Ksar said: Building Tunisian young people's critical engagement with their heritage

Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, Mark Winterbotton, Fabrizio Galeazzi, Mike Gogan

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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 19th 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.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1373
JournalSustainability
Volume11
Issue number5
Early online date5 Mar 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2019

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