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Ksar Said: Building Tunisian Young People’s Critical Engagement with Their Heritage

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  • Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco

    (School of Philosophy and Art History and Interdisciplinary Studies Centre, University of Essex; Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK)

  • Mark Winterbottom

    (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, CB2 8PQ, UK)

  • Fabrizio Galeazzi

    (Department of Archaeology, University of York, York, YO1 7EP, UK; Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR1 4DH, UK)

  • Mike Gogan

    (The Virtual Experience Company, Malvern, WR13 5EZ, UK)

Abstract

This paper describes the work undertaken as part of the ‘Digital Documentation of Ksar Said’ Project. This project, funded by the British Council, combined education, history, and heritage for the digital preservation of tangible and intangible aspects of heritage associated with the 19 th century Said Palace (Ksar Said) in Tunis. We produced an interactive 3D model of Ksar Said and developed learning resources to build Tunisian students’ critical engagement with their heritage through inquiry learning activities within the 3D model. We used a user-centred approach, based on pre-assessment (i.e., co-creation of contents), mid-term evaluation (i.e., feedback on contents and preliminary design of virtual activities), and post-assessment design (i.e., user trial). Our results demonstrate the potential of this novel approach to virtual learning and inform future co-design, evaluation and implementation choices for improving the generative power of three dimensional virtual replication of heritage sites in the cultural heritage sector.

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  • Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco & Mark Winterbottom & Fabrizio Galeazzi & Mike Gogan, 2019. "Ksar Said: Building Tunisian Young People’s Critical Engagement with Their Heritage," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:5:p:1373-:d:211267
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    1. Tutaleni I. Asino & Nicole M. Colston & Ayodeji Ibukun & Clement Abai, 2022. "The Virtual Citizen Science Expo Hall: A Case Study of a Design-Based Project for Sustainability Education," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-18, April.

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