Project's Description
In
a rapidly changing world characterized by a fast globalization
process culture and cultural diversity as a force of social
and transnational cohesion is of great importance and should
be considered as a fundamental element of young people education.
Young people should be aware of the importance of the national
as well the world cultural heritage and should be educated
enough to protect and conserve their cultural tradition.
However cultural education is an on-going process and a
long- term objective. A lot of systematic effort is needed
so that the future citizens become culturally aware.
The
proposed project aims at promoting through education student's
awareness of the positive value of culture and thus at making
young people aware of their history, values and heritage.
Within the framework of the proposed project the students
will have the opportunity to learn about the world cultural
heritage sites and more specifically about the Temple of
Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, an archaeological site included
since 1986 in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. The famous
temple to the god of healing and the sun was built towards
the middle of the 5th century B.C. in the lonely heights
of the Arcadian mountains. The temple which has the oldest
Corinthian capital yet found, combines the archaic style
and the serenity of the Doric style with some daring architectural
features.
Through
the design and the implementation of a series of educational
and participatory activities the project seeks to encourage
students to understand and appreciate the importance of cultural
heritage and furthermore enable tomorrow's decision makers
to respond to the threats facing the world heritage sites
in nowadays and in the future.
The
proposed project will give students the possibility to experience
a totally different way of visiting archaeological sites through
the use of new technological applications and services. The
students will visit the archaeological site of Apollo Epicurius
at Bassae and learn about its history, importance as well
as current threats caused by environmental and human factors
through the use of advance mobile services. The use of mobile
phones and PDA devices with Internet access will ensure that
learning will be participative, interactive, engaging, effective
and sustainable over place and time. This philosophy is founded
on the premise that people learn best when engrossed in the
topic, participating in activities that motivate learning
and enable them to synthesize their own understanding. The
main goal is active exploration, construction, and learning
as opposed to textbook reading and lecture comprehension. |
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