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Barbara Mertin (Austria) Senior Ranger & Beaver Specialist Danube Floodplain Nationalpark

Barbara Mertin (Austria) Senior Ranger & Beaver Specialist Danube Floodplain Nationalpark Varna / Bulgaria 20.4.2012. Definition of Interpretation Principles of Interpretation Learning Concepts Props This & that. An educational activity which aims to

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Barbara Mertin (Austria) Senior Ranger & Beaver Specialist Danube Floodplain Nationalpark

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  1. Barbara Mertin (Austria) Senior Ranger & Beaver Specialist DanubeFloodplain Nationalpark Varna / Bulgaria 20.4.2012

  2. Definition of Interpretation Principlesof Interpretation Learning Concepts Props This & that

  3. An educationalactivitywhichaimsto revealmeaningsandrelationships throughtheuseof original objects, byfirsthandexperience, andby illustrative media, ratherthansimply tocommunicatefactualinformation. Freeman Tilden

  4. Interpretation is relevant totheexperienceofthevisitor • Interpretation isrevelationbased on information • Interpretation is an art • Interpretation shouldprovoke not simplyinstruct • Interpretation shouldpresent a whole, not just a part • Interpretation forchildrenshouldfollow a different approach

  5. INSIDE : The experiencehappens in yourvisitors‘ perceptions, seenbytheirpointofview, createdby a combinationoftheirfeelings, sensationsandpriorexperiences. Youcan‘tcontrolthis! OUTSIDE: An experienceismadeupofmanyseperatepieces outside thevisitor. Youcancontrolnearlyeveryaspectofthis!

  6. To understand theparts, we must firstseethewhole. Unlesshelped, weoftenfailto find, see, orcomprehend. Discovery makeslearningfun.

  7. Props

  8. Prop A physicalaidthatstrengthensorsupports an interpretivemessage

  9. are taken from nature such as feathers, antlers, bones, etc. PROPS real objects

  10. appear for the more or the less real such as animal sculptures made of plastic , wood or synthetic resin, puppets, cast of animal tracks, etc. PROPS Models andreplicas

  11. such as maps, pictures, diagrams, documents, etc. PROPS 2 D-Art Design

  12. such as bird whistles, CD/MP3-Player for demonstrating bird calls, instruments for imitating natural sounds , bat-detector PROPS Instruments & Audio examples

  13. Mirrors, magnifying glasses, blindfolds, ropes, rubber stamps, etc. PROPS Didactical material

  14. Guided imagery A mental journey that is facilitated, led or described by the interpreter to help visitors experience a situation or scenario that they probably would not be able to experience in person

  15. Drama

  16. Understanding youraudience

  17. International Groups

  18. Knowingyouraudience ResearchingtheResource ConnectingTangiblestoIntangibles Defining Universal Concepts

  19. Providing people with new perspectives Landscapes have histories and these are contained not only in the soils and fauna, and in the traces of human life, but also in the history of the ways of seeing the Land. Bernard Cohen 1997

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