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Broadband applicationsfor life-long learning
Kate Cornick
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e-learning in 2011
Todays students expect:
Communicate technologies
Course materials including
lecture notes and audio-visual
recordings
Online assessment tools and
computer assisted learning
programs
Library services, including scholarly databases
Virtual collaboration spaces
A range of Internet-based information resources and sources.
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue28/cartoon/
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Avian Health Online
A fully online program for poultry
veterinarians working in all
aspects of the poultry industry
around the world
Developed by avian health experts
at the University of Melbourne
and University of Georgia
Global access to learning Online
http://eshowcase.unimelb.edu.au/packages/avian-health-online
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Offered jointly by variousinstitutions in the Universitas 21
Network.
A multi-disciplinary curriculum
spanning the boundaries of
traditional education and
providing graduates with globally
relevant knowledge and skills.
Students study online, interacting
across institutions.
Global Issues Program
http://www.universitas21.com/globalissues.html
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Potential for Innovation
Virtual collaboration spaces
Tele-presence and video conferencing
Augmented reality applications
Interactive serious games
Visualization tools, including 3D video
Fully immersive 3D virtual reality
learning environments with haptic
(force-feedback) capabilities
Smart information systems that sense,
collect and integrate data
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e-Research in 2011
Communicate with researchers around
the worlds
Access large-scale high performance
computing facilities
Access data sets
Examples include Human Variome project,
the Large Hadron Collider and the Square
Kilometer Array
A single electron microscope can generateas much as 20Gb of data per hour.
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Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society
Aligning research and industry interests to drive innovation in broadband
applications to deliver seamless experiences for the benefit of society.
Educationand Learning
Health andWellbeing
NetworkTechnologies and
Economics
Business and ServiceTransformation
Social Infrastructureand Community
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Driving InnovationPlatinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Sponsors
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Connecting learners
30% Australians live in regional,rural or remote areas
Connecting learners is building aplatform to connect students in ruralsettings with metropolitan counterparts
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Approx 10,000 children admitted tothe Royal Childrens Hospital each
year
Broadband-enabled technologies
offer the scope to help connect
these children with their schools
The ambient orb lights up and
changes colour enablinghospitalised children to have a
presence in the classroom
Ambient Orb
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Uni TV
UniTV is providing acontent distribution
system for specialised
subject matter with
interactive applications
including shared
learning and virtual
workspaces
Ref: http://www.deewr.gov.au/HigherEducation/Publications/HEStatistics/Publications/Pages/Students.aspx
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3D Virtual Reality Surgical Training
This project is developing
a prototype system to
assist surgeons to
develop skills in 3D virtual
reality environments
before they operate onpatients.
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Haptic tele-rehabilitation
This project is developing a low-
cost in-home tele-rehabilitation
system to assist stroke patients to
re-learn motor skills
The system consists of a desktoprobotic platform to which the
patient's arm is strapped, and a
rehabilitation software program
that provides exercises withvarious degrees of difficulty.
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Ageing WellOver the next 45 years the
number of Australians over 65is expected to double
There are currently over
50,000 socially isolated
Victorians
over 65 years old. It isexpected that this number
will increase to 75,000 by
2020, a growth of 46%.
There are approx 175,000
residential aged care places,worth ~$9 billion pa,
accounting for 6.5% total
health expenditure
Naufal, R. (2008). Addressing Social Isolation Amongst OlderVictorians Department of Planning and Community Development
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IBES Research
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The impact of broadband
Broadband fundamentally changes accessto:
information for learning
technology-enabled learning resources
rich and interactive learning experiences
Most importantly
Proximity is not a precondition