Museo de Ciencias Naturales: Universidad de Navarra

Guía educactiva, tercer ciclo de primari

Can art museums help environmental education? An interdisciplinary vision to promote meaningful learning

Environmental education is a discipline that tries to find new methodologies and tools to advance in the achievement of its goals. The museum education proposed by art museums, because of its specific methods and power of significance, can be a way forward for environmental education that is worth exploring. The theory of meaningful learning can be used by both disciplines to support and achieve more meaningful, and therefore lasting, learning among people. The complementarity and synergy between these disciplines can be established from their points of conceptual coincidence. The main research goals of this article have been two: to study and show the intrinsic complementarity of these disciplines from a conceptual viewpoint, and to show how their combined strength and complementarity can inspire specific educational proposals for the challenges of education in the twenty-first century. For example, those that focus on educating on the complexity of the world. The presentation and discussion of this conceptual framework may suggest educational instructions that move towards the interdisciplinary nature of environmental education, using as an educational resource that which is housed in art museums.La educación ambiental es una disciplina que busca encontrar nuevas metodologías y herramientas para avanzar en el logro de sus metas. La educación museística propuesta por los museos de arte, debido a sus métodos específicos y su poder de importancia, puede ser un camino a seguir para la educación ambiental que vale la pena explorar. La teoría del aprendizaje significativo puede ser utilizada por ambas disciplinas para apoyar y lograr un aprendizaje más significativo y, por lo tanto, duradero entre las personas. La complementariedad y sinergia entre estas disciplinas se puede establecer a partir de sus puntos de coincidencia conceptual. Los principales objetivos de investigación de este artículo han sido dos: estudiar y mostrar la complementariedad intrínseca de estas disciplinas desde un punto de vista conceptual, y mostrar cómo su fuerza y complementariedad combinadas pueden inspirar propuestas educativas específicas para los desafíos de la educación en el siglo XXI. siglo. Por ejemplo, aquellos que se enfocan en educar sobre la complejidad del mundo. La presentación y discusión de este marco conceptual puede sugerir instrucciones educativas que avancen hacia la interdisciplinariedad de la educación ambiental, utilizando como recurso educativo lo que se alberga en los museos de arte

Los programas de escuela taller. Una aproximación conceptual al modelo educativo del aprendizaje-servicio

Las Escuelas Taller son programas educativos para jóvenes que, desde el año 1985, desarrollan una formación profesional para el empleo. Estos programas utilizan metodologías eminentemente prácticas a través de la realización de obras y servicios que responden a un interés social. Por otra parte, el aprendizaje-servicio (service-learning) se presenta como un modelo educativo cuya metodología ofrece contrastadas ventajas educativas. La presencia de algunos aspectos comunes entre ambas metodologías puede llevar a considerar los programas de Escuela Taller como uno de los programas que utilizan el modelo educativo del Aprendizaje-Servicio y, por lo tanto, como una válida opción a utilizar desde la Orientación Profesional en los centros de Educación Secundaria

El viaje de Winkle. Educación de la complejidad de medio ambiente para jóvenes de 12-13 años

Se explica la complejidad para alumnado de 12-13 año

Healthy climate and energy savings: using thermal ceramic panels and solar thermal panels in mediterranean housing blocks

Radiant surface conditioning systems based on capillary tube mats not only provide high standards of comfort, but they also generate substantial energy savings. These systems allow for using renewable energies such as solar thermal panels because they function with water at moderate temperatures¿lower in winter and higher in summer¿compared to fan-coil systems or hot water radiator systems. Moreover, in summer, they can be combined with solar cooling systems based on lithium chloride or absorption systems based on lithium bromide, which enable the cooling of water at 15¿16 C by means of solar thermal panel energy collection. This further reduces the annual energy. The purpose of this study was to examine the application of thermal ceramic panels (TCP) containing prolipropylen (PPR) capillary tube mats, in residential buildings in the Spanish Mediterranean. The water distribution system was set up individually from a heat pump and was combined with a community system of solar thermal panels. After monitoring a home over a complete one-year cycle, the annual energy demand was quantified through simulations, based on both the radiant system and the VRV system, as well as in combination with a thermal solar panel system. TCP panels reduced the annual energy demands by 31.48%, and the additional investment cost of  11,497 could be amortized over 23.31 years. The combination of TCP panels with 18.5 m2 of solar thermal panels reduced the annual energy demand by 69.47%, and the inv

The education of the penetrating gaze in Jorge Oteiza: nature, art and spirituality

Reality shown by nature gives us multiple messages. These messages communicate continuously with each individual thereby establishing a strong person-nature link. This link can be represented and studied via an artistic or creative act. This study shows some of the multiple connections established between nature and people, including the aesthetic and metaphysical dimensions of reality. As a syncretic example of a process nature-reality, aesthetic-art and spirituality-transcendence, the case of the sculptor Jorge Oteiza is outstanding in terms both of his life and work. The author studies the conceptualization of his work, in a synthetic way. through its connection to significant life experiences (SLE) with nature, expressed by his aesthetic thought and represented in his art

Tribute to Bach (1956): approximation to the Oteizian mural emptiness as a silent music score

The artist Jorge Oteiza (Orio, Spain, 1908-2003) is considered one of the main sculptors of the 20th century. Jorge Oteiza won the International Sculpture Prize at the IV São Paulo Biennial, held in 1957, which elevated him internationally. Oteiza's conceptual evolution as a sculptor moves him towards a special relationship with the unoccupied space, the void, seeking a metaphysics of space through absence or negativity, where light also plays a prominent role, being incorporated into the sculptural process. These ideas are concretized in the negative relief mural that he calls Direct Relief / Homage to Bach (1956). This exceptional work from the limited production of his mural works provides an interesting field of study that helps complete the understanding of his thinking and the keys to his aesthetics. Nevertheless, this work is not only close to a plastic-spatial dimension. The work also conveys the special relationship of the Oriotarra sculptor with music in general and Baroque in particular and his concern for serialist avant-garde music and its possibility of plastic representation. The present article tries to make an approach to the interpretation of this work, studying in an analytical and synthetic way the artistic, musical and plastic thought of the artist

