This document discusses using technology like iPads, augmented reality (AR), QR codes, and wikis to enhance green vocational education. It describes how the practice began by using these tools to teach students how bogfilters and helophyte ponds work outside the classroom. Issues with teacher skills and WiFi coverage were encountered. The future of the practice is discussed, focusing on human ecology and using educational technology like project platforms, fablabs, AR, beacons, and 3D printing to support sustainability and distance learning.

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Ecologically
Intelligent
Robbert van der Pluijm VISIR Seminar 25-26 March 2014

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My practice in 1 slide
• Question of the learning course:
– How does a bogfilter/helophytes pond work?
• “Green” vocational education
• Local impact
• Learning outside of the classroom close to
subject, no books, development kit for teachers

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The history of my practice
• How can the use of iPads be really innovative in “green”
education?
• Financed by public founds (Durability and ICT in
education)
• Insufficient skill level teachers & problems WiFi covering
• The (software) technology of AR, QR, Wiki and learning
environments
• More accessible development kit + different devices
• Learning by doing real close to subject

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The future of my practice
• Moving forward with human ecology
– An individual develops within a certain environment and the
phenomena and structures in this environment are the results
of the social interaction of the individuals (Richardson, 2011)
• Using educational technology for durability
– Project- and co-creating platforms
– Fablabs:
• AR, beacons
• Distance learning
• 3D printing