AD Lab Pro

Audio Description: a laboratory for the development of a new professional profile

Intellectual outputs

IO1: Assessment of Current AD Training Practices

  • IO1 Slides @ Transnational Project Meeting 2016 (Trieste/UNITS): Overview of IO1 plan of action and activities presented by UAM at the kick-off meeting
  • IO1 Slides @ Multiplier Event 1 2017 (London/RNIB): Presentation of IO1 quantitative and qualitative stages and results
  • IO1 Slides @ ARSAD 2017: Presentation of IO1 results at the sixth edition of the Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description in Barcelona/UAB
  • IO1 Questionnaire: For the quantitative part of the IO, a detailed questionnaire was prepared probing into the basic information about training programmes, their content and evaluation. The questionnaire also elicited information about competences trained throughout a particular course/programme.
  • Interview structure: The qualitative part included a detailed analysis of course materials provided by project partners followed by in-depth interviews with selected teachers based on a pre-prepared interview structure (Feb. 2017)
  • IO1 report: Detailed description of IO1 activities and results, including data analysis discussion, major findings and list of references

IO2: Audio Description Professional: Profile Definition

  • IO2 slides @ Multiplier Event 1 2017 (London/RNIB): Overview of IO2 plan of action and activities presented by UNITS
  • IO2 slides @ Multiplier Event 2 2017 (Poznan/UAM): Overview of IO2 results and activities presented by UNITS
  • IO2 in China slides @ MAPIC Vigo: Replication of IO2 questionnaire in China and results presented by H. Casas-Tost and I. Tor-Carroggio (UAB)
  • IO2 Questionnaire: A questionnaire was developed to gather information on the skills and competences needed to train professional audio describers. It was designed for three categories of respondents: audio describers, AD users and AD providers. The questionnaire was translated in all the project languages.
  • IO2 Report: Detailed description of IO2 activities and results, including data analysis discussion, major findings and list of references

IO3: Course Design

  • IO3 slides @ TPM3 2017 (Poznan/UAM): Overview of IO3 plan of action and activities presented by UA
  • IO3 slides @ Multiplier Event 3 2018 (Antwerp/UA): Overview of IO3 results and activities presented by UA
  • IO3 slides @ Unlimited 2 (Barcelona/UAB): Developing a modular ad curriculum: Challenges and solutions
  • IO3 Report: Detailed description of IO3 activities and results, major findings and list of references
  • IO3 Course Structure: Simplified overview of the ADLAB PRO course curriculum, including detailed sub-structure in Modules and Units, and suggestions on ECTS distribution (Nov. 2018)
  • IO3 Accessibility Protocol: guide for trainers wishing to offer the curriculum to blind and partially sighted people

IO4: Development of Course Content

  • IO4 slides @ TPM4 2018 (Antwerp/UA): Overview of IO4 plan of action and activities presented by UAB
  • IO4 slides @ TPM5 2018 (Blaricum/SF): IO4 Development of course content presented by UAB
  • IO4 Training materials proposal (Sept. 2018)
  • IO4 List of units per module with associated LOs (Apr. 2018)
  • IO4 slides @ ME5 2019 (Barcelona/UAB): IO4 presentation
  • IO4 slides @ ME5 2019 (Barcelona/UAB): Samples and evaluation of training materials
  • IO4 slides @ ME6 2019 (Ljubljana/RTV): The Adlab Pro course materials: structure, type, quantity and aims
  • IO4 Report: Detailed description of IO4 activities and results, major findings and list of references

IO5: Evaluation and Testing

  • IO5 slides @ TPM4 2018 (Antwerp/UA): Overview of IO5 actions and activities presented by UV
  • IO5 slides @ TPM5 2018 (Blaricum/SF): IO5 Evaluation and testing
  • IO5 slides @ TPM6 2019 (Barcelona/UAB): IO5 Evaluation and testing
  • IO5 slides @ ME6 2019 (Ljubljana/RTV): IO5 Evaluation and testing
  • IO5 Report: Detailed description of IO5 activities and results, major findings and list of references
  • Evaluation Handbook | A Guide To The Evaluation Of Training Materials: ADLAB PRO A Case Study

IO6: Course Evaluation, Recognition and Accreditation