Demonstration - 2022. Trevor Collins - Video Streaming Technologies for Remote Access to Fieldwork

Описание: In this demonstration, we’ll show how synchronous video streaming has been used in the GeoSPACE project to support collaboration between online and in-field students. In June 2022, 17 students from across the United States participated in a two-week geology field course, visiting a series of volcanic field sites in Arizona. Fourteen of the students attended in-person (seven of whom declared a disability) and three participated online (two of whom declared a disability). The students were supported by lecturers online and in the field. This work built on the idea that field courses can, and should, be accessible and inclusive; and seeks to develop a flexible format combining in-person and remote collaborative participation.

During our field course, Discord and Google Drive were used to support asynchronous communication and file sharing among the group. Synchronous video streaming over a local WIFI network was used in the field to provide remote access to inaccessible field sites for the in-person students; and video conference calls (i.e., Zoom) and web broadcasts (i.e., YouTube Live) were used to provide online access to the field site for students at a distance. In this demonstration, we will focus on the technology options for streaming video through a local network and online, and the affordances and limitations of each approach.