Can the city become an outdoor semester?
Have you ever imagined walking with your family or friends in the city streets and enjoy playing with an educational application? What if this game has strengthened learning about the natural, cultural and scientific heritage of Aveiro, while helping to build a more sustainable future?
Written by Lucia Pombo *
This is exactly what the education proposes, an innovative project coordinated by Lúcia pombo, researcher at Aveiro Cidff University and is funded by the Science and Technology Foundation. Education came from the success of EduPark, where children and adults explore the Infante D. Pedro park using augmented reality, discovering tree types, historical tiles and scientific curiosity during play and learning.
With education, the garden gave the road to the city. The application now invites us to explore the streets and buildings of Aveiro symbolic, and convert them into original outdoor classrooms, where they are learned in a contextual, authentic and enjoyable way. The city becomes a living laboratory, as citizens assume the role of “active scientists” and change agents. Everything happens through challenges, augmented reality, results and interactive paths – always with Flamingo!
One of the most innovative education features is to allow teachers, students and community members to participate actively in establishing their own educational games, adapting to the curricula and local challenges. This cooperative and creative approach can be applied to any city in the world, which makes the project to be truly developmental and globally. It is a method of learning, which simultaneously enhances citizenship, scientific thinking and awareness for sustainability – all with a strong multidisciplinary rule and link knowledge to living reality.
How do you give a concrete form of this conversion path? With the release of the book “Lessons Leave – Education”, a abundant acting work that crosses narration, science and game. More than a simple book, it is an interactive experience that merges a game between its pages and calls the reader to explore, in a fun way, main products, learning and project effects. All of them are presented in a language that can be reached, designed to reach the masses of all ages.
The book will be presented at the project closing event, next June 17, at 6:30 pm, at the Atlas Building, in Affiro. The session will be attended by representatives of the University of Aveiro, the city council, the Centro Se Kensea FIFA and the education team. At this symbolic minute, a protocol will also be signed that ensures the continuity of the project activities in the educational presentation of the science factory. The program also includes a musical moment with violin and informal elegance.
Acceptance is free and all registered participants will receive a free version of the book. We are waiting for you! To ensure your place and the book, subscribe here: https://shorturl.at/v4m2o
* Research Center for Educational Treatment and Technology in Coaches Training (CIDTFF) from Aveiro University.
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