Altheo Valentini
Europeana for Education: Building Communities Around Digital Cultural Heritage
The Europeana initiative represents one of the most ambitious European efforts to make cultural heritage digitally accessible, reusable, and relevant for diverse audiences. Within this framework, the Europeana Network Association has fostered the development of a vibrant Educational Community that connects cultural institutions, educators, researchers, and citizens.
In this talk, Altheo Valentini will present how this community supports teachers, educators, and cultural professionals in reusing digital collections for learning and training. Through practical examples, he will show how cultural heritage can inspire innovative teaching methods, foster collaboration among professionals, and create meaningful opportunities for learners of all ages.
The intervention will also reflect on how Europeana’s educational initiatives encourage openness, creativity, and a stronger sense of belonging to a shared European space.
About
About
Altheo Valentini holds a M.A. in “Publishing, media and journalism”, with a thesis on "The dissemination plan of European projects", at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo. He has worked for more than 15 years as consultant in European projects and he has a solid expertise in the preparation, implementation and coordination of educational projects within the framework of different financing instruments of the European Commission, with a particular focus on social and digital innovation. He is an Erasmus+ Ambassador in the field of Adult Education and he actively participates in the board of various international organizations, including: All Digital for the promotion of digital skills and the Europeana Education Community.