Cinema and Science
Encyclopedia
Cinema and Science is a European educational project of the Austrian physicist Heinz Oberhummer
. It is funded by the European Commission
and was awarded of being a star project . CISCI describes and explains scientific as well as pseudo-scientific
contents with the help of popular movies in eight European languages.
The analyses and descriptions of movie scenes for pupils and teachers is provided on a free web-based data bank. With CISCI education in science
will be more interesting and pupils can be motivated to participate more in science education. The contents are continuously supplemented by scientists and teachers as well as scientifically and didactically reviewed under co-ordination of the Vienna University of Technology
.
Heinz Oberhummer
Heinz Oberhummer is an Austrian physicist.- Biography :Heinz Oberhummer grew up in Obertauern, Austria. He studied physics at the University of Graz and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich....
. It is funded by the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
and was awarded of being a star project . CISCI describes and explains scientific as well as pseudo-scientific
Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience is a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status...
contents with the help of popular movies in eight European languages.
The analyses and descriptions of movie scenes for pupils and teachers is provided on a free web-based data bank. With CISCI education in science
will be more interesting and pupils can be motivated to participate more in science education. The contents are continuously supplemented by scientists and teachers as well as scientifically and didactically reviewed under co-ordination of the Vienna University of Technology
Vienna University of Technology
Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" , it currently has about 26,200 students , 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members...
.
Literature
- H. Oberhummer: Cinema and Science (CISCI) – A New Innovative On-Line Educational Environment. In Proceedings of the EDEN 2006 Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria, 2006, p. 154-159
External links
- CISCI Homepage with material to movies
- CISCI Homepage in the Xplora Gateway
- Press reports about Cinema and Science