Developing new instruments to apply in museums (through web connection to the OSR portal and PDA) Fostering new services available for visitors Promoting new skills and new jobs among the museum’s staff Developing new instruments to apply in museums (through web connection to the OSR portal and PDA) The development of new instruments is one of the main important causes that brings innovation to science museums. Indeed, in to enable visitors to use these instruments, some changes in the organisation of museum in terms of providing and applying new structures may be implemented, for instance the set-up of internet points in front of science experiments or providing mobile devices to visitors. Fostering new services available for visitors Strongly linked with the point above, it goes without saying that if new instruments will be applied in the museums also new services shall be provided, such as wireless connection, or IT assistance points Promoting new skills and new jobs in museum’s staff Finally, if there are new services that should be provided it means that new competencies will need to be developed in the museum’s staff in order to manage any problems or need of assistance for visitors caused by the use of these new instruments. It may also become necessary to train the museum’s educators in order to familiarise them with the use of new instruments. Technological The OSR project addresses technological innovation from the following points of view: Applying ICT instruments for science learning and education Fostering a folksonomy of digital science contents through social tagging Applying ICT instruments for science learning and education Even if the use of ICT instruments for the enhancement of learning experiences is already widely accepted, it sill remains a great challenge to apply ICT instruments to the field of education and training, both in formal and informal learning setting. The use of the OSR portal and the PDA, together with the availability of different organised science learning digital contents, allow not only to apply ICT instruments for science education, but also to develop digital skills by teachers, educators, students and lifelong learners. Fostering a folksonomy of digital science contents through social tagging
Developing new instruments to apply in museums (through web connection to the OSR portal and PDA) Fostering new services available for visitors Promoting new skills and new jobs among the museum’s staff Developing new instruments to apply in museums (through web connection to the OSR portal and PDA) The development of new instruments is one of the main important causes that brings innovation to science museums. Indeed, in to enable visitors to use these instruments, some changes in the organisation of museum in terms of providing and applying new structures may be implemented, for instance the set-up of internet points in front of science experiments or providing mobile devices to visitors. Fostering new services available for visitors Strongly linked with the point above, it goes without saying that if new instruments will be applied in the museums also new services shall be provided, such as wireless connection, or IT assistance points Promoting new skills and new jobs in museum’s staff Finally, if there are new services that should be provided it means that new competencies will need to be developed in the museum’s staff in order to manage any problems or need of assistance for visitors caused by the use of these new instruments. It may also become necessary to train the museum’s educators in order to familiarise them with the use of new instruments. Technological The OSR project addresses technological innovation from the following points of view: Applying ICT instruments for science learning and education Fostering a folksonomy of digital science contents through social tagging Applying ICT instruments for science learning and education Even if the use of ICT instruments for the enhancement of learning experiences is already widely accepted, it sill remains a great challenge to apply ICT instruments to the field of education and training, both in formal and informal learning setting. The use of the OSR portal and the PDA, together with the availability of different organised science learning digital contents, allow not only to apply ICT instruments for science education, but also to develop digital skills by teachers, educators, students and lifelong learners. Fostering a folksonomy of digital science contents through social tagging