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CIP ICT PSPCIP ICT PSP programmeprogramme

Έφη ΤσιφλίδουΈφη ΤσιφλίδουΕΔΕΤΕΔΕΤ

22 ΑπριλίουΑπριλίου 2011 2011YRWSYRWS

Carpenisi, GreeceCarpenisi, Greece

Natural EuropeNatural Europe


Natural History & Environmental Natural History & Environmental Cultural Heritage in European Cultural Heritage in European Digital Libraries for EducationDigital Libraries for Education



Introduction (1/3)Introduction (1/3)

• Natural history Natural history and and environmental environmental education education inadequacy is becoming an inadequacy is becoming an increasingly challenging issueincreasingly challenging issue

• Abundance of Abundance of high quality digital high quality digital content content available in Natural History available in Natural History Museums (NHMs)Museums (NHMs)


Introduction (2/3)Introduction (2/3)

• Will build Will build on on informal learninginformal learning taking taking place in science centers and museumsplace in science centers and museums

• Will develop Will develop Educational Pathways Educational Pathways PatternsPatterns to model the field trip to model the field trip experiences of the different user groupsexperiences of the different user groups

• Will Will enrich natural history digital objects enrich natural history digital objects with with well-defined semantic metadatawell-defined semantic metadata


Project objectives Project objectives (1/3)(1/3)

• Connect the digital collections of European Connect the digital collections of European Natural History Museums with Natural History Museums with EuropeanaEuropeana

– Through interoperable systems and metadataThrough interoperable systems and metadata

• Study Study educational methods educational methods and and deploy deploy tools tools that allow educators to design that allow educators to design innovative online pathways through the innovative online pathways through the digital collections of Natural History Museumsdigital collections of Natural History Museums



• Design and deploy Design and deploy novel graphical novel graphical interfaces interfaces to facilitate navigation of to facilitate navigation of educational pathways within digital educational pathways within digital collectionscollections

• Evaluate and validate Evaluate and validate the delivered the delivered services/solutions through extensive services/solutions through extensive pilot trials with project-internal and pilot trials with project-internal and external organisations and user groupsexternal organisations and user groups



• Adapt and test Adapt and test innovative innovative interactive installationsinteractive installations at the at the Natural History Museums to allow Natural History Museums to allow visitors follow educational pathways visitors follow educational pathways through Europeana’s content on through Europeana’s content on Natural History and Sciences, as part of Natural History and Sciences, as part of the Museums’ exhibitionthe Museums’ exhibition


Natural Europe ConceptNatural Europe Concept


VisionVision


Consortium members (1/2)Consortium members (1/2)Partner Partner CountryCountry

1. Greek Research & Technology Network 1. Greek Research & Technology Network ((GRNETGRNET))

GREECEGREECE

2. Technical University of Crete (2. Technical University of Crete (TUCTUC)) GREECEGREECE

3. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information 3. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (Technology (FITFIT))

GERMANYGERMANY

4. Ellinogermaniki Agogi (4. Ellinogermaniki Agogi (EAEA)) GREECEGREECE

5. University of Bayreuth (5. University of Bayreuth (UBTUBT)) GERMANYGERMANY

6. University of Helsinki (6. University of Helsinki (HUHU)) FINLANDFINLAND

7. BARCO (7. BARCO (BNBN)) BELGIUMBELGIUM

8. Magic Worlds (8. Magic Worlds (MWMW)) BELGIUMBELGIUM


Consortium members (2/2)Consortium members (2/2)Partner Partner CountryCountry

9. Natural History Museum of Crete (9. Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMCNHMC)) GREECEGREECE

11. 11. Museu Nacional de História Natural of Lisbon Museu Nacional de História Natural of Lisbon ((MNHMLMNHML))

PORTUGALPORTUGAL

12. Jura Museum Eichstaett (12. Jura Museum Eichstaett (JMEJME)) GERMANYGERMANY

13. Arctic Centre (13. Arctic Centre (ACAC)) FINLANDFINLAND

14. Tallinn Natural History Museum (14. Tallinn Natural History Museum (TNHMTNHM)) ESTONIAESTONIA

15. Hungarian Natural History Museum 15. Hungarian Natural History Museum ((NHMUSNHMUS))

HUNGARYHUNGARY


Olive tree mythologyOlive tree mythologyWhere myth meets historyWhere myth meets history

Natural Europe Open Natural Europe Open PathwayPathway


Pathway RequirementsPathway Requirements• Connection with school curriculumConnection with school curriculum• Related digital materialRelated digital material

• At least one from target NHMsAt least one from target NHMs• At least one from EuropeanaAt least one from Europeana

• Visit to the museumVisit to the museum• Visit to the NHM or/ and a visit to an alternative siteVisit to the NHM or/ and a visit to an alternative site

• Proposed discussion/ reflection activity to the classroomProposed discussion/ reflection activity to the classroom• Additional material/ follow up activitiesAdditional material/ follow up activities

• Material from Europeana Material from Europeana • Material from other resourcesMaterial from other resources


Structure of the PathwayStructure of the Pathway

• Preparatory PhasePreparatory Phase• Pre-visit PhasePre-visit Phase

– Provoke curiosityProvoke curiosity– Define QuestionsDefine Questions

• Visit PhaseVisit Phase– Observation/ experimentation Observation/ experimentation – DiscussionDiscussion

• Post-visit PhasePost-visit Phase– Communicate explanationCommunicate explanation


Preparatory phasePreparatory phase

• IntroductionIntroductionThe aim of this pathway is to help students The aim of this pathway is to help students understand the understand the importanceimportance of the olive trees’ of the olive trees’ agriculture in the agriculture in the historyhistory of Greece. of Greece.

• Audience:Audience: – pupils, 3pupils, 3rd rd class elementary (7-8 years old)class elementary (7-8 years old)– Pupils, 1Pupils, 1stst class high school (12-13 years old) class high school (12-13 years old)

• Curriculum:Curriculum:– Mythology, history lessonMythology, history lesson– History of ArtHistory of Art


Preparatory phasePreparatory phase

Preparation:Preparation:• Visit to the Visit to the “Acropolis museum”“Acropolis museum” where pupils where pupils

will have the opportunity to see the west will have the opportunity to see the west pediment of Parthenon (related to the myth of pediment of Parthenon (related to the myth of Goddess Athena and God Poseidon)Goddess Athena and God Poseidon)

• Prepares/retrieves material for the classPrepares/retrieves material for the class• Related Material from EuropeanaRelated Material from Europeana


Related Material from EuropeanaRelated Material from Europeana


Pre-visit activitiesPre-visit activitiesQuestion Eliciting ActivitiesQuestion Eliciting Activities

• Provoke curiosityProvoke curiosity– Teacher narrates the myth of the Teacher narrates the myth of the

““Competition between Poseidon and Competition between Poseidon and AthenaAthena””

• Define QuestionsDefine Questions– Ex. What does the olive tree signifies? (is Ex. What does the olive tree signifies? (is

the symbol of peace, prosperity, fertility)the symbol of peace, prosperity, fertility)

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Visit phaseVisit phaseActive InvestigationActive Investigation

Observation/ experimentation Observation/ experimentation • Visit at the Visit at the Acropolis museum in Athens in Athens• Linking the myth, with the way that this was Linking the myth, with the way that this was

depicted in the art of the timedepicted in the art of the time

DiscussionDiscussion• With the museum educatorWith the museum educator• Discover other exhibits of the museum which Discover other exhibits of the museum which

depict the myth of Athena and Poseidondepict the myth of Athena and Poseidon


Post visit activitiesPost visit activitiesQuestion, Discussion, ReflectionQuestion, Discussion, Reflection

Communicate explanationCommunicate explanation• Create a collage depicting the myth of Athena Create a collage depicting the myth of Athena

and Poseidon, and Poseidon, • Organize a role-playing exercise, with one Organize a role-playing exercise, with one

group supporting Poseidon’s side and the other group supporting Poseidon’s side and the other Athina’s sideAthina’s side

• Additional Material from EuropeanaAdditional Material from Europeana


Additional Material from Additional Material from EuropeanaEuropeana



• Thank you!!Thank you!!

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