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The UBC Farm Audio Tour: A Case Study In Using Digital Tools to Suppo 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 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

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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

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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

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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?

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Google Maps• Very easy to use and good online support• Easy to adjust and share• Allows for enriched media• http://goo.gl/maps/NlIvK

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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

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QR Codes• Allows for easy mobile access• Provides analytics on use• http://bitly.com/11cHKUA+

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Scaling up• Better, more durable signs!• Adding video and photos• Adding stations, reworking

some audio

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Where do we go from here• Tours of other facilities• Professional web developers• Enhanced devices• Making the most of mobile

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How can The LFS Learning Centre help you?

• What is the role of The Learning Centre in supporting innovative projects?

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A moment not to be missed.• Off the shelf

components• Crafted together

by a group of people

• In a new waylaurentbolli

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Communication Media• assembled for a

purpose• Could have

been other media

http://arisgames.org

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LFS LC role• Collaborative• Brainstorming – no silly ideas• Proficiency with the tools• Proofs of concept• Iterate

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Measured Risks• Track everything!• (success & failure)• prototype• iterate

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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

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Create a culture • Encourage

students, profs, staff

• Learn from everyone

• Encourage cross fertilization

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