Planning Is Almost Complete; Soon The Shadowing Will Begin

Well it's one week later and much has transpired since I last posted. I've had further phone discussions with both Stephan at Infinite Media and Christine at DLC. In both cases we've discussed possible times for me starting to shadow at their company and they've asked me more specifically exactly how much I wanted to be involved in the projects they'll make available to me.

I'm not yet sure which Infinite Media eLearning project I'll be assigned to. What we've determined is the my immediate availabilities: Monday morning, Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon of the weeks of March 1st and March 15th, and possibly March 22nd as well.

For DLC, I've relayed the same general blocks of available time, with one big exception. I'm making myself available to them for the entire week of March 8th. That's Reading Week at Centennial College, so I'll be able to work fluidly and continuously on a single project which is having its video component shot that week. (I'll easily be able to accumulate 10 hours or more - probably more of shadowing time during this week alone.) Prior to March 8th - next Monday in fact - I'll get a phone briefing from Christine on that particular project. She'll also send me some strategy documents and the video script to look over. The following Thursday (March 4th) I'll have a working lunch with Christine in her office in the east end of the city (Queen & Carlaw) more or less just south of where I live - very convenient. She'll give me a tour of the office, introduce me to some of her key people and, overall, give me a clearer idea of how DLC works.

Right now the DLC connection looms largest. It's a very specific project with a fairly specific timeframe. I will get a lot out of this particular shadowing experience. I have high hopes for the time I'll spend at Infinite Media as well, but things still appear a little vague there. Once I get there that should change. Stephan will call me towards the end of this with some specific times to start shadowing. I can't wait.