is now available
posted by: Richard Monk on Monday 25 July
A VIEW of Dover Coastguard Station (VIEW:ICT) offers a unique virtual tour of one of the worlds most technologically advanced coastguard stations. The site incorporates the visual impact of multi-screen PCs and radar graphical interpretation alongside the complexity of a massive database system drawing upon a range of communications systems between land, sea and air, then preparing data for interpretation. Please see the VIEWS page for more information.
VIEW in Europe
posted by: Richard Monk on Monday 27 June
Chris Monk demonstrated the diverse functionality of VIEW at a conference featuring delegates from countries all around Europe. Delegates including members of the EU commission, representatives from The South East England Development Agency, Fujitsu Ltd, and a wide range of Universities from the United Kingdom and abroad. VIEW:Science (A VIEW of Eli Lilly) and VIEW:Gatwick (A VIEW of Gatwick Airport) were on show during his 25 minute presentation and subsequent demonstration.
VIEW featured at Enterprise event, Oxford
posted by: Richard Monk on Monday 27 June
The Virtual Interactive Employer’s Workplace was on show last week at the Enterprise event held at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford. VIEW:Gatwick, VIEW:Science, VIEW:Ford and VIEW:Retail were all available for use by visitors. FutureVu will be present at a number of key Enterprise events across the country over the coming months. We urge you to attend where possible as a range of valuable resources supporting Enterprise are on display.
VIEW Ford is complete!
posted by: Rosie Evill on Friday 10 June
VIEW Ford is now complete.
With over 200 panoramic images, Ford is geographically the largest project to date.
A VIEW of Ford supports the GCSE for Applied Manufacturing, offering examples and evidence, which enables students to explore and investigate the manufacturing processes in a working environment.
VIEW Ford is now in the process of distribution. For more information and details of how to get hold of a copy, please see the VIEWS page.
VIEW:Woking is now available
posted by: Richard Monk on Wednesday 8 June
A VIEW of Woking supports the GCSE for Applied Business, offering examples and evidence which enables students to explore and investigate parts of a town centre and the working environments found in a leading bookstore. This CDROM is available now and ia Single-User Edition is being distributed for free to schools and colleges in Surrey. For more information, click here.
VIEW:Science is now available
posted by: Rosie Evill on Tuesday 31 May
We are happy to announce that A VIEW of Eli Lilly (VIEW:Science) has entered distribution and is currently being sent to schools across the South East of England via their respective Education Business Partnerships. This release marks the third SEEDA funded VIEW of a 6-CDROM series. A VIEW of Eli Lilly is ideal for the study of Applied GCSE Science. For more information check our VIEWS page.
FutureVu has moved home - New contact details
posted by: Richard Monk on Wednesday 4 May
New contact details are available for FutureVu on the Contacts page as we have finished moving office this week. Please expect some limited disruption to services over the coming week as we are still waiting for phone lines and e-mail services to be finalised. Moving to the new office has meant we have been able to expand our working environment and work much closer to the central shopping area here in Milton Keynes (literally a minutes walk).
Moving home
posted by: Richard Monk on Wednesday 20 April
FutureVu is moving home! We have been very successful in winning a place to reside in a new Creative Centre based just outside of Milton Keynes shopping centre. The Centre will house an array of not-for-profit and new media businesses as well as the prominent Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce who have been very supportive of our move. The move means we get a bigger and better office with plenty of room for expansion – an excellent opportunity for the company and for the continuing progress of the VIEW Project. We would like to extend our thanks to all who have supported this process over the past month.
VIEW:Ford launches
posted by: Richard Monk on Monday 18 April
VIEW:Ford is a virtual tour around Ford’s Southampton Assembly Plant, following the production of a Ford Transit from start to finish. It covers three factories that are used in the production line, covering Sub Frame, Paint and Trim - areas that are not normally open to students due to Health and Safety issues. A VIEW of Ford focuses specifically on the Manufacturing side of the working environment in order to meet the demand for material to support the Applied GCSE in Manufacturing.
On behalf of the staff at FutureVu, we would like to extend our thanks to everyone who attended the launch and especially to the staff from SEEDA, Solent Skill Quest, and The Ford Motor Company for their kind words with regard to VIEW.
