1. Cross-Media and Ubiquitous Learning Applications on Top of Iconographic Digital Library 14th International VSMM Conference Desislava Paneva, Lilia Pavlova-Draganova, Radoslav Pavlov, Maria Sendova 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus

2. 14th VSMM Conference Presentation Overview Introduction The Virtual Encyclopedia of Bulgarian Iconography as a knowledge repository of the LOGOS platform Ontology of Bulgarian Iconographical Objects The overall LOGOS authoring process Building of a courseware object LOGOS outcomes and future work

3. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference The LOGOS project Project acronym: LOGOS Project name: Knowledge-on-Demand for Ubiquitous Learning Contract no.: EU 6FP IST-4-027451 Started: 2006 February Duration: 3 years Website: http://www.logosproject.com/ Partners: 15 from 8 countries Coordinator: Antenna Hungaria, Hungary

4. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference The LOGOS project - partners Antenna Hungaria, Hungary University of Brighton, UK Technical University of Crete, Greece Eduweb Multimedia, Hungary Consorzio per la Ricerca e l'Educazione Permanente, Italy European Distance and E-Learning Network, UK Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, France Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Institut National de l'Audiovisuel, France Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics, and Microelectronics of Montpellier, France Institute of Information Technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria University of Angers, France EXOS Consulting, Slovakia Sofia Digital, Finland

5. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference The LOGOS project Aims The development of a new cross-media platform for eLearning using current Internet, mobile phone and DVB technologies for knowledge delivery Development of a special authoring studio using objects from existing digital archives for new cross- media learning content

6. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference Virtual Encyclopedia of Bulgarian Iconography Approximately 1000 digitized images of Bulgarian iconography Covers the iconography in Bulgaria from the period XII-XX century Special detailed descriptions Descriptions of iconographic techniques and significant iconographic schools Glossary of important terms http://mdl.cc.bas.bg

7. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference Ontology of Bulgarian Iconographical Objects  Targets semantic annotation and search of digital objects  The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model is used as a top-level ontology  Three levels of knowledge (thematic entities) Identification Description Technical

8. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference Main concept types in the OBIO

9. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference LOGOS Overall Architecture (1/2)

10. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference LOGOS Overall Architecture (2/2)

11. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference St. Nicholas by D. Molerov, Bansko-Razlog iconographic school

12. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference Pattern annotation graph of a digital object

13. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference The Description Tool for Learning Objects

14. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference LOGOS Courseware Style and achievements of the Bansko-Razlog iconographic school LO1: Introduction to Bansko-Razlog iconographic school; LO2: Famous iconographic characters painted by iconographers from Bansko-Razlog iconographic school; LO3: Famous iconographic scenes painted by iconographers from Bansko-Razlog iconographic school; LO4: Saint Nicholas painted by iconographers from Bansko-Razlog iconographic school and other famous iconographic schools; LO 5: The Nativity of Christ scene painted by iconographers from Bansko-Razlog iconographic school and other famous iconographic schools.

15. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference LO2: Famous iconographic characters painted by iconographers from Bansko-Razlog iconographic school

16. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference Famous iconographic scenes painted by iconographers from Bansko-Razlog iconographic school

17. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference LO4: Saint Nicholas painted by iconographers from Bansko-Razlog iconographic school and other famous iconographic schools

18. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference The Nativity of Christ scene painted by iconographers from Bansko- Razlog iconographic school and other famous iconographic schools

19. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference Courseware objects editor

20. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference LOGOS outcomes and future work A new cross-media platform for e-learning using current internet, mobile phone and DVB technologies; A new cross-media learning context with specially developed authoring studios using existing digital archives;  Evaluation of the new e-learning platform by extended experimentation of its functionality and usability by end-users.

21. 25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus14th VSMM Conference THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! http://www.logosporoject.com http://mdl.cc.bas.bg director@math.bas.bg maria.b.marinova@gmail.com