Download - Innovate08 - Hand-e-fit Project
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YMCA Perth
Hand-e-fitE-learning Innovations Project
WA 2008
Setting the Scene• In 2007 the Dept. of Sport and Recreation
(DSR) did some research into how the Cert. III in Fitness was being delivered in regional WA– They felt that outcomes for participants
could be improved– At the time the YMCA was working on a
delivery model for the regions
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Setting the Scene• DSR offered to partner with the Y to roll out
our model in regional WA– We commenced a trial with participants in
Exmouth and Carnarvon, in the Gascoyne– The program is delivered largely online
• via a Moodle platform
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Setting the Scene
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Exmouth• Approximately
1270km from Perth• Resident population
of approximately 2400
• 5 hours drive to the next major population centre - Carnarvon
What else could we do?• How else could we enhance the experience
for these learners– Could technology play a part in improving
the quality of the training they receive?
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The Idea
• By utilising a combination of hand-held computing power and video files we could provide;– Just-in-time instruction– Skills development through repetition– The benefit of having someone
demonstrate a piece of gym equipment
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Partnering
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• Third level– Fourth level
» Fifth level
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Conducted research into what was possible– Previous Framework
projects– What others had
achieved– Overseas
trends/possibilities
Research partnerResearch partner
RTO and e-Learning Consultancy
Partnering
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• Third level– Fourth level
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Technology Partner
Information and Communication Technology Solution Provider
Expertise in the field– Technical skills– Previous successes– Solutions that could
be modified
The Technology
• Nokia 6131 NFC• RFID tags• Video files• Telstra Next G
network• TAG IT application
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The Technology
• Nokia 6131 NFC
• RFID tags
• Video files
• Telstra Next G network
• tagIT application
How it works
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• Third level– Fourth level
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How it works• Participant uses the
phone to swipe a tag located on a piece of gym equipment
• Tag activates a request for a video and checks against a server in Tasmania
How it works
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• Third level– Fourth level
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How it works
• Participant views a video on how to operate that specific piece of equipment
• Central server records the action
How it works
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• Third level– Fourth level
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How it works
How it works
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• Third level– Fourth level
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How it works
Server checks current
version of video
Video downloaded to phone via Next G
Play requested
video
Participant swipes
RFID tag
Video request sent to server
Usage recorded by the server
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Process Flowchart
Speed bumps…
• As with the implementation of anything new there have been technical difficulties– Small video size– Poor sound quality– Metal gym equipment interfering with RFID
operation
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Participant feedback
• The overwhelming response from participants is that the idea is a good one– Technical issues need
resolving– Hand-e-fit needs to be
part of a blended approach to learning
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Participant feedback• The overwhelming
response from participants is that the idea is a good one
− Technical issues need resolving− Hand-e-fit needs to be part of a
blended approach to learning
Possibilities• The technology allows just-in-time skills
training at the ‘coalface’ – wherever that might be
• The technology has practical application across many sectors
• The visual capture capability of the phones could be used for assessment purposes
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Questions??
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