Unidad didáctica “Cambio climático y producción de energía” para la asignatura de Sistemas Ambientales y Sociedades del Programa del Diploma del Bachillerato Internacional

En el contexto del actual mundo globalizado, el cambio climático es entendido como un gran problema, en cuanto a magnitud y causas que lo generan, que abarcan lo personal, lo social y lo ambiental. Al ser un problema multifactorial, la lucha contra el cambio climático requiere de medidas globales que afecten a niveles políticos, estructurales, económicos y educativos, entre otros. En este trabajo el cambio climático se ha abordado desde las posibilidades que la educación puede proporcionar para ayudar a reducir las consecuencias derivadas de dicho fenómeno. Concretamente, se ha desarrollado una unidad didáctica que recoge tantos los valores que proporciona la Educación Ambiental (EA) como el perfil de la comunidad del Bachillerato Internacional (IB). Esta instrucción se ha enmarcada dentro de la asignatura de Sistemas Ambientales y Sociedades (SAS) del Programa del Diploma (PD). Esta unidad didáctica pretende ofrecer una educación individualizada y centrada en el alumno, para facilitar la máxima eficiencia posible en los aprendizajes del alumnado.In the context of today´s globalized world, climate change is understood as a big problem, in terms of magnitude and causes that generate it, covering the personal, the social and the environmental. Being a multifactorial problem, the fight against climate change requires global measures that affect political, structural economic and educational levels, among others. In this work climate change has been addressed from the possibilities that education can provide to reduce the consequences derived from said phenomenon. Specifically, a didactic unit has been developed that collects both the values provided by Environmental Education (EE) and the profile of the International Baccalaureate (IB) community. This instruction has been framed within the subject of Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) of the Diploma Program (DP). This didactic unit aims to offer an individualized and student-centered education, to facilitate maximum possible efficiency in student learning

The most beautiful painting in the world: the process as a narrative in Tapies

The work of the artist Antoni Tapies (1923-2012) has been widely studied from different disciplines, including his analytical and syncretic vision. This article tries to analyze one of its aesthetic keys: in particular, the conceptualization of its idea process, using the synthesis that appears in the graphic story The Most Beautiful Panting in the World published by Ralph Herrmanns in 1970, in which Tapies is represented as a character-artist. The friendship that emerges between Tapies and Herrmanns allows the creative freedom of the latter, who, as an exceptional interpreter, is capable of capturing Tapies' thought in the tale. The study of this graphic story also allows us to advance in the study of some educational variables that can intervene in the teaching-learning processes of the arts, such as the artist's relationship with the educational intention that appears as a moral in the story-tale. In this moral of a fable, as a conclusion or educational synthesis, Tapies tries to express his aesthetic thinking about the creative process, represented in his artistic work.La obra del artista Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) ha sido ampliamente estudiada desde diferentes disciplinas, incluida su visión analítica y sincrética. Este artículo trata de analizar una de sus claves estéticas: en concreto, la conceptualización de su idea de proceso, utilizando la síntesis que aparece en el cuento gráfico El cudro más bonito del mundo publicado por Ralph Herrmanns en 1970, en el que el propio Tàpies aparece representado como personaje-artista. La amistad que surge entre Tàpies y Herrmanns permite la libertad creativa de este último, quien, con carácter de intérprete excepcional, es capaz de plasmar el pensamiento de Tàpies en el cuento. El estudio de este relato gráfico permite además avanzar en el conocimiento de algunas variables educativas que pueden intervenir en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje de las artes, como la relación del artista con la intención educativa que aparece a modo de moraleja en dicho relato-cuento. En esta moraleja, a modo de conclusión o síntesis educativa, Tàpies trata de expresar su pensamiento estético acerca del proceso creativo, representado en su obra artístic

Formación para el empleo e inclusión social. ¿Son las escuelas taller de Navarra un medio integrador para las personas inmigrantes?

Aunque existen numerosos estudios en España sobre la integración del alumnado inmigrante en el sistema educativo formal, no son demasiados los que contemplan la incidencia de la inmigración en esta modalidad formativa, denominada “Programa de Escuelas Taller”, que proporciona una formación específica para el empleo. En este artículo se muestran los resultados de un estudio sobre el perfil sociodemográfico del alumnado trabajador inmigrante inscrito en las escuelas taller de Navarra (España). Además se expone tanto la trayectoria profesional previa de este alumnado en su país de origen como las expectativas de integración laboral que tienen tras su paso por la escuela taller. Asimismo, se muestran determinados indicios acerca de la contribución de las escuelas taller a la integración social de estas personas. Finalmente se explican sus perspectivas en cuanto a la permanencia en el territorio navarro una vez que hayan finalizado su formación en la escuela taller.There are numerous studies in Spain on the integration of immigrant students in the formal education system. However, there are not so many studies that contemplate the incidence of immigrant population in a training modality called “Workshop Schools Program”. This program provides specific training for employment, thus calling its trainees “student workers”. The article presents the results of a study done in Navarra (Spain) with immigrant population who enrolled in such program in the region. First, we present the socio-demographic profile of those immigrant “student workers”. Then, we discuss both their previous careers in their country of origin and their prospects of labor integration at the end of their workshop school experience. Also, we point out certain signs of the contribution of workshop schools to the social integration of this population. Finally, we comment on their prospects, in terms of staying in the territory of Navarre, once their training at the school workshop has been completed