{"id":710,"date":"2011-09-18T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-18T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/?p=710"},"modified":"2011-09-22T14:07:09","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T13:07:09","slug":"era-enhancing-fieldwork-learning-in-south-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/2011\/09\/18\/era-enhancing-fieldwork-learning-in-south-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"ERA: Enhancing Fieldwork Learning in South Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_715\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151725.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-715\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151725-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie using a Netbook on a local wireless network to view a set of shared photos taken on smartphones from by his colleagues. \" title=\"The ERA demo at the HEA&#039;s Enhancing Fieldwork Learning project showcase event at Margam Field Studies Centre near Port Talbot in South Wales.\" style=\"margin: 5px 8px;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-715\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151725-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151725-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ERA portable wireless toolkit being demonstrated at Margam Field Studies Centre as part of the HEA&#039;s Enhancing Fieldwork Learning showcase event last weekend.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This weekend we&#8217;ve been at the Field Studies Council&#8217;s <a title=\"FSC Margham homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.field-studies-council.org\/margampark\/\" target=\"_blank\">Margham Discovery Centre<\/a>,\u00a0 on the hills overlooking Port Talbot steelworks. The <a title=\"Enhancing Fieldwork Learning homepage \" href=\"http:\/\/www.enhancingfieldwork.org.uk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Enhancing Fieldwork Learning project<\/a> kindly invited us to demonstrate ERA technology to key UK fieldwork education practitioners alongside an engaging 2-day programme of presentations, discussions and <a title=\"rain\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rain\" target=\"_blank\">traditional Welsh weather<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_717\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMAG0044.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-717\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMAG0044-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Delegates at the Enhancing Fieldwork Learning showcase event taking part in the demonstration of the ERA toolkit.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" style=\"margin: 5px 8px;\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-717\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMAG0044-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMAG0044-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMAG0044.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delegates at the Enhancing Fieldwork Learning showcase event taking part in the demonstration of the ERA toolkit.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_718\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151420.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151420-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Jennie, Derek and Alison using a netbook computer on a temporary local wireless network used for sharing data within groups on a fieldwork course.\" style=\"margin: 5px 8px;\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-718\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151420-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151420-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/projects.kmi.open.ac.uk\/era\/vowlan\/era-data\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_20110917_151420.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennie, Derek and Alison using a netbook computer on a temporary local wireless network used for sharing data within groups on a fieldwork course.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_719\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/29211553?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" padding=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><p id=\"caption-attachment-719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A short video of the <a href='http:\/\/vimeo.com\/29211553'>Enhancing Fieldwork Learning<\/a> showcase event at Margam Field Studies Centre. <a href='http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2718721'>Chris Thomson<\/a> from JISC Netskills shot and edited the video on his iPhone (3GS) using the <a href='http:\/\/vimeo.com'>Vimeo<\/a> video editing app.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend we&#8217;ve been at the Field Studies Council&#8217;s Margham Discovery Centre,\u00a0 on the hills overlooking Port Talbot steelworks. 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