H.E.L.P. – Digital Projects for Heritage Education

Type

Course

Institution

International Council of Museums (ICOM) Italia

Platform

YouTube

Cost

Free

Available in

English

Description*

This online course provides a self-assessment guide to museums in developing education initiatives. It can be accessed through the official Youtube channel of the International Council of Museum (ICOM) Italia.

This course includes a series of lesson plans for museums to design open-licensed education on heritage. The course highlights opportunities presented by open licenses for cultural, social, and economic development. It is intended to improve and promote participatory opportunities in the heritage and education sectors, by leveraging on the current trend of global content sharing.

Some of the contents of the course are:

  • The relevance of cultural heritage education
  • Designing educational applications
  • Social sustainability
  • Online educational tools