We are particularly proud of VIEW:Ford as our most expansive virtual tour yet. With over 200 individual 360° panoramic images, nearly every corner of the three Ford assembly buildings can be thoroughly explored.
VIEW Science nears release
posted by: Richard Monk on Wednesday 30 March
VIEW Science, based at one of the top global pharmaceutical companies: Eli Lilly, has moved into the final checking phase and is now approaching general public release. Part of a SEEDA funded initiative to develop six key VIEW CD-ROMs (including Gatwick Airport, Ford Motor Company & Dover Coastguard Station amongst others) – this will be our second release. VIEW Science features expansive exploration opportunities throughout the grounds at Lilly including office and social areas as well as a wide selection of laboratories. The CDROM is literally packed with learning opportunities at around 600Mb of photography, staff interviews, scanned documents, screenshots and video footage. VIEW Science places young people right in the midst of this work place surrounded by an environment of scientific discovery and real-world commercial pressures.
Work begins on VIEW-Enterprise
posted by: Richard Monk on Friday 11 March
A new VIEW project currently underway will be made available during April. The SEEDA funded project focuses on the area of Enterprise and will form a 3 CDROM package, each containing 2-3 virtual tours. We have selected a number of small businesses operating as part of the Cowes Marine Cluster, based on the Isle of Wight, to investigate how concepts of Enterprise are applied in the real world. Further information available soon.
Gatwick CD support documentation
posted by: Richard Monk on Tuesday 8 March
Gatwick CD support documentation is available to download, click on the BAA logo (bottom)
Press Release - Bringing today’s workplace into the classroom through an innovative multimedia resource
posted by: Richard Monk on Tuesday 8 March
Monday 4th October sees the launch of the House of Fraser VIEW (Virtual Interactive Employer’s Workplace) resource at the National History Museum. The innovative multimedia resource is one of a series designed to overcome obstacles in work related learning, by enabling users to access real employers from their classroom. Using the latest technology, this educational tool is invaluable in ensuring that the future workforce is equipped with transferable skills required by modern business.
With the aid of their computer mouse, users can take an ‘access all areas’ tour around House of Fraser’s flagship store on Oxford Street. The interactive CD Rom brings House of Fraser to life through a series of video clips, audio interviews with staff, and digital images. Through accessing their repertoire of resources, students can really learn how the various aspects of the retail business operate cohesively to achieve House of Fraser’s corporate objectives.
Employing individuals across a broad spectrum of retail professions ranging from Sales Advisor to Personal Shopper to Sales Director, House of Fraser VIEW resource is invaluable in enlightening individuals about careers in the sector. Users are able to hold interactive interviews with these employees gaining a real insight into what their roles entail. By providing such exposure it is anticipated that not only will the VIEW benefit House of Fraser, but also the retail sector as a whole, bringing up the profile of the industry.
From September 2004, the Government has made it a statutory requirement for work related learning to be taught at Key Stage 4. Realising how vital work related learning is to young people; VIEW has teamed up with some of the country’s top Organisations to bring excellent working practices to the classroom. Other VIEWs include Ford Motor Company, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Gatwick Airport, Costain, Eli Lilly and Woking Town Centre. The content of the resource has been closely matched with the vocational GCSE curriculum and by providing real life examples, acts as an excellent support tool, enabling students to apply their theoretical understanding to vocational practice. The House of Fraser VIEW has been designed to bring the Business GCSE curriculum to life.
All schools across the UK will receive a free copy of the House of Fraser VIEW CD-Rom after the launch date.
· VIEW is one of a number of projects provided by FutureVu. www.futurevu.com Further information is available from by email at info@futurevu.com
· The London Central and the London East Learning and Skills Councils funded the CD-Rom Jointly.
· The CD-Rom is based on the Key Stage 4 curriculum for Applied Business GCSE and has been piloted by schools in the Milton Keynes area.
· Skillsmart Retail is the Sector Skills Council for Retail.
The South East England Development Agency has funded the construction of six VIEW applications. All six will be provided on CDs courtesy of SEEDA to schools in the South East of England free of charge.
Skillsmart, the Sector Skills Council for Retail has funded the construction of a VIEW of Retail CD based on House of Fraser, Oxford Street. The CD is available free of charge to all schools in the UK through their local Education Business Partnership.
