Serpentina Mediascapes Case Studies [2011-2013]

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MEDIASCAPES CASE STUDIES
[ Serpentina | Portugal ]
2011-2013
MEDIASCAPES aims at exploring various relationships among
types of space, media, and people, approaching such findings
from a media literacy perspective, by drawing inferences to be
used in non-formal and informal learning of adults, especially
and foremost in family settings. The Partnership intends to
address issues related to the convergence and divergence among
‘classic’ and digital cultural forms by:
a) exploring a series of social and cultural practices
involving the use of media in the family, as reconfigured
by new cultural forms generated by digital technologies;
b) exploring relationships among space, people, and media in
urban settings, including cases of accommodation or
conflict between physical space and cyberspace;
c) drawing out implications of findings in terms of
guidelines for trainers involved in inter-generational
and family learning, and generating a collection of case
studies and best/good practices, assembled on an online
resource center.
The project was held between 1st
. August 2011 and 31th. July
2013, with the following partners:
Asociatia Epsilon III - Bucharest - RO (Coordinator)
Asociatia Grouw up Project - Focsani - RO (Partner)
Associação SERPENTINA - Lisbon - PT (Partner)
BIDA e.V.Kultur und Bildung - Suhl - DE (Partner)
Eptabeta - Castel d'Azzano - Verona - IT (Partner)
Project Website: http://mediascapes.eptabeta.com

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Serpentina MEDIASCAPES Case Studies
1. Tek Gardens [Tools to promote urban gardens]
2. Lisbon with the 5 senses [Take photos to participate]
3. I Love Celorico: an Useful guide to Unuseful places
4. Fly over Lisbon historical neighborhoods [Architecture
for all]
5. Ajuda Courtyards: Guided tour and audio-guide workshop
6. Creativity in Lisbon [Graffiti’s Guided tour and photo
Raid]
7. Hands On: Let’s give life to CARCAVELOS factory!
8. Female Writer´s Across The Streets of Lisbon [Toponymy &
Google maps]
9. QR Codes in the Garden..!
More information? Please contact us:
www.serpentina.org
rede@serpentina.org
Ana Fontoura Pires
+351938586157
Disclamer
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This website reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.

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1. TEK GARDENS
[Urban Garden Tools]
Location
Espaço VITAMIMOS
Parque Quinta da Alagoa, Carcavelos, Lisboa,
Portugal
Timing and duration
6th September 2011 | 2:30H
Partners VITAMIMOS
Trainer(s) Ana Pires, Ricardo Almeida, António Santos,
Ana Quintas
Audience type and
number
Mediascapes partners and trainees (19
trainers and trainees)
Objectives
General
- Exploring relationships among space,
people and media in urban settings
- Exploring new ways of inter-generational
and family learning using digital
technologies
Specific
- Explore new ways of using digital
tools in urban gardens
- Raise awareness of the benefits of
adopting healthy food habits
- Promote digital inclusion
Description of the
activity
After a presentation of a set of
possibilities, for using digital tools in
urban gardens in order to increase awareness
for adopting healthy food habits and the
promotion of digital inclusion in families
settings, the dialog was open to the group
that shared experiences, gave new ideas and
explored new ways of implement it.
The result of this Brainstorming was
compiled for use in the design of future
workshops on this topic.
A healthy lunch was prepared and served
afterwards.

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Digital tools and
concepts
- Podcasting
- Augmented reality tools
- Internet of things
Materials
- Datashow
- PC´s
- Internet connection
- Smart phones
Impact
This workshop was held under the first
Mediascapes partners meeting, and it was a
very interesting exercise for the exchange
of experiences and opinions for the design
of future workshops in this context, and
also for the group members start to know
each other in an informal atmosphere.
Lessons learned
It is a topic to explore in other
activities.
Photos
http://on.fb.me/1fhRdRw
Dissemination
http://vitatek.blogspot.com

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2. Take photos
to
participate:
Lisbon with
the five
senses
Location
- Lisbon city
- Serpentina´s place
Timing and
duration
26 th January 2012 | 2:00H
10 th February 2012 | 2:00H
Partners FOS
Trainer(s) Ana Pires, Filipa Flores
Audience type and
number
55+ (10 trainees)
Objectives
General
- Exploring relationships among space, people
and media in urban settings
technologies
Specific
Promoting new understandings of the city
through participatory photography
- Sensitize to new technologies including
digital photography
- Challenge participants to express their
feelings and opinions through images
- Promote social inclusion
- Promote the sharing of knowledge between
generations
Description of
the activity
In pairs, participants went for a walk in
Lisbon down town and took photos of Lisbon
inspired by each of the five senses, i.e.:
- Lisbon smells like what?
- Lisbon sounds like what?
- Lisbon tastes like what?
- (..)

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In another session they presented their photos
to the group and shared them on their Facebook
profiles.
[Cf. http://on.fb.me/1fcrava]
Digital tools
Facebook profile pages
Materials
- Documentation about the workshop
- Tutorials
- Photo machine
Impact
The methodology of participatory photography
was unknown to all the participants, what made
the exercise very exciting for everyone. The
sharing of the work in Facebook was important
because participants could show, share and
receive feedback from relatives and friends.
Lessons learned
The activity must take place in one day and not
dispersed for 3 sessions in order to keep
motivation on.
Photos
http://on.fb.me/HaXuyR

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3. I LOVE
CELORICO
An useful guide to
unuseful place:
Photo Raid &
Workshop &
Exhibition
Theater Play –
Trout´s Legend
Location
Universidade Sénior Aldeia Global
[Celorico da Beira, Portugal]
Timing and duration
- Photographic Raid: 18 th June2012 | 2:30H
- QR CODES factory Workshop: 20 th June 2012
| 2:00H
- Exhibition: 30 th June 2012 | 1 day
- Theater Play: Trout´s Legend –30 th June
2012 | 00:45 m
Trainer(s)
Ana Pires, António Santos, Carlos Dias
Audience type and
number
- ICT students of Serpentina’s Senior
University (19 students)
- Theater students (5 students)
Objectives
General
technologies
- Using digital tools to promote places and
cities under a personal and subjective
perspective
Specific
- Making an alternative tourist guide of
the town
- Look at places in a new perspective
- Exchange experiences between the
participants
- Promote QR Codes
- Share the legend of the village trough a
theater play
Description of the
activity
1. An useful guide to unuseful places
Photo Raid, workshop and exhibition:
In the computer class the following
challenges were placed to students:

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1. Choose an “unusual” place where you both
feel good and would recommend to a tourist
2. Dress up "as if taking a picture"
3. Participate in the photographic raid
trough the town to take the picture at the
chosen location.
4. Create QR codes with information about
that place.
5. The photo/QR Code will be part of an
exhibition
2.Theater Play –Trout´s Legend:
The theater students made de MS PowerPoint
data show and recorded their voices for the
play
Digital tools
- QR STUFF [http://www.qrstuff.com/]
- MS PowerPoint
- Tutorials
Materials
- 9 PC´s/ Internet
- 1 Printer
- Photographic Paper
- 1 Photo machine
- Windows audio record
- Data Show
- Sound system
Impact
Being together at the walk through the city
and sharing different points of view about it
was a very happy moment of the activity.
Students enjoy as well having a portrait of
themselves by a professional photographer.
Most of them didn´t have ear about QR Codes
and were very excited to show to their
families how to do it/them.
The theater play was also a success and a
very special moment for the students and
their families.
Lessons learned
The goal of the exhibition was not entirely
perceived and the result wasn’t the one that
we expected (most of the ladies chose the
same garden to take the portrait near a
flower..).
A more detailed explanation is needed about
the goals to be achieved by the activity and
some examples must be presented as well.
Photos
- Photo Raid: http://on.fb.me/15LW7VP
- Exhibition: http://on.fb.me/14FKU2Q

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- Theater play: http://on.fb.me/1btcVC9
4. Fly over
Lisbon
historical
neighborhoods
[Architecture
for all]
Location COWORKLISBOA, Lx Factory
Timing and
duration 8 th December 2012 |2:30H
Partners CAL 30
Trainer(s)
Ana Pires, Gilberto Lopes
Audience type and
number 55+ ( 12 trainees)
Objectives
General
technologies
Specific
- Disclose the history and architecture of
Lisbon neighborhoods
- Promote the approach of citizens to their
city through architecture
- Disseminate digital tools for the
exploration of urban spaces
- Promote the sharing of knowledge between
generations
Description of the
activity
With the use of Google maps and other digital
tools, we fly over certain neighborhoods of
Lisbon to explore its architecture and know a
little of its stories, hoping that the next real
visit to these places will be made with a
different look.
The presentation had the collaboration of an
architect.
Digital tools
1. Geographic information systems
- Online Services Lisbon Municipality
http://lxi.cm-lisboa.pt/lxi/

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- http://lxplantas.cm-
lisboa.pt/ViewerPlantasLocalizacaoLx/Viewe
r.aspx
- Google maps https://maps.google.com
- Via Michelin http://www.viamichelin.pt
- Geographic Information System of the
Municipality of Almada
http://194.65.136.172/websicas/framesetup.
asp
- Geographic Information System of the
Municipality of Oeiras
- http://munwebgis.municipia.pt/oeiras/Viewe
r.aspx?serviceName=plantas
- System of georeferenced information
IGESPAR
- http://geo.igespar.pt/website/lisboa/viewe
r.htm
2. Apps to explore the city for mobile devices
- Layar (augmented reality)
http://www.layar.com
- Serendipitor (random georeferenced walks
through the city)
http://serendipitor.net/site
- • Yougo
http://www.yougoplanet.com/Guide.aspx?ID=4
&City=Lisboa Lisboa (Lisbon tourist guides
not georeferenced)
Materials
- 12 PC´s
- 2 smart Phones
- Datashow
Impact
The participants appreciated very much this new
way of looking to the city and the opportunity
of exploring it with new tools that most of them
never heard about.
The documentation included information about all
the tools, for them to have the possibility of
sharing it with their families.
Lessons learned
A 3 hours’ workshop will be more suitable to the
participants as they would have more time to try
all the tools.
Photos
http://on.fb.me/1aKH0dH
Dissemination
e-newsletter: http://bit.ly/18xTgtz
Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/18fqtzS

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5.AJUDA
COURTYARDS
[Guided visit
and audio-guide
workshop]
Location
Ajuda´s parish council, Lisbon | Ajuda´s
Coutyards
Timing and
duration
12 th January 2013 | 2H – Guided tour
20 th January 2013 | 2:30H – Audio- Guide Workshop
Partners House of culture of Ajuda’s parish council
Trainer(s)
Ana Pires, Ariana Amorim
Audience type and
number
Families and 55+
Guided Tour: (around 60 persons/10 trainees)
Workshop (10 trainees)
Objectives
General
technologies
Specific
- Promote the approach of citizens to the
city
- Disclose the history of the city
- Promoting digital literacy
- Foster the sharing of knowledge between
generations
Description of
the activity
After a guided tour to Ajuda´s courtyards, the
participants created podcasts about each of the
six courtyards visited, and then made them
available to the public through PODMATIC. At the
same time a map with the location of each
COURTYARD was made by the participants with
google maps.
[Cf. http://patiosdaajuda.podomatic.com/]
Digital tools - Podomatic.com

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- Google.com/maps
Materials
- 4 PC´s/ with audio record
- Tutorials
Impact
The guided tour was open to the public and it
was very participated by local people (around 60
persons). The workshop was held one week later
with a group of 10 seniors. They made the audio-
guides and the map. It was the first time they
heard their voices recorded and available to all
through the net. It was a very rewarding
experience for all. The audio-guides are still
available to the ones who want to make a tour
through Ajuda´s courtyards.
Perhaps the most important thing is that the
participants felt that they were doing something
useful to others in a quite new way, and they
saw that was easy to manipulate these tools.
Lessons learned
To the Audio - Guide Workshop we need at least 3
hours; 3:30h would be a perfect duration.
Photos
- Guided Tour: http://on.fb.me/18fn83
- Audio guides Workshop:
http://on.fb.me/1atVuP0
Dissemination
- e-Newsletter: http://bit.ly/15nheLN
- Facebook Event http://on.fb.me/18fqtzS |

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6.
Creativity in
Lisbon
[Graffiti’s
Guided tour and
photo Raid]
Location
Lisbon City
Camões Municipal Library
Timing and
duration
2 th February 2013| 2:00H
Partners Camões Library
Trainer(s)
Ana Pires, Ricardo Almeida
Audience type
and number Mediascapes partners and trainees (18 persons)
Objectives
General
technologies
Specific
- Explore new ways of discovering cities
- Promote the sharing of experiences among
participants
- Create a group spirit
- Promote Voicethead
Description of
the activity
The group was invited to take photos of the city
under the topic “Creativity in Lisbon”. One/A
guided tour to Lisbon Graffitis was part of the
activity as inspiration.
On the next day, each of the participants
presented their own photos to the group.
One selection was placed in Voicethread as an
example of sharing them and to promote this
fantastic collaborative tool.

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Digital tools
Voice Thread http://voicethread.com
Materials
Camera (also the one in the mobile phone)
Data show
Impact
Being together exploring the city under the same
topic in an informal and playful environment,
proved to be a very efficient way to promote
creativity and to consolidate group dialogue and
friendship.
Lessons learned
A predetermined number of photos to be showed to
the group by each participant must be defined
previously and communicate at the beginning of
the activity.
Photos
http://on.fb.me/1dvaTQ5

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7. HANDS ON:
Let´s give
life to
CARCAVELOS
factory!
Location Centro Comunitário de Carcavelos
[Carcavelos’ Community Centre]
Timing and
duration February 19 th 2013 | 2:00H
Partners Carcavelos community center
Trainer(s)
Ana Pires, António Santos, Ariana Amorim
Audience type
and number 55+ (12 trainees)
Objectives
General
technologies
Specific
- Use QR Codes to share historical
information about places.
- Create information about historical places
- Exchange memories between the participants
- Promote digital inclusion
- Promote QR Codes
Description of
the activity
Taking as departure a factory that was
demolished 10 years ago, participants shared
memories and created QR codes with information
about it (photos and video included) that were
then placed on what is left of it (a wall).
Digital tools
http://www.qrstuff.com/
Materials
-Tutorials
- PowerPoint created by participants
- Printer
- Paper
- Plastic cover

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Impact
Almost all participants had memories of the
factory when it was “alive” and it was an
extremely rewarding experience for all.
Most of them didn´t have hear about QR Codes and
were very excited to show to their families how
to /do it/ create them.
Lessons learned
A 3 hours’ workshop will be more suitable.
Photos
http://on.fb.me/15FGtJl
Dissemination
Poster

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8. Female
writer´s
across the
streets of
Lisbon
[Toponymy &
Google maps]
Location Galveias Municipal Library, Lisbon
Timing and
duration 30th May 2013 | 2:30H
Partners
Toponymy department of Lisbon city hall
Galveias Library
Trainer(s)
Ana Pires, Paula Machado
Audience type
and number Adults (7 trainees)
Objectives
General
- Exploring new ways of inter-generational and
family learning using digital technologies
Specific
-Bring citizens closer to their city
-Promote toponymy and associated processes
-Disseminate sources of information in Lisbon
toponymy in the www
-Develop research and digital skills
-Promoting reading and approach to libraries
-Promoting the sharing of knowledge between
generations
Description of
the activity
After a presentation by a specialist, of the
process of naming the streets of Lisbon and
especially the ones of the female writers that
are in the toponymy of the city and their
location, each participant made a map, with
Google maps, with the streets of the writers
they appreciate the most.

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Digital tools
- Google maps/ My Places
- Lisbon toponymy search:
http://bit.ly/1gyBwU1
- Reveal Lisbon: http://lxi.cm-
lisboa.pt/lxi/
Materials
- 10PC´s
- Data show
- Google Maps
- Tutorials
Impact
Toponymy is not a very common topic and
participants shown a lot of interest in knowing
the processes behind something that is present
in their everyday life but never thought about.
All of them knew Google maps but it was the
first time they built up a map with "My Places"
functionality. They consider it very useful and
intend to use it in the future and to explore it
with their families.
Lessons learned
The tutorial that was given to the participants
about how to build a map with “My Places"
functionality must be redesigned.
Photos
http://on.fb.me/18yoPtb
Dissemination
e-newsletter: http://bit.ly/16bwTyK
Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1aKMK7d

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9. QR CODES
IN THE
GARDEN...!
Location
Espaço VITAMIMOS
Parque Quinta da Alagoa, Carcavelos, Lisboa,
Portugal
Timing and
duration 12th.July 2013 | 2:30H
Partners VITAMIMOS; Agenda Cascais XXI
Trainer(s)
Ana Pires, Ana Quintas,Ricardo Almeida, André Miguel
Audience type and
number Families (18 trainees)
Objectives
General
- Exploring relationships among space, people,
- Exploring new ways of inter-generational and
family learning using digital technologies
- Raise awareness for adopting healthy food
habits and to implement practices that promote
environmental sustainability through
pedagogical workshops
Specific
- Identify different vegetables
- Recognize the importance of vegetables in a
healthy diet
- Disseminate healthy eating practices
- Promote QR Codes
Description of
the activity
After a guided tour to an urban garden, the
participants create QR Codes with information on
vegetables, which were then placed in the garden. An
healthy lunch was prepared by the participants.
The information about the vegetables was previously
placed in the blog of the activity
(http://vitatek.blogspot.pt/] and the participants
just had to copy/paste it to make the QR Codes.
Documentation about QR Codes was given to
participants to take home and share with the family.

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Digital tools
QR STUFF: qrstuff.com
Materials
- 6 PC´s/ Internet
- 1 Printer
- Paper
- A tutorial of the tools was given to all
participants
Impact
All participants, kids and parents, enjoyed a lot
the activity and considered it very useful and
playful. The guided tour to the garden was very
appreciated, specially by kids. Most of the
participants already knew QR Codes but didn´t knew
how easy it was to produce them.
Lessons learned
3 hours will be more suitable for the activity as it
will allow enough time to print and put the QR Codes
in the garden.
The number of PC´s, six, is enough, because while
some of the participants are doing the lunch the
others are creating the codes and vice versa.
The guided tour to the garden took about 1:30H and
it is a proper time.
Photos http://on.fb.me/15ezLf9
Dissemination
e-newsletter: http://bit.ly/1dk7vKf
Facebook Event http://on.fb.me/18YaDXl

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