Rhetoric Texts, Argumentation, Lysias, For Mantitheus

This eLearning scenario planned to recapitulate what had been taught within the framework of Rhetoric Texts, with questions and assignments covering material taught from the beginning of school year, i.e. a preparatory course for the exams that follow.

The scenario took place in the school’s library, pupils worked in the library’s PCs, where Internet access was available; an online meeting was arranged during which pupils posted their queries real time to their teacher, asked for clarifications with regards to the given assignment and worked with their classmates on a task through on line collaboration. Pupils not physically in classroom also participate in the learning activities from their home, by using the on line communication tools of UNITE platform (chat, email via UNITE platform)

A visit to the Ancient Agora of Athens

Within the framework of this educational scenario the whole classroom participated in two educational visits: after an introductory field trip to Ancient Agora (its significance and role in the Athenian city, transformation of architecture throughout the centuries and the functionality of buildings), pupils accompanied by their teacher visited Tholos (http://www.tholos254.gr), a Virtual Reality Theatre, where they had the chance to participate in a guided tour to the Ancient Agora of Athens, vote in favour or against the ostracism of an Athenian civilian. Tholos resembles a planetarium regarding its natural and morphological characteristics. However, their only common characteristic is the semi-circular shape of the projection surface. The tour is interactive, controlled by the spectator, and not static.

On the other hand pupils visited the Ancient Agora of Athens and had a guided tour to the nearby monuments with the view to connecting what they had already seen in the Virtual Reality Theatre with what they could see in front of their eyes. The scenario was related to curricular activities as both the thematic axes of the scenario and the selected sites are often chosen for a field trip. UNITE platform was used both as an educational material repository and as a communication medium. Within the framework of the scenario pupils had the chance to work as group, to actively participate in the design and implementation of project based work.