Hello all, Kennisnet and the Dutch Digital Heritage Network [1] have published the initial findings <https://www.kennisnet.nl/app/uploads/kennisnet/digitale-leermiddelen-toetsen/documenten/kennisnet-publicatie-digitaal-erfgoed-eng.pdf> of the research programme ‘Unlocking digital heritage for education’ in English. We investigated how heritage institutes currently make their materials available and how schools use those materials through desk research and interviews. We also researched the requirements of schools regarding their use of digital heritage & heritage course materials.
We found these five general pain points: 1. There's confusion over the definition of 'heritage'. 2. Heritage is not just useful for history or art and culture education, but often these subjects are the only focus. 3. Copyrights of digital heritage are not enough clear to users. 4. Heritage organisations focus more on primary schools than secondary education. 5. Digital course materials require maintenance, but when a project ends this is often forgotten. The full report is out in English, which contains many more relevant findings! Hope you will find it useful. More information (available in Dutch only) on the programme “Unlocking digital heritage for education” is provided on the websites of Kennisnet <http://kn.nu/digitaalerfgoed>and the Dutch Digital Heritage Network <https://www.netwerkdigitaalerfgoed.nl/activiteiten/digitaal-erfgoed-zichtbaar/digitaal-erfgoed-in-het-onderwijs/>. The programme also actively monitors and supports four projects, in which digital heritage is developed for educational use in schools. We’ve made four video’s that also have English subtitles: Expedition Freedom <https://youtu.be/9GTAangmPtA>: learning materials for primary education about World War 2 in the province of Overijssel, created in collaboration with ten partner schools and heritage organisations in all of Overijssel. Natuurlab <https://youtu.be/bCGPljSIweo>: a digital learning environment for secondary education learn about biology through doing their own research and by using the digitized natural history objects from the Naturalis collection. Digital Block Calendar Citizenship <https://youtu.be/e7tbfVh9uno>: interactive digital lessons about citizenship for vocational schools, using work by contemporary artists and cultural heritage collections. Created on the existing and successful Digital Block Calendar platform. Don’t stack, replace instead <https://youtu.be/-imOEMGdBtc>: connecting schools and cultural outings in and around the city of Den Bosch via a central platform, and by creating links to the existing teaching materials and methods. If you have any questions or remarks, please let me know! All the best, Lotte Lotte Belice Baltussen Adviser and project lead Heritage & Education [1] Some context for the (many) non-Dutchies on the list. Kennisnet is the public organization for Education & ICT. They provide a national ICT-infrastructure and advise the Dutch education sector. The Dutch Digital Heritage Network is a partnership in the Netherlands that focuses on developing a system of national facilities and services for improving the visibility, usability, and sustainability of digital heritage. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
