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=**POV 09**= Using Point of View Technology for workplace trainee remote assessment toc

**RTO**
National Training P/L This project is being managed and facilitated by BITTS P/L on the Far North Coast of NSW. BITTS partner with National Training as part of The J2S Group to deliver workplace traineeships.

**Contact**
Facilitator - Katrina Sommers. email me - katrina [at] bitts4learning.com.au [|BITTS website] [|National Training website] [|The J2S Group website]

**Category**
Empowering learners

Executive summary
POV glasses are a new emerging technology that have enormous potential for remote assessment. This technology involves a video camera built into a set of glasses, with the capacity to record onto a flash drive in a format readable by any computer. One of the major issues surrounding the use of this type of technology revolves around authenticating the identity of the person being assessed. Our company contracts quality assessors that are often significantly geographically separated from the trainees, preventing them from ever meeting face-to-face. We will be conducting trials with workplace trainees in the warehousing industry, using POV glasses as one of the assessment tools.

As a result of past projects we already have embedded the use of Moodle and Toolbox learning resources. During this project we will continue to use this technology. Learners will have access to a Moodle course for the project and The Virtual Warehouse Toolbox will be used as one of the range of e-learning resources.

This project aims to develop a model, including learner reflections and examples, demonstrating how valid remote assessment can be conducted successfully, using new and emerging technologies whilst meeting AQTF requirements and providing a range of evidence.

Ready to roll out the technology - August
So much of the project so far has been all the preparation that inevitably goes along with setting up something of this size. As we are developing a model including case study on the validity of this technology for remote assessment a lot of our project setup time has been spent in setting up documentation for use throughout the project to establish important issues such as authentication of the person doing the assessment. We have developed some great links with our industry partners as a side bonus during this part of the process and are thrilled that Boral are going to be our main source of learner participants.

Sample Video footage
Another important aspect of the setting up stage that we are just completing has been developing user guides, not just for using the technology but for thinking about them from an assessment point of view (every pun intended) Here is a sample of a short video on how to correctly use the technology for assessment. Boy I hate the angle my opening shots start with!!! media type="file" key="demo tea.mov" width="300" height="300"

You just have to love the instructions on manuals for technology from China. Our absolute favourite is "blicker" media type="file" key="blicker.mov" width="300" height="300"

We are very lucky to be living in paradise where every road is a great bike road. This video was to test the POV glasses in high movement, sound (wind and harley engine music), and changing from sunlight to shadows. This video is an iPod version, feel free to right click and save the file and play through iTunes on your iPhone or iPod. media type="file" key="fernleigh_corners-iPhone.m4v" width="300" height="300"

This snippet of video demonstrates the issues that can arise when using the glasses under fluorescent lighting, particularly if they are tilted towards the lighting at all. Also you will notice in this video that the voice is very quiet because the speaker is too far away (more than 20 metres) media type="file" key="lighting issues.mov" width="300" height="300"

Mid Project Report
Fantastic to sit down and go back over the progress of the project today with Gail. It was also great to meet Gail in person as no matter what we do online, there is nothing like meeting someone and really nutting everything out together. The project has been broken into 3 stages. Stage 1 is complete and we are in stage 2 now and Gail is very happy with the progress of the project.

Both surveys are completed as required and we are excited about progressing through this second stage - the actual workplace trainee trials.

October update
The project is nearly at the end of the second phase now. We have been conducting trials with the POV technology in a range of trainee settings and working closely with workplace and classroom assessors. We now seem to have miles of footage of a huge variety, and the job of analysing everything next month is going to be huge which is really very exciting as we have smashed some preconceptions and discovered many valuable things! We have been working with PowerMax Computers in Lismore who have a technician who recently completed a workplace traineeship, and also have a current workplace trainee doing Certificate III in IT. Rohan has been kind enough to assist our project by making some demonstration video footage of basic technician tasks. Here is an example video of his work. media type="youtube" key="hP91Ij2O7mY" height="344" width="425" Our team is thrilled that we will be presenting an e-piphany session online in November, presenting at Exploring e-Innovations 09 in November and running a hands on workshop at Innovations 09 in December. Now back to work on all the video, assessment sheets and feedback ...

**Final report**
Final report with model, case studies, presentations and sample video is available here