Telepresence-enabled remote fieldwork: undergraduate research in the deep sea
Telepresence-enabled remote fieldwork: undergraduate research in the deep sea
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DOI：
10.1080/09500693.2016.1228128
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发表时间：
2016-09
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
A. L. Stephens;A. Pallant;Cynthia McIntyre
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作者：
A. L. Stephens;A. Pallant;Cynthia McIntyre
摘要深海研究对本科生来说很少。然而，随着远程呈现技术变得更加可用，可能会为更多的本科生打开大门，让他们进行包括远程现场工作在内的研究。这一描述性的案例研究是对这种技术是否可能为本科生提供远程开展海洋科学研究的可行机会的初步调查，如果是的话，学生是否可以从旁观者转变为积极的代理人。具体地说，我们调查了七名通过远程呈现进行实地考察的学生的学习情况，这使他们能够参加一次使用远程操作工具探索水下活火山和泥火山冷泉的游轮。这项研究调查了学生是否参与了真实的研究，以及远程呈现是否提供了合理的海上野外工作体验。访谈和观察笔记表明，这些本科生能够进行所有方面的研究。学生的报告展示了关于现场的大量知识，并表明他们从分析中贡献了发现。这项研究构成了重要的初步证据，表明远程呈现可以有效地提供对海上实地工作的体验和教育价值，并表明远程呈现是未来本科生研究体验的可行选择。
ABSTRACT Deep-sea research is rarely available to undergraduate students. However, as telepresence technology becomes more available, doors may open for more undergraduates to pursue research that includes remote fieldwork. This descriptive case study is an initial investigation into whether such technology might provide a feasible opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct ocean science research remotely, and if so, whether students can move from being spectators to beingactive agents. Specifically, we inquire into the learning of seven students who conducted fieldwork via telepresence, which enabled them to participate in a cruise that used remotely operated vehicles to explore an active underwater volcano and mud volcano cold seeps. This study examines whether the students engaged in authentic research and whether telepresence provided a reasonable experience of fieldwork at sea. Interviews and observation notes suggest that these undergraduates were able to undertake all aspects of research. Students’ presentations exhibit a great deal of knowledge about the field sites and show that they contributed findings from their analyses. This study constitutes important initial evidence that telepresence can provide effective approximation of the experience and educational value of fieldwork at sea, and suggests that telepresence is a feasible option for future undergraduate research experiences.