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

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Communication Media• assembled for a

purpose• Could have

been other media

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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 McHughduncan.mchugh@ubc.ca

Cyprien Lomascyprien.lomas@ubc.cahttp://lc.landfood.ubc.ca