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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER College students flying high after completing aviation CD B y A m b e r C la rk e SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER M ost college students simply have to worry about getting a passing grade from their teacher for their final project. Alison Sterry and Janna Rovniak, two Sheridan College Interactive Multimedia stu­ dents will have thousands of Ontario tourists passing judgement on their final project. Sterry and Rovniak have designed and produced a CD-ROM called Women and Aviation. The CD-ROM overviews the role women in southern Ontario have played in aviation from the beginnings of flight to the present day. Women and Aviation was designed for the Toronto Aerospace Museum at Downsview Airport. The muse­ um wanted the CD-ROM for a part of a visitor's kiosk on women and aviation in southern Ontario. The two students held a test run for their CD-ROM at a recent Open House for the Interactive Multimedia Post-Graduate Program at the Trafalgar Campus in Oakville. The event showcased student projects designed for a diverse range of company clients, including Molson Breweries, Bell Canada, Hewlett Packard, Hyundai Auto Canada, Kodak and Sun Life Canada. 'The program is targeted to train graduates who can develop flexible, creative multimedia and interactive applications to meet a diverse range of business, educa­ tion and entertainment needs," explained Web Design Professor Margo Martin. "It's also very intensive and complex-over the course of eight months, students learn how to coordinate, design and produce multime­ dia-based applications, from needs assessment through distribution." Students learn Internet, Intranet and CD-ROM design. During the program students design two CD- ROMs, four web sites, and an animated video in which they place video feed of themselves into. So far the most popular multimedia application is the CD-ROM. "It's popular with many of our clients as a market­ ing tool, because it's interactive, colourful, audio-visual, and less expensive to produce than most print mediums," said Martin. Sterry and Rovniak spent seven weeks on Women and Aviation. They did extensive research, scanned photos, typed in text, and created animation for the CD-ROM from a video they received from their client. Music on the CD-ROM was specially recorded by one of Rovniak's friends. 'There's a lot of things to consider, such as naviga­ tion, who the potential audience is, attention span and keeping the visuals attractive," said Rovniak. "And of course making everything work." Sterry finds the visual aspects of a CD-ROM inter­ est her the most, and she would like to pursue visual design for Internet sites or CD-ROMs. Rovniak sees herself working on web sites for a company, and return­ ing to school to keep up with fast-changing technology. The Open House is a good way to receive feedback. "It's interesting to see people's reactions to the CD- ROM, especially where they spend their time and what they choose to explore," said Sterry. "The Open House is an opportunity to show off the dynamic and highly creative, real-world business appli­ cations developed by our students," said Martin. "We hope both prospective employers and future clients will see the professional work produced by the graduates of this program." Sheridan's Interactive Multimedia Post-Graduate Program is in its fourth year. Aerospace Museum will show * Women and Aviation' CD created by Sheridan duo to thousands o f visitors r -- -- -- Wednesdsay May 5, 1999 Photo by Barrie Erskine Alison Sterry , Janna Rovniak with their CD they designed for the Toronto Aerospace Museum called The Women in Aviation. C o n s e r v a t i o n a w a r d f o r C h i s h o l m S c h o o l Chisholm Public School will be one of five recipients of conservation awards to be presented by Conservation Halton in Burlington tomorrow night. Other awards will go to two Burlington men and Dufferin Aggregates of Halton Hills. Each year, Conservation Halton pre­ sents awards to people and organiza­ tions who have made outstanding con­ tributions to conservation in the Halton watershed. Twenty-one nominations were received for the 1998 program of which five nominees were selected. Chisholm Public School in Oakville was chosen for its on-going efforts to promote conservation and environment education. Since 1989 the school has been involved in many conservation programs including rehabilitation the Charnwood Woodlot, stream clean-up projects, school yard naturalization programs, tree planting and numerous education activities. The school has a popula­ tion of 375 students of which 52 are in the Enviro Club. A day to spo t the frogs a t M ountsberg / S 1 1 (fi/iioe/min/ ce/e/amtio/i at Chrysler Platinum Series Minivan 26T Regular Wheelbase Model Includes: Spring and all its wonders as the natural world comes to life can be witnessed in the forests and wetlands of the Mountsberg Conservation Area, where you can participate in the annual Frogwatcher's Hike on Sat. May 8th, from 7 p.m. Kids can learn Way of W oods Conversation Halton is once again offering "Ways of the Woods" - a summer day camp that encourages children to learn more about nature and fosters a love of the outdoors that lasts a lifetime. The Ways of the Woods day camp is available to children eight to 12 years old. Four, two-week and eight, one-week sessions are held during July and August, and bus trans­ portation is ipcluded with the camp fee. All participants are picked up at designated locations and are dropped off at various Halton Region conservation areas each day. The base camp for the Ways of the Woods program is Mountsberg Wildlife Centre. Kelso, Mount Nemo Conservation Areas, and Bronte Creek Provincial Park are also visited during the program. Children discover nature through a series of games and activities that emphasize per­ sonal observa­ tions, listening skills, role play­ ing, sharing and, of course, lots of hands-on experi­ ences. Pond e x p l o r a t i o n s , insect hunts, and bird hikes are only a few of these activities. Bus transporta­ tion is available to residents of Oakville. A complete i n f o r m a t i o n brochure on both programs is available by call­ ing the M o u n t s b e r g C o n s e r v a t i o n Area at 905-854- 2276. The cost for the program is $135 plus PST/w eek/child and the camp fills up quickly. Let your chil­ dren come face to face with a great homed owl, explore a hospi­ tal for birds of prey, and trek below the surface of the Niagara Escarpment in a crevice cave. Give your kids the eco-adven- ture of a lifetime by participating in the Ways of the Woods to 9 p.m. A symphony awaits you, as the male frogs are in full cho­ rus in their annual bid to attract the mate of their dreams. The songs of mating calls are so distinctive from species to species that frogs can be identified by their voices alone. The Spring Peeper, the frog harbinger of spring, has a dis­ tinctive peep that signals the return of the new season. This tiny, one-inch long frog and its high pitched peep are usually one of the first species heard, and the sound of several hun­ dred frogs calling for mates together can be deafening. Come out and see if you can identify the Spring Peeper. During the Frogwatcher's Hike, participants will learn about the difference between frogs and toads. Participants will also pick through leaf litter to search of an elusive sala­ mander and learn to identify local frog species. 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