START DATE
01.03.2024
END DATE
30.06.2024
FUNDING
UM, Razvojni steber financiranja
LEAD PARTNER
UM PEF
PEF UM PARTICIPANTS
Nikolaja Golob, delovni mentor iz Društva prijateljev botaničnega vrta Univerze v Mariboru + 8 študentov UM
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Project details based on the Agreement on Cooperation in the Implementation of the Student Challenges Project Task of the University of Maribor (ŠI:UM):
Project title: Botanical Garden – Virtual and Real Experience
Acronym: Botanical VRRt
Project implementer/leader: University of Maribor, Faculty of Education
Project duration: March 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024
Pedagogical mentor: Doc. Dr. Nika Golob
Partner: Society of Friends of the Botanical Garden of the University of Maribor
Work mentor: Meta Pivec Šepic
Participating students: Lana Žugman, Lidija Šmid, Laura Kolar, Manca Verbančič, Eva Štingl, Kaja Žučko, Nika Kumer, Daša Žuman
Students from the Faculty of Education in Maribor accepted the challenge of preparing an Easter event for children in the Botanical Garden, organized by the Society of Friends of the Botanical Garden. They gained valuable experience guiding and accompanying young children who visited the Botanical Garden with their parents to enjoy the beauty of plants and relax in a natural setting. After this event, the students contributed their knowledge and experience from various sources to enrich and enhance the experience for children and parents by proposing updates to the educational trail through the Botanical Garden.
Materials were created for group and individual games, which were tested with children from a nearby elementary school during the project. The student team was joined by a student with extensive knowledge of plants and a media communications student, who managed event promotion, news updates, video documentation, and the careful design of materials. The created materials are compiled in a handbook that details the experiential games and includes selected photographs. QR codes link to published videos and instructions for playing the games in the botanical garden environment. Two videos were also produced, offering a virtual experience filmed with a 360° camera.
The resulting handbook is intended for parents, educators, and teachers to help children spend more time in nature, where all their senses can develop. Children will learn to observe and explore, marvel at the variety of colors, natural objects, beautiful views, and the joy of togetherness. The handbook supports relaxed leisure time in a prepared natural environment, fostering experiences of nature, connection, and constant change, and inspiring the discovery of new scientific knowledge related to the chosen natural environment, even outside the botanical garden.
Project editors and mentors:
Nika Golob, Faculty of Education, University of Maribor
Meta Pivec Šepic, Society of Friends of the Botanical Garden of the University of Maribor
Link to the project presentation:
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DOŽIVLJAJSKE IGRE
Koliko barv? (navodila, pobarvanke, izvedba igre)
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A journey through the garden with all the senses (instructions, worksheets, implementation)
Under the magnifying glass (instructions, worksheets, implementation)
Find it in the Botanical Garden? (instructions, implementation)
Camera (instructions)
Sensory path (instructions)
Big and very small (instructions)
Complete manual (pdf with QR codes for links to recordings)
