Presentation of "Evolution of life" by Yannick Mahé at the Media & Learning Conference in Brussels on 26th november 2010. Outline of presentation: - Patchwork collaboration - Making-of : « Darwin on the evolution trail » - Animation movies - Documentaries - Simulations - Communication tools - Distribution - Web site www.evolution-of-life.com - New media in the knowledge society - Use of resources by teachers - Audience / Feedback - Financial details - Legal matters - Team

1. free movies & simulations explaining evolution

2. Patchwork collaboration Animation movies O as origin * Darwin on the evolution trail Mutations - selection: the bacteria resist Simulations Water in all its states * The earth changes its appearance Looks all the same – and still is so different The flux of genetic information Documentary movies An evolutionary arms race Evolution before our eyes The case of the shrinking cod Web site www.evolution-of-life.com Teaching material background information, print-outs, excercises * Co-production « O as origin » & « Water in all its states »

3. Making-of : « Darwin on the evolution trail » 1. Documentation Script : Illustrator : Animator : Actors : Sