Title
ADLAB PRO. Creation of audio description online training materials
Conference name
Intermedia. 5th International Conference on Audiovisual Translation
City
Country
Poland
Modalities
Date
20/09/2019
Abstract
ADLAB PRO: A Laboratory for the Development of a New Professional Profile is a three-year (2016-2019) European project financed under the Erasmus+ Programme. It is coordinated by the University of Trieste and involves both academic and non academic partners from Belgium, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK. The project’s main aim has been to create audio description (AD) training materials that would be available online to all interested parties. It has had six Intellectual Outputs (IOs), from gathering European best AD practices (IO1) to attributing ECTS/ECVETS to created AD materials (IO6).
In the presentation we will focus on an AD course structure and training materials that have been created as part of IO3 and IO4, respectively. First, we will present the course’s structure that encompasses six modules (including AD for the screen, live events and museums), followed by a discussion of the different types of training materials that have been created for each module (such as videos, tasks, reading lists, etc.). We will also show a selection of sample materials and suggest how to navigate the website.
The AD training materials will be made available on a Creative Commons license. Given the modular nature of the course, as well as the fact that all units are self contained, AD trainers will be able to either use the entire course as is or create their own courses tailored specifically to their training needs.
In the presentation we will focus on an AD course structure and training materials that have been created as part of IO3 and IO4, respectively. First, we will present the course’s structure that encompasses six modules (including AD for the screen, live events and museums), followed by a discussion of the different types of training materials that have been created for each module (such as videos, tasks, reading lists, etc.). We will also show a selection of sample materials and suggest how to navigate the website.
The AD training materials will be made available on a Creative Commons license. Given the modular nature of the course, as well as the fact that all units are self contained, AD trainers will be able to either use the entire course as is or create their own courses tailored specifically to their training needs.