Place-based Place-based Learning and the Learning and the iPhoneiPhone

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OSU: Cooperative Extension and College of Ag Science

Local: History of location-based demonstrations (educational trains, demo farms, land management, “how to” content

Distribution: thousands of print-based publications, few mobile platform resources for audience

Mobility top emerging medium (Horizon Report, 2010), billions – 4 billion devices worldwide

that you or aging family members may be encountering.” “Written and narrated by Sharon Johnson, OSU Associate Professor in Family and

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- Open versus closed platform (2009 vs 2010)

- Tree Tour with 10-25 trees per tour

- Cost, control, continuation

- 4 months of development (1st time)

- Educational software (process)

- Local DB (SQLite), GPS, visual markup

Usability evaluation of 100+ users

Apps and LocationApps and Location

Location-based services

Examples: FourSquare, SCVNGR

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• Licensing Challenges

• Partnerships

• Funding

• Open vs. Closed

• GPS accuracy

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

• Augmented Reality (visual markup)

• Interface design

• Usability testing

• Resources

Sharing Our Code (Partnerships) ….Sharing Our Code (Partnerships) ….

• Sea Grant and OR State Parks

• Place-based interpretation

• Canoe tour of park with GPS location

Thank you!

Chris LaBellechris.labelle@oregonstate.edu