Cultural Heritage Education - The Role of ICT

O. Konstantinov, E. Kovatcheva, R. Nikolov

Cultural heritage education in most European countries was based for a long time on traditional teaching methods; this meant that it usually relied on

* face-to-face classroom lessons,

* on the study of printed materials (texts and images),

* and very seldom on watching videos.

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In some cases the study of cultural heritage artifacts was accompanied by on-site visits where students could come directly in touch with the artifacts.

On the other hand, in the field of cultural heritage, knowledge sharing is one of the most essential aspects for communication activities between museum institutions that conserve and take care of cultural collections, and the public.

These activities include

* education,

* research

* and study as well as entertainment. June 2nd 2015

O. Konstantinov, E. Kovatcheva, R. Nikolov, CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION – THE ROLE OF ICT

Nowadays ICT, while being increasingly employed in the field of Cultural Heritage to produce large archives of materials, to support scientific research and to foster the maintenance/preservation of Cultural Heritage artifacts, has not yet affected the approaches to teaching and learning in Cultural Heritage Education enough.


*The graphic information handled by people working in the cultural heritage sector usually is presented using several different approaches – bidimensional images (scanned documents or photographs), video (e.g. documentaries) and 3D virtual models

*Implementation of different sources in multimedia applications for PC/Mobile


Letnitsa Thracian Treasure A Thracian treasure found in Letnitsa, Lovech. The treasure was discovered accidentally in 1963 in the courtyard of the farm village of Letnitsa. The workers stumbled upon a large bronze vessel lid in the ground upside down. When they turned it, they saw that the court is full of small silver objects with images.

O. Konstantinov, E. Kovatcheva, R. Nikolov, CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION – THE ROLE OF ICT June 2nd 2015

Letnitsa Thracian Treasure

Besides bronze vessel the treasure contains bridle ornament and trims horse trappings.

Treasure is interpreted as a symbolic sacrifice of a horse.


*3D object allows students to examine fully the presumable original location of all artifacts from the treasure.

*On a separate screen there is given an opportunity to examine details and individual close-ups, accompanied by appropriate descriptions.

O. Konstantinov, E. Kovatcheva, R. Nikolov, CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION – THE ROLE OF ICT June 2nd 2015

Letnitsa Thracian Treasure


The Odrysian Kingdom

*The kingdom of the Odrysae emerged on the political scene of ancient Europe at the end of the 6th or the beginning of the 5th century BC

*From Herodotus onwards, their name was used to denote the Thracians inhabiting the territory along the Tonzos (present-day Tundzha) and Hebros (present-day Maritsa) rivers to the Aegean Sea

*Athenian historian Thucydides reports that their kingdom was the biggest and the most powerful one in Europe between the Adriatic and the Black Seas





*Detailed list of all known kings of Odryssae dynasty as a main menu - each name is a link leading to an internal page dedicated to the respective king

*Detailed information for the specific ruler - text, combined with the available visual material associated with the period of his reign, for example preserved coins, treasures, armor etc.


Main menu (List of Odrysian kings)

Teres І (± 540–448 BC)

Sparadokos (± 464–± 444 BC)

Sitalkes (± 444–424 BC)

Maisades

Seuthes І (424–407/405 BC)

Medokos І (Amadokos І) (± 407–± 386 BC)

Seuthes І (end of 5th century –

397/386 BC)

etc.

Internal pages dedicated to each ruler

Detailed information for Teres І

Detailed information for Sparadokos

Detailed information for Sitalkes

Detailed information for Maisades

Detailed information for Seuthes І

Detailed information for Medokos І (Amadokos І)

Detailed information for Seuthes І

etc.

Common info pages with

explanatory information about

specific famous areas, historical facts or artifacts (Visual Glossary)

River Hebros

Rogozen silver treasure

Getae

Golyamata Kosmatka tumulus

Peloponnesian Wars (431–404 BC)

etc. June 2nd 2015







Information and communication technologies (ICT) offer an easier access to and a multi-perspective view of cultural heritage artifacts and may also enrich and improve cultural heritage education through the adoption of innovative learning/teaching methods.

The positive feedback from students is full of enthusiasm and desire to meet more such projects and methods.


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