Cultural heritage education in most European countries was based for a long time on traditional teaching methods such as face-to-face classroom lessons using mainly printed materials (texts and images), and very seldom watching videos. Strangely enough, such innovativeness has not yet reflected openness to the introduction of ICT in teaching and learning methods, which has, on the contrary, characterized other disciplines in the last few years. As a matter of fact, no specific reference was directly made in the recommendation, as far as the use of ICT to support and enhance Cultural Heritage Education. As a consequence, nowadays ICT, while being increasingly employed in the field of Cultural Heritage to produce large archives of materials, to support scientific research and to foster the maintenance/preservation of Cultural Heritage artifacts, has not yet affected the approaches to teaching and learning in Cultural Heritage Education enough. The presentation focuses mainly on multimedia materials and their implementation in educational process in the cultural heritage.

1. O. Konstantinov, E. Kovatcheva, R. Nikolov

2. Cultural heritage education in most European countries
was based for a long time on traditional teaching methods;
this meant that it usually relied on
* face-to-face classroom lessons,
* on the study of printed materials (texts and images),
* and very seldom on watching videos.
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3. In some cases the study of cultural heritage artifacts was
accompanied by on-site visits where students could come
directly in touch with the artifacts.
On the other hand, in the field of cultural heritage,
knowledge sharing is one of the most essential aspects for
communication activities between museum institutions
that conserve and take care of cultural collections, and the
public.
These activities include
* education,
* research
* and study as well as entertainment.
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4. Nowadays ICT, while being increasingly employed in the
field of Cultural Heritage to produce large archives of
materials, to support scientific research and to foster the
maintenance/preservation of Cultural Heritage artifacts,
has not yet affected the approaches to teaching and
learning in Cultural Heritage Education enough.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION – THE ROLE OF ICT

5. *The graphic information handled by people working in
the cultural heritage sector usually is presented using
several different approaches – bidimensional images
(scanned documents or photographs), video (e.g.
documentaries) and 3D virtual models
*Implementation of different sources in multimedia
applications for PC/Mobile
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6. Letnitsa Thracian Treasure
A Thracian treasure found in Letnitsa, Lovech.
The treasure was discovered accidentally in 1963 in
the courtyard of the farm village of Letnitsa.
The workers stumbled upon a large
bronze vessel lid in the ground
upside down. When they turned it,
they saw that the court is
full of small silver objects
with images.
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7. Letnitsa Thracian Treasure
Besides bronze
vessel the
treasure contains
bridle ornament
and trims horse
trappings.
Treasure is
interpreted as a
symbolic sacrifice
of a horse.
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8. *3D object allows students to
examine fully the presumable
original location of all artifacts
from the treasure.
*On a separate screen there is
given an opportunity to examine
details and individual close-ups,
accompanied by appropriate
descriptions.
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9. Letnitsa Thracian Treasure
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10. The Odrysian Kingdom
*The kingdom of the Odrysae emerged on the political
scene of ancient Europe at the end of the 6th or the
beginning of the 5th century BC
*From Herodotus onwards, their name was used to denote
the Thracians inhabiting the territory along the Tonzos
(present-day Tundzha) and Hebros (present-day Maritsa)
rivers to the Aegean Sea
*Athenian historian Thucydides reports that their
kingdom was the biggest and the most powerful one
in Europe between the Adriatic and the Black Seas
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11. The Odrysian Kingdom
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12. The Odrysian Kingdom
*Detailed list of all known kings of Odryssae dynasty as a
main menu - each name is a link leading to an internal
page dedicated to the respective king
*Detailed information for the specific ruler - text,
combined with the available visual material associated
with the period of his reign, for example preserved
coins, treasures, armor etc.
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13. Main menu (List
of Odrysian kings)
Teres І
(± 540–448 BC)
Sparadokos
(± 464–± 444 BC)
Sitalkes
(± 444–424 BC)
Maisades
Seuthes І
(424–407/405 BC)
Medokos І (Amadokos І)
(± 407–± 386 BC)
Seuthes І
(end of 5th century –
397/386 BC)
etc.
Internal pages
dedicated to each ruler
Detailed information
for Teres І
Detailed information
for Sparadokos
Detailed information
for Sitalkes
Detailed information
for Maisades
Detailed information
for Seuthes І
Detailed information for
Medokos І (Amadokos І)
Detailed information
for Seuthes І
etc.
Common
info pages with
explanatory
information about
specific famous
areas, historical
facts or artifacts
(Visual Glossary)
River Hebros
Rogozen silver
treasure
Getae
Golyamata Kosmatka
tumulus
Peloponnesian
Wars (431–404 BC)
etc.
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14. The Odrysian Kingdom
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15. The Odrysian Kingdom
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18. Information and communication technologies (ICT) offer an
easier access to and a multi-perspective view of cultural
heritage artifacts and may also enrich and improve cultural
heritage education through the adoption of innovative
learning/teaching methods.
The positive feedback from students is full of enthusiasm
and desire to meet more such projects and methods.
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19. o.konstantinov@unibit.bg
e.kovatcheva@unibit.bg
r.nikolov@unibit.bg
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