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Remote fieldwork: Synchronous and asynchronous communication support for fieldworkers

Remote fieldwork: Synchronous and asynchronous communication support for fieldworkers. Dr Trevor Collins Knowledge Media Institute. GEES: Geoscience graduates in the 21st century 19th January 2011 – University of Leeds, UK. Tools to support communication. Synchronous

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Remote fieldwork: Synchronous and asynchronous communication support for fieldworkers

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  1. Remote fieldwork: Synchronous and asynchronous communication support for fieldworkers Dr Trevor Collins Knowledge Media Institute GEES: Geoscience graduates in the 21st century 19th January 2011 – University of Leeds, UK

  2. Tools to support communication • Synchronous • Happening at the same time • Examples: instant message chat, photo uploads, video streaming, VoIP phone calls, data sharing... • Asynchronous • Not happening at the same time • Examples: discussion boards, emails, blogs, photo uploads, video uploads, audio podcasts, blogs, wikis...

  3. Outline • Introduction • Remote fieldwork • Approach: Technology enhanced learning • Pedagogy: Learning by doing • Requirements: Remote fieldwork • Technology: Communication using computer networks • Examples: Remote access and collaboration • Demonstration & discussion • Summary and further information

  4. Approach: TEL • Technology enhanced learning • Technology and pedagogy development • Pedagogically informed • Technologically supported • Participatory and iterative development • Interdisciplinary teamwork approach • Shared common goal to enhance learning • Success criteria focused on learning outcomes

  5. Pedagogy (Learning by doing) • Problem based learning • Practical problems • Tutor as a facilitator • Develop interpretation and reasoning

  6. Requirements of (remote) fieldwork • Teaching and learning approaches • Cook’s tour (tutor guide) • Tutor facilitator (problem based learning) • Vicarious fieldwork: Seeing, hearing, feeling... being there • Seeing: Photographs and video • Hearing: (walkie talkies) VoIP phone calls • Feeling: Samples (and a hand lense)

  7. Technology: Computer networks • Local (nearby) access • Local area network • Ethernet cable • Wireless (802.11x WiFi) • Benefits • Under your control • Relatively good bandwidth (i.e. volume) and low latency (i.e. delays) • Challenges • Time to set up and take down • Internet (distant) access • Backhaul internet link • Broadband (e.g. home) • Mobile broadband (e.g. phone) • Satellite (i.e. BGAN terminal) • Benefits • Global access • Challenges • Dependant on network providers • Relatively limited bandwidth and latency (further to travel)

  8. Enabling Remote Activity project • Remote access to geology fieldwork for mobility impaired students

  9. Purpose: Remote access • Access to difficult to reach locations • Accessibility: spectrum of approaches (Healey, Jenkins, Leach and Roberts, 2001) Adjusting fieldtrips / destinations Modifying practices Offering alternatives - surrogates / virtual fieldtrips Adjusting objectives / outcomes inclusive curriculum exclusive curriculum

  10. Out There and In Here project • Remote collaboration between field and lab students

  11. Purpose: Remote collaboration • Collaboration between individuals or groups • Separate locations ~ distinct resources and roles • Examples • Field area groups pooling data and synthesising shared findings • Field and lab students using lab or library resources to help interpret and inform field exploration • Encourage task focus, communication and reflection • Responsibility to share findings and conclusions

  12. Demonstration and discussion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2baM2JUEI8M Howick Haven (August 2009)

  13. Summary • Remote access for additional fieldwork experiences • Access to difficult to reach locations • Collaboration opportunities with other groups • So what? added value ~ shared activity artefacts • Local (nearby) or internet (distant) communication • Sharing electronic resources • Data collection, processing and presentation • Progress monitoring and orchestration

  14. Further information • Enabling Remote Activity project • http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/era • Out There and In Here project • http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/otih • The JISC toolshed • http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/450 • ERA (VoWLAN) technical report • http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/era/vowlan/report • Trevor Collins (email t.d.collins@open.ac.uk)

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