The Garden and Landscape as an Interdisciplinary Resource Between Experimental Science and Artistic–Musical Expression: Analysis of Competence Development in Student Teachers

Abstract

The garden is a major educational resource that can be used for all areas of knowledge from an interdisciplinary perspective as it reflects the complexity and interactions of the natural environment. This research was carried out in the academic years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 with 418 participants of from the second, third, and fourth year of the Degree in Primary Education at the University of Valencia. The use of the garden and the landscape is analyzed as a non-formal context for training primary school teachers through sensory experiences that contribute to the development of scientific and artistic competencies. The study focused on the relationship between natural sounds and emotions to promote the environmental awareness and active listening that are necessary to improve auditory perception and reflect on health problems caused by noise pollution. During the project, we discovered the synergies between experimental sciences and artistic-musical expression and their importance for developing university students' competencies in the professional, personal, and collective spheres. The activities consisted of (1) a walking tour from the Faculty of Education to the garden at 1 km from the center, to reflect on the origin and characteristics of sound, emotions and their relationship with music; (2) sensory experiences in the garden through visual and auditory interaction with the landscape; and (3) an immersion in quasireal scenarios created by virtual reality. The analysis was carried out by means of an ad hoc questionnaire with Likert-type items focused on aspects of the usefulness of gardens and the activities involved in the general and specific skills of the degree and open questions for reflections on emotional health, environmental sustainability, and artistic-musical creation as a representation of the environment. The results show the importance of the garden as a resource for training of primary teachers in a holistic and global approach that contributes to the development of teaching skills and the acquisition of knowledge based on sensory experiences with the landscape.

[Retracted] Virtual Reality Design and Realization of Interactive Garden Landscape

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Interactive Application of Virtual Reality and Intelligent Big Data in Landscape Design

“…In order to complete the generation of interactive three-dimensional virtual landscape environment, virtual reality technology needs to combine computer graphics system and various display and control interface equipment to realize the generation of landscape environment. Presenting the design process in a modular form can enhance the innovation ability and expand the design resources [2,3]. However, modularization contains a large amount of data, so how to effectively integrate the required information is an important problem that designers need to explore at this stage.…”

“…(2) We build a comprehensive evaluation model by the BP network. (3) We propose an interactive application of virtual reality and intelligent big data in landscape design.…”

Communicating through music: a tool for students' inspirational development

“…This project indicates the importance of interdisciplinarity for an educational future where issues of living together, social responsibility and sustainable development transcend traditional categories of learning. Music making projects can have similar impacts (Hurtado-Soler et al, 2020).…”