DIGITAL INNOVATION IN CULTURAL AND HERITAGE EDUCATION - THE DICHE WORKSHOP

摘要

The workshop's aim is to promote the use of digital resources in Primary School through cultural and heritage education. Content and structure of the workshop are originated by Erasmus+ KA2 DICHE project (Digital Innovation in Cultural and Heritage Education in the light of 21st century learning). The main objective of the workshop is to instruct participants in the use of the DICHE MENU, an online database of teaching scenarios for cultural and heritage education, which involve the use of digital resources in the development of the 4C skills (Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking). The aim of integrating digital resources and opportunities in education (especially in the field of cultural and heritage) has to be seen in the light of 21st century learning. In their work titled '21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times' (2009) Trilling and Fadel create a framework of transversal skills necessary to prepare society for the complex realities of the 21st century. The skills Critical thinking, Creativity, Communication and Collaboration -the 4 C's - are incorporated in the menu. The DICHE scenarios allow children to reflect critically on cultural and heritage issues and to collaborate and communicate in groups in order to come up with creative solutions to the posed problems. In addition to transversal skills, through different assignments that are part of the scenarios, teaching scenarios also pay attention to basic skills such as writing and mathematics. Through the DICHE workshop, teachers, prospective teachers, educators and researchers can also reflect upon the possibilities for digital integration and innovation in their own educational activities.