One of the biggest challenges facing the farming industry today is feeding the growing world population while also caring for the environment. At the centre of this debate are industrial and sustainable farming practices. This presenter led program takes an in-depth look at the environmental issues caused by industrial farming practices and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of the sustainable alternatives. Interviews with vegetable farmer Peter Schreur, organic wine maker Darryl Soljan and Environmental Science lecturer Dr Terry Walshe discuss issues in environmental science, agribusiness and innovative ideas and technology changes in farming practices.
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Job Interview Secrets
The job interview process is a stressful and challenging experience for many people. This game-show style program breaks down the different aspects of an interview. Viewers follow two contestants as they vie for the position at A1 Advertising, with the host providing hints and tips on: what to research before the interview, how to answer difficult questions and making a positive impression. This unique and engaging learning resource provides an essential guide to a successful job interview.
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Performance Enhancing Substances in Sport
Winning in sport is big business, with big financial returns. This can motivate sports people to decide to use performance enhancing drugs to give them the winning edge. This insightful program examines the world of performance enhancers, both legal and illegal, and outcomes of using them. Discussions with coaches, sport nutritionists and athletes reveal motivations for drug cheating, the medical side effects of the drugs, the drugs themselves and the implications of getting caught. This program is a must see for athletes and coaches at all levels of sport, especially those deriving an income from playing and winning.
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Mental Preparation
Mental preparedness is vital to succeed as an athlete. To stay calm and remain focused on the task at hand athletes need to develop the mental strength to block out external distractions. This excellent program discusses with athletes, coaches and sports psychologists techniques that can be adopted to clear your mind and maintain concentration. We explore developing a belief system that gives you the confidence to believe you have the talent to win and focus on that and not on what may interrupt that from external distractions.
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Motivation, Anxiety and Arousal
Understanding the sports psychology effects of motivation, anxiety and arousal are essential for achieving high levels of performance in sport. This program examines the effects of repetitive training on motivation and the internal and external factors that can affect it. Sports psychologists and coaches discuss the effects of anxiety and the pressures both internal and external that athletes can feel. Athletes and their coaches also discuss physical and social stress and how to manage it and turn it to the athlete’s advantage. This is a excellent must see program for athletes and coaches to enhance their performance and get a better understanding of positive and negative motivators.
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The Changing Role of Women
The 20th Century saw enormous change for women in the home, at work and in our collective social ideals. Even with legislation to ensure equal pay for equal work, sexual discrimination outlawed and women at elite levels of politics, sadly today we are still asking, “Are women equal to men?” Why is this? Today there is almost an expectation that women will work, as well as take care of the cooking, cleaning and family duties. The intention was for women to be able to do anything, not have to do everything. What has brought about these changes, and are they changes for the better?
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The Empty Desk
For many young people, the school environment is a place of learning, creating friendships, forging an identity and searching for a direction in life. However, there are some students who have difficulty in actively engaging in the learning process and therefore run the risk of not completing their school education. ‘The Empty Desk’ is a practical and informative program that focuses on how educators can identify and assist students at risk. It introduces what ‘student at risk’ is, examines the causes of disengagement and provides strategies that educators can use in the classroom to build a strong teacher student relationship. Also featured are interviews with teachers from The Pavilion School, Melbourne.
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The Sacraments
This informative program defines what a sacrament is, examines what the seven sacraments are, and explores what they mean for Christians today. It focuses on each sacrament individually and explains how they affect the life of a Christian. This topic is discussed by a range of specialists, academics and Christians who describe what the sacraments are and how they are followed, giving detail behind the meaning and symbolism of each one. The last chapter focuses on anointing the sick and provides views on life after death that you may wish to prepare younger students for before showing.
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Theatre in the Modern World
Not long after the start of the 20th Century, playwrights, influenced by the horrors of war, began to experiment with theatre in a way which depicted many of the long held historical, social and cultural beliefs and practices as meaningless and chaotic. Incorporating interviews with influential directors Bijan Sheibani, Steven Berkoff and other key figures, this film traces the evolution of modern theatre from its Existentialist roots through Absurdism to Realism via the works of Ionesco, Beckett, Pinter and even the writers of Coronation Street.
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Theatre Practitioners: Steven Berkoff
Featuring an exclusive interview with the man himself, this film investigates Berkoff’s inspiration for his continuing, innovative work on stage and in film. The resource looks in detail at his earliest influences, his exploration of voice and physicality and the social and cultural contexts defining his creative development and evolution as one of the modern world’s most controversial theatre practitioners.