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Environmental Education And Assistive Technology
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Segments from the programme Norwich Today feature presenter Alastair Nicholl interviewing Simon Partridge, director of the How Hill Trust, about environmental education in the Norfolk Broads and activities like Marsh Monster Day. Additionally, Dominik discusses various educational and assistive technologies, including the applications of 3D printing and the Omivista projection system for autism.
This archive contains several segments from Norwich Today. Presenter Alastair Nicholl speaks with Simon Partridge, director of the How Hill Trust, regarding environmental education in the Norfolk Broads, the trust's nature-based activities for children, and the site's status as the biggest thatched house in the Broads. In separate discussions, Dominik explores various educational and assistive technologies, including the Raspberry Pi, the BBC Microbit, and 3D printing applications in medicine and industry. Dominik also describes sensory rooms, the Omivista projection system for autism, telepresence robots for bedridden individuals, and the use of Minecraft in schools.
Topics
- Environmental education and public awareness of the Norfolk Broads
- Educational activities and courses for children and adults at How Hill
- The How Hill Trust and local walking paths
- Educational technology tools (Raspberry Pi and Microbit)
- Applications and limitations of 3D printing
- Assistive and educational technology
- 3D printing applications
- Sensory experiences and smell technology
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- Alastair Nicholl
- Simon Partridge
- Dominik
- Sabrina Johnson
- Kate Roma
- Alistair
- Unidentified speaker
Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.
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They go anywhere apart from the local environment, which is a great shame. So, in answer to your question, no, most people, unfortunately, don't know how important and how marvelous the broads are, and that's something we are trying to address.
But sort of between five, six, and seven, come along and the marsh monster today is fantastic. You go out onto the marshes, you do get a little bit grubby. I think it's quite exciting. You get to build dens. You actually go on the on the river. We take you out on the river, and you get to cook things and you dye dipping. It's jolly good fun.
Fifteen years ago, it was a big brew. Everybody was saying, "Oh, any time now, we're going to have these smell printers. They can just buy cartridges at home and print any smell you like." For example, when you're playing a game, but that hasn't come off.
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