Skip to main content

Museum Education: Integration of Cultural Heritage and Educational Metadata Schemas

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. AIAI 2024 IFIP WG 12.5 International Workshops (AIAI 2024)

Abstract

The emergence of museum education aims at incorporating cultural heritage content within educational metadata frameworks in order to educate versatile individuals, equipped to navigate the complexities of a globalised world. The work navigates through the challenges and benefits of this integration, proposing the development of a unified metadata model for museum education as an incremental step towards improved learning experiences in the digital age. Accordingly, this work proposes the merging of EDM, LOM, and IMS LD metadata schemas so as to enhance the delivery and engagement of educational content by amalgamating it with cultural heritage content. This is achieved through the development a model focused on enhancing learning through CH and its evaluation as far as the opportunities and challenges of this integration through a case study. The case study is centred on the Ionian University Museum’s collections and specifically the “Duplicating Machine Gestetner No 1193069”. The pedagogical benefits of the proposed approach are then showcased, emphasising the enriched learning environment it creates. Thus, the case study demonstrates the feasibility and capability of the model to provide information that will engage students with CH, connecting them with historical and cultural narratives in a meaningful way by integrating detailed cultural and historical insights into the learning process.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Notes

  1. 1.

    https://www.imsglobal.org/home.

  2. 2.

    https://www.ieee.org/.

  3. 3.

    https://www.europeana.eu/en.

  4. 4.

    https://www.iptc.org/.

  5. 5.

    http://www.imsglobal.org/home.

  6. 6.

    https://bit.ly/447BEZ3.

  7. 7.

    https://museum.ionio.gr/en/collections/typography/12/.

References

  1. Arakaki, F.A., da Costa, P.L.V.A., Alves, R.C.V., et al.: Evolution of Dublin core metadata standard: an analysis of the literature from 1995-2013. In: International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, pp. 220–222 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Avram, H.D.: Marc; its history and implications (1975)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Caeiro, M., Anido, L., Llamas, M.: A critical analysis of IMS learning design. In: Wasson, B., Ludvigsen, S., Hoppe, U. (eds.) Designing for Change in Networked Learning Environments, pp. 363–367. Springer, Dordrecht (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0195-2_44

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  4. Coyle, K.: Metadata models of the world wide web. Libr. Technol. Rep. 46(2), 12–19 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Duval, E., Verbert, K.: On the role of technical standards for learning technologies. IEEE Trans. Learn. Technol. 1(4), 229–234 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Husidic, N.: Immersive technology applications in the museum environment: challenges and opportunities (2022)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Karen, S., Lin, F., Marguerite, K.: A methodology for developing learning objects for web course delivery. In: Technologies Shaping Instruction and Distance Education: New Studies and Utilizations, pp. 280–289. IGI Global (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Koper, R.: Modeling units of study from a pedagogical perspective: the pedagogical meta-model behind EML (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Mujtaba, T., Lawrence, M., Oliver, M., Reiss, M.J.: Learning and engagement through natural history museums. Stud. Sci. Educ. 54(1), 41–67 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Nguyen, H., Bednarz, T.: User experience in collaborative extended reality: overview study. In: Bourdot, P., Interrante, V., Kopper, R., Olivier, A.-H., Saito, H., Zachmann, G. (eds.) EuroVR 2020. LNCS, vol. 12499, pp. 41–70. Springer, Cham (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62655-6_3

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  11. O’Keefe, E., Oldal, M.: Cataloging cultural objects (CCO). In: Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Fourth Edition, pp. 732–741. CRC Press (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Pitti, D.V.: Encoded archival description: an introduction and overview. ESARBICA J. 20 (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Vlachou, E., Deligiannis, I., Karydis, I.: Museum education using XR technologies: a survey of metadata models. Eur. J. Eng. Technol. Res. 66–77 (2023)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Wilson-Barnao, C.: Digital Access and Museums as Platforms. Routledge, London (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Wood, E.: A New Role for Museum Educators: Purpose, Approach, and Mindset. Taylor & Francis, Milton Park (2023)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgement

The financial support of the European Union and Greece (Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework 2014–2020) under the Regional Operational Programme Ionian Islands 2014–2020 for the project “CuratorX” is gratefully acknowledged.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Eleni Vlachou .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2024 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Vlachou, E., Karydis, I. (2024). Museum Education: Integration of Cultural Heritage and Educational Metadata Schemas. In: Maglogiannis, I., Iliadis, L., Karydis, I., Papaleonidas, A., Chochliouros, I. (eds) Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. AIAI 2024 IFIP WG 12.5 International Workshops. AIAI 2024. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 715. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63227-3_18

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63227-3_18

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-031-63226-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-031-63227-3

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics