MERGO
Full title: Mooc in Enology aimed at Reinforcing competences applying Game-based approach and Olfactive learning for the wine tasting
Duration: 2020 – 2023
Deliverable: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.smarted.mergo&gl=IT
FROM IDEA TO PROJECT
Smarted is the promoter of the MERGO idea to produce an innovative learning platform, linked to a MOOC, for learning in university courses in oenology and viticulture. Smarted is in charge of the technological management of the platform based on tangible interfaces (TUIs) allowing olfactory and experiential learning for students, such as to run in parallel with the formal lessons developed by the MOOC.
The project is funded by the European Community, in the KA2 Higher Education Erasmus+ call.
THE PRODUCT DEVELOPED BY SMARTED
MERGO is an app for olfactory training in the wine sector. Using a TUI kit consisting of 88 aromas, you will be able to refine your olfactory skills and test the knowledge acquired during the Moocs of the MERGO project that has the central aim to develop a new way to promote new advanced and innovative solutions based on the ultimate technologies, in order to innovate and promote the excellence in teaching in wine sector. In particular, the MERGO project aims to create an highly innovative MOOC, that has the scope to develop an open course that better meets the learning needs of students, and at the same time it is able to increase attractiveness including ICT-enriched learning. The Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) paradigm exploits real objects, empowering them by low cost technology (RFID/NFC) that then become Smart Objects, allowing a procedural activity. Practical activities are fundamental to put in action the theoretical skills learnt and, at the same time, reduce the MOOC dropout: an effect highly common in distance learning.
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