Dear Colleagues,

I am looking for lecturers and content developers to help review and 
develop a new format of DVD e-book that is to be used as training 
notes, stand alone course work , a self teaching product and curriculum 
content. In return I will work with individuals to help maximise 
profits for their departments by utilising this new product. I will 
explain.....

Our small educational content developers publishing company, Alienideas 
Ltd, is about to launch a new complete training DVD for digital 
imaging. In e-book format it comprehensively explains digital imaging 
in simple and concise terms and also includes 90 minutes of embedded 
bite-size video tutorials. It covers;
Equipment Choice
Photography and Lighting skills
Image Quality and efficiency
Systems set up and maintenance
Image manipulation
File output
And finally - Terminology

As we speak the IQA (Institute of Quality Assurance) in the UK are 
producing digital guidelines - or a 'best practise' guide to digital 
imaging that will be launched in November 2005 to the entire imaging 
industry. You can download these guidelines at www.iqa.org/digital.

Our product called "FocusON: a guide to digital imaging - the 
professional skills explained" will be the first such product to adhere 
to these guidelines giving student, enthusiast, and professional 
photographers a clear understanding of the merits of digital imaging.

The reason for contacting you is that we would very much appreciate 
your views on this DVD as to if it could become a resource for your 
students and what we should be doing to facilitate this with your 
campus.

We are already working with Skillset, Reading University, NESSCOT and 
Northumbria University before it is released to ensure it is the best 
learning tool available but we need your feedback to ensure we have 
thought of everything.

For a little more information at a glance please look at 
www.alienideas.com where you will find some endorsements from the 
industry and some samples.  You will also find background information 
on the company itself.

We would be very happy to send you a copy for review. All I would need 
is a suitable address to send it to.

Please contact me directly as I would be more than happy to provide 
review copies or provide individuals with other contacts, of ours, in 
HE digital imaging training who have opinions of their own on the 
potential usefulness of this e-book.

I hope this helps and is informative.

kind regards

Hamish
Hamish Stewart
Business Development Director
AlienIdeas Ltd
PO Box 3008
Wokingham
Berkshire
UK
RG40 2AA
t: +44 (0)118 977 3371
www.alienideas.com


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