Enabling Remote Activity

Field courses provide opportunities for students to engage with the world as part of the learning process. This chapter explores the use of a portable Wi-Fi network and mobile technologies to support the inclusion of students with physical disabilities in field study courses. The Enabling Remote Activity approach, which has been developed through multiple field courses at The Open University in the United Kingdom, is introduced, and a case study involving two field courses from a second-level undergraduate environmental science module is presented. The findings are discussed in regard to inclusive education, and recommendations for facilitating social inclusion are proposed.