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Enabling remote access for mobility-impaired students on OU fieldwork courses Trevor Collins 1, John Lea 1, Mark Gaved 2, Sarah Davies 3 and Jessica Bartlett.

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

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

3 Geoscience fieldwork courses 3

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 4

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 5

6 Remote access 6

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 7

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

9 Further information Enabling Remote Activity project –http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/erahttp://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/era The JISC toolshed –http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/450http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/450 ERA (VoWLAN) technical report –http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/era/vowla n/reporthttp://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/era/vowla n/report Trevor Collins (t.d.collins@open.ac.uk)t.d.collins@open.ac.uk 9

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