Publications
From ERA
Collins, T.D., Lea, J. and Gaved, M. (2010). Remote fieldwork: Using portable wireless networks and backhaul links to participate remotely in fieldwork. In: The Proceedings of the 9th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mlearn 2010), 19-22 October 2010, Valletta, Malta. Also available at http://oro.open.ac.uk/24711/ (last accessed January 2011).
Lea, J. & Collins, T.D., (2009). VoWLAN Toolkit Technical Report - JISC Rapid Innovation Project Report. December 2009. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/3ayzd79 (last accessed January 2011).
Gaved, M.B., Collins, T.D., Bartlett, J.M., Davies, S.J., Valentine, C.P., McCann, L.D.D.H. and Wright, M. (2008). ERA: On-the-fly networking for collaborative geology fieldwork. In The Proceedings of the 7th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (MLearn 2008). Telford, Shropshire, UK. 8th-10th October 2008.
Davies, S.J.M. and Bartlett, J. (2007). Report for the Enabling Remote Activity project. Available as: ERA JISC TechDis Report.
Gaved, M.B., McCann, L.D.D.H. and Valentine, C.P. (2006). ERA (Enabling Remote Activity): A KMi designed system to support remote participation by mobility disabled students in geology field trips. July 2006. Available as: KMi Tech Report KMI-06-15.
Documents in draft (project team only)
1 Presentations
- Mobile and network technologies to support fieldwork learning: Developing technology to enhance fieldwork presentation to the OU Classical Studies Department. 20th December 2011. PowerPoint file (5.5MB)
- Technology enhanced fieldwork learning: Network and mobile technologies for improving accessibility and collaboration in fieldwork invited presentation to students on the Human-Computer Interaction and Multimedia MSc course at the Universidad Ray Juan Carlos, Madrid. 14th December 2011. PowerPoint file (3.8MB) and Windows Media Video file (531MB)
- The role of mobile technologies for enhancing fieldwork teaching and learning presentation at the Enhancing Fieldwork Learning workshop held at the Royal Geographical Society's (RGS-IBG) Annual International Confernce 2011. Imperial College, London, UK. 31st August to 2nd September 2011. Abstract (17KB) and PowerPoint file (3.6MB)
- Remote fieldwork: Synchronous and asynchronous communication support for fieldworkers workshop presentation at the Higher Education Academy's Geology, Earth and Environmental Sciences Subject Centre's (GEES) one-day conference on 'Geoscience Graduates for the 21st Century'. University of Leeds, UK. 19th January 2011. PowerPoint file (3.8MB)
2 Press photos
The ERA team were honoured with an Open University Teaching Award in May 2008.
Emma working in the car, looking at a photo on the computer screen, 2008 (click on image for high resolution image)
John sharing ideas with Karen (another SXR339 student) at Dunkeld, 2008 (click on image for high resolution image)
Marc, the field geologist, taking a photo of a rock formation to send back to the student in the car, 2008 (click on image for high resolution image)
Handheld Learning Award 2008: Special Needs - Innovation category (click on image for high resolution image)
Handheld Learning 2008: Johnny Ball, Jessica, Mark, CEO of RedHalo (click on image for high resolution image)
Handheld Learning 2008: Johnny Ball, Jessica, Mark, CEO of Redhalo (click on image for high resolution image)
Handheld Learning 2008: Jessica and Mark (click on image for high resolution image)
Handheld Learning 2008: Jessica and Mark (click on image for high resolution image)
