Universities

In the context of university seminars and research work, the identification tools have to fulfil more and more the needs of these scientific communities. The amount of species and additional information in the databases of the tools needs to be large and exhaustive for a defined area or category. A complex, accurate and technical identification process, e.g. uses of multiple criteria tools and adoption of technical language, is expected in the context of universities. In a university context, tools are more used for identification than for supporting pedagogical activities. In this context, K2N-tools are being developed for promoting effectiveness and quality in teaching, improving knowledge in identification processes and techniques, improving knowledge in taxonomy, promoting interest for biodiversity, supporting field work by electronic identification tools for mobile devices and promoting knowledge transfer within the biology communities. General usability principles for human computer interaction are being adopted for the development of the tools.

• Examples of tools appropriated for the tertiary school education
• Examples of pedagogical scenarios
• Read here the experiences from the field