natural europe presentation in minerva conference workshop

CIP ICT PSP Programme - DILI 250579 Natural Europe

Natural EuropeNatural Europe

Technology Enhanced Education Technology Enhanced Education for European Cultural Institutionsfor European Cultural Institutions

EVA/MINERVA 2011EVA/MINERVA 20118th Jerusalem Conference on the Digitization of Cultural Heritage8th Jerusalem Conference on the Digitization of Cultural Heritage

Dr. Xenophon TsilibarisDr. Xenophon TsilibarisGreek Research & Technology NetworkGreek Research & Technology Network

Culture used to support educationCulture used to support education


EuropeanaEuropeana

• How to connect digitized collections How to connect digitized collections with their technology-mediated with their technology-mediated educational applications?educational applications?


What?What?

Why?Why?

Who?

Who?

When?When?

Where?Where?

For whom?For whom?


Natural EuropeNatural Europe

• Natural History & Environmental Cultural Heritage Natural History & Environmental Cultural Heritage in European Digital Libraries for Educationin European Digital Libraries for Education www.natural-europe.eu

• Funded under: CIP-ICT-PSP.2009.2.5 Funded under: CIP-ICT-PSP.2009.2.5 – Use of cultural heritage material for educationUse of cultural heritage material for education– Budget: 4.700.000

http://www.natural-europe.eu/


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

• Natural history and environmental Natural history and environmental education present a bigger potential than education present a bigger potential than we currently take advantage ofwe currently take advantage of

– European Digital Libraries can support thatEuropean Digital Libraries can support that

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



• Natural Europe:Natural Europe:– Builds Builds on informal learning taking place on informal learning taking place

in science centers and museumsin science centers and museums

– Investigates the pedagogic aspects of the Investigates the pedagogic aspects of the application of innovative metadata application of innovative metadata techniques, to create a pedagogical techniques, to create a pedagogical framework that recognizes the diversity framework that recognizes the diversity of personal learning styles of personal learning styles



• Natural Europe:Natural Europe:– Develops Educational Pathways Patterns to Develops Educational Pathways Patterns to

model the field trip experiences of the different model the field trip experiences of the different user groupsuser groups

– Enriches Enriches digitised natural history digital objects digitised natural history digital objects which are currently dispersed in European which are currently dispersed in European museums, with well-defined semantic metadatamuseums, with well-defined semantic metadata

– Produces a set of customizable learning-oriented Produces a set of customizable learning-oriented discovery services offered onlinediscovery services offered online


Project objectives Project objectives (1/8)(1/8)

• Connect the digital collections of European Connect the digital collections of European Natural History Museums with EuropeanaNatural History Museums with Europeana

– Through interoperable systems and metadataThrough interoperable systems and metadata



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



• Facilitate search & retrieval from Facilitate search & retrieval from Europeana of digital objects related to:Europeana of digital objects related to:

– Educational profiles, objectives and Educational profiles, objectives and curricula on Natural History, Environmental curricula on Natural History, Environmental Education & Biological SciencesEducation & Biological Sciences



• Facilitate existing educational search Facilitate existing educational search software to interface with the software to interface with the Europeana digital libraryEuropeana digital library



• Design & deploy novel graphical interfaces Design & deploy novel graphical interfaces to facilitate navigation of educational to facilitate navigation of educational pathways within digital collectionspathways within digital collections

– From Europeana and Museum’s Web sitesFrom Europeana and Museum’s Web sites



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



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



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ConsortiumConsortium


Consortium overviewConsortium overview• Content stakeholders representationContent stakeholders representation

– 8 partners contributing content 8 partners contributing content (53%)(53%)

• State-of-art technology reused/adaptedState-of-art technology reused/adapted– 2 partners provide technology 2 partners provide technology (13%)(13%)

• Expert pedagogical designExpert pedagogical design– 2 partners serving as educational experts 2 partners serving as educational experts (13%)(13%)

• Users representationUsers representation– 8 partners serving as user organisations 8 partners serving as user organisations (53%)(53%)


VisionVision


QuestionsQuestions


Working groupsWorking groups


OutcomesOutcomes


Natural Europe FederationNatural Europe Federation


Organizing CollectionsOrganizing Collections


Multimedia Annotation ToolMultimedia Annotation Tool


Developing Educational Developing Educational Pathways over CollectionsPathways over Collections

Pathway Authoring ToolPathway Authoring Tool

HomepageHomepage

CIP ICT PSP Programme - DILI 250579 Natural Europe Work with pathways

Pathway SectionsPathway Sections

MetadataMetadata

Add pathway

Add cultural Add cultural contentcontent

Connect withConnect witheducational contexteducational context


Navigating in PathwaysNavigating in Pathways

Allosaurus: one dinosaur, two Allosaurus: one dinosaur, two continents?continents?

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Botanic Garden: A tour through the Botanic Garden: A tour through the world of plantsworld of plants

AllosaurusAllosaurus

Botanic GardenBotanic Garden


Morning Session IIMorning Session II

• After the end of this session, follow: After the end of this session, follow: ““Application of Content of Libraries, Application of Content of Libraries, Archives & Museums in EducationArchives & Museums in Education””

• @11.00 in the Upper Conference [email protected] in the Upper Conference Hall


Summer/Winter SchoolsSummer/Winter Schools


Curators’ Summer SchoolCurators’ Summer School

• Location: Chania, GreeceLocation: Chania, Greece• Date: May-June 2011Date: May-June 2011• Participants: 15 curatorsParticipants: 15 curators• Working with Natural Europe Collection Working with Natural Europe Collection

Management Tools and analyzing curation Management Tools and analyzing curation workflowsworkflows


Join us!Join us!


www.natural-europe.euwww.natural-europe.eu


Thank you!Thank you!

Questions?Questions?

EVA/MINERVA 2011EVA/MINERVA 20118th Jerusalem Conference on the Digitization of Cultural Heritage8th Jerusalem Conference on the Digitization of Cultural Heritage

Dr. Xenophon TsilibarisDr. Xenophon TsilibarisGreek Research & Technology NetworkGreek Research & Technology Network

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