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Peter RIBIČ in Marko VALANT, Biotehniški center NakloVIVUS Conference, 14.11.2014

PROJECT DONE(Developement Of New E-learning tool in horticulture)

Scope: Development of new e-learning tool for teaching & routine use (Sistem of woody ornamental plants).

Why?

Partners: Biotechnical Centre Naklo, SloveniaVea, Statens fagskole for gartnere og blomsterdekoraterer, NorwayCead Santa Cruz de Tenerife ‘’Mercedes Pinto’’, Spain

Project scope

Why a new e-learning tool?

• Not enough pedagogical hours for teaching woody ornamental plants which results in insufficient knowledge of students.

• In accordance with the curriculum we would like to develop an e-learning tool, where organization of plants will be based on their use value.

• This platform will be used for teaching and for fieldwork (gardeners, landscape arhitecture, agronomy, …).

Project plan

• Building data base (description of plants – their growing requirements … with the emphasis on their use value).

• Platform browser for searching by key words will be added (Plants for: lines of trees, floor coverings, graveyard, tub plants, hedges, soliter …).

• Platform must be aesthetic & user friendly.

• Web application must be responsive ( for mobile phones, tablets and desktop).

What does use value mean?

Picea abies ‘Inversa’ Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’

This scheme illustrates how the platform will be organized (woody ornamental plants by their common atrributes)

System of Woody Ornamental Plants (SWOP)

• 1st Level of platform organization: System organized by use value – common attributes (not by botanical attributes)

• 2nd Level: by botanical description (as a starting point, we would like to describe 60 genus).

Example

Who will benefit from our platform?

• Students & pupils

• Professionals (park gardeners, gardeners …)

• Teachers

PROTOTYPE

• User Friendly Web Application

• 4 Languages – English, Norwegian, Spanish and Slovenian

• Responsive design: mobile phones, tablets, desktops.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

ADMIN PANELMAIN FUNCTIONS: ADD PLANT, EDIT, TRANSLATIONS, USERS

APPLICATION USETHIS APPLICATION IS ALFA VERSION AND STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT THE PLANTS IN DATABASE ARE ONLY FOR TEST PURPOSE

MAIN SEARCH BY FILTERS

KEYWORD SEARCH

ALPHABETIC SEARCH BY LATIN NAME

APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE AT:

www.eplanting.eu

Using eplanting.eu for better knowledge & business in horticulture

Thank you.peter.ribic@bc-naklo.si

marko.valant@bc-naklo.si