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The UBC Farm Audio Tour: A Case Study In Using Digital Tools to Support Communications Cyprien Lomas & Duncan McHugh LFS Learning Centre
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The UBC Farm Audio Tour:A Case Study In Using Digital Tools to Support CommunicationsCyprien Lomas & Duncan McHughLFS Learning Centre
The Learning Centre• Supports teaching & learning in the Faculty of Land and
Food Systems• Priority on finding open source and accessible digital tools• Bringing storytelling skills to LFS
The Audio Tour• In place to supplement in-person tours• Scripts and some recordings made• Lots of work done by students and interns• Needed to be cleaned up and put on devices• A map and signage were needed as well
Getting the Audio Tour online
• Signage allowed for mobile component• Is this something people would use?• There’s no budget, • how do we do this for free?
Google Maps• Very easy to use and good online support• Easy to adjust and share• Allows for enriched media• http://goo.gl/maps/NlIvK
Wikis• Excellent service at UBC• MediaWiki: familiar to many• Easy to scale up • Potential for much more information• http://wiki.ubc.ca/LFS:UBC_Farm_Audio_Tour
QR Codes• Allows for easy mobile access• Provides analytics on use• http://bitly.com/11cHKUA+
Scaling up• Better, more durable signs!• Adding video and photos• Adding stations, reworking
some audio
Where do we go from here• Tours of other facilities• Professional web developers• Enhanced devices• Making the most of mobile
How can The LFS Learning Centre help you?
• What is the role of The Learning Centre in supporting innovative projects?
A moment not to be missed.• Off the shelf
components• Crafted together
by a group of people
• In a new waylaurentbolli
Communication Media• assembled for a
purpose• Could have
been other media
http://arisgames.org
LFS LC role• Collaborative• Brainstorming – no silly ideas• Proficiency with the tools• Proofs of concept• Iterate
Measured Risks• Track everything!• (success & failure)• prototype• iterate
Whats next?• 3-D printing• Raspberry pi• Mobile
everything?
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1866-From-Your-Childs-Drawing-to-3D-Print-with-Crayon-Creatures.html?ca=email&ct=011013&cr=t01
Create a culture • Encourage
students, profs, staff
• Learn from everyone
• Encourage cross fertilization
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Thanks!Duncan [email protected]
Cyprien [email protected]://lc.landfood.ubc.ca