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1 Welcome to the ERA project wiki.
ERA (Enabling Remote Activity) is an Open University project that supports remote participation by students in field trips. Using a wireless network, digital stills and video cameras, and two way audio communications, students are able to gather data and interact with colleagues in remote locations.
The project has supported Earth Science summer schools in 2009 ( Durham, England), 2008 (Kindrogan, Scotland), 2007 (Heath and Reach, England), and 2006 (Kindrogan) providing local network access and internet connectivity to the field. We have also tested the system between Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, and the Open University, Milton Keynes, England (2010).
This website will tell you about the project, the pedagogical approach, the equipment we've used, and the team.
1.1 News
- ERA runs a workshop at ALT/JISC TechDis Rewiring Inclusion Conference on February 9th 2010 in Nottingham. [21 December 2009]
- ERA awarded JISC Rapid Innovation Grant to investigate Portable VoWLANs. [3rd June 2009]
- ERA receives Portable WLAN Programme funding from JANET to develop the Portable WLAN. [12th March 2009]
- ERA wins innovation award at Handheld Learning Conference. [13th October 2008]
- ERA wins OU Teaching Award. [29th April 2008]
1.2 Contact details
Trevor Collins, Knowledge Media Institute - t.d.collins@open.ac.uk
Mark Gaved, OU Business School - m.b.gaved@open.ac.uk
Jessica Bartlett, Earth and Environmental Sciences - j.m.bartlett@open.ac.uk
Sarah Davies, Earth and Environmental Sciences - s.j.m.davies@open.ac.uk
