Farewell to JICA Expert, Mr. Wade Miyagi

The University of the South Pacific and the Project farewelled the Technical Advisor for the DFL Component, Mr. Wade Miyagi. Mr. Miyagi returned to Japan on August 23rd after completing his term of just over 2 years.

During his term with the Project, Mr. Miyagi worked very closely with DFL Support Centre staff in enhancing ICT capacity for USP including:

Introduced new technologies - successfully installed objects Multimedia Database, a web-based centralising indexing system for digital educational material or Learning objects and installed Streaming media, the first of its kind in the region;

"Provided advisory role in the development and offering of first e-learning course at USP, CS222 in semester 2, 2004;

Ongoing On-the-job training of USP counterparts;

Running a series of seminars and workshops on multimedia and distance education;

Conducted Multimedia workshop in Emalus Campus, Vanuatu.

Sent USP staff on counterpart training on Multimedia Production for Education and Digital Video Production;

Facilitated seminar on Online Copyright Laws between USP and NIME (National Institute of Multimedia Education), Japan.

We would also like to welcome Mr. Miyagi's successor, Dr. Kader Hiroshi Pramanik who will be working with the Project for the next 11 months of the Project.