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Enabling remote access for mobility-impaired students on OU fieldwork courses

Enabling remote access for mobility-impaired students on OU fieldwork courses. 1 Knowledge Media Institute 2 Institute of Educational Technology 3 Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems. Trevor Collins 1 , John Lea 1 , Mark Gaved 2 , Sarah Davies 3 and Jessica Bartlett 3.

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Enabling remote access for mobility-impaired students on OU fieldwork courses

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  1. Enabling remote access for mobility-impaired students on OU fieldwork courses 1 Knowledge Media Institute 2 Institute of Educational Technology 3 Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems Trevor Collins1, John Lea1, Mark Gaved2, Sarah Davies3 and Jessica Bartlett3

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

  3. Geoscience fieldwork courses

  4. Fieldwork: Problem based learning • Student-centred approach, students collaboratively solve problems and reflect on their progress • Learning driven by practical problems • Tutors’ role as facilitators of learning • Instructional activities to develop interpretation and reasoning skills

  5. Teaching & learning requirements • Inclusive curriculum • Complete existing course activities (in groups) • Vicarious fieldwork • See, hear, feel... be there • Seeing: live photos and video • Hearing: (walkie talkies) VoIP • Feeling: rock samples

  6. Remote access

  7. Iterative development • Collaborate with tutors and students to find out what works (experience > functionality + usability) • Spaghetti wiring • USB and Ethernet cables to Bluetooth and WiFi • Critical voice communication • Walkie talkies to VoIP servers • Fieldwork in all weathers (rain, hail and shine) • Clear plastic bags, shades and big screens

  8. Portable communications toolkit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2baM2JUEI8M Howick Haven (August 2009)

  9. Further information • Enabling Remote Activity project • http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/era • 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 (t.d.collins@open.ac.uk)

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