Sara Perry worked with ten phd students over two days in Norway. The students learned how to use the authoring tool called Livecode. They collected media from their chosen site of interest, then built their interactive exhibits.
During the teaching sessions I “taught remotely” with the students via a laptop and with Google Hangouts, hearing their ideas, making suggestions, and being on hand to help with any coding. The students went from never having coded before to being able to create an app in a few days.
The students' Livecode projects are shown below.
The idea of pulling an expert, or this case, me, into a lesson using a Hangout is something any tutor could use. I wasn't delivering a remote lecture, I was working and talking with students about their ideas and where they might go next. Later in the day we even bug fixed together.
This work is also a good example of the fun you can have with Livecode. See also, my page on the Breary Banks iPad app. Elsewhere at the University, Nathan in the Borthwick is working on a "sign yourself in" app, like the ones you see as you enter a Doctor's waiting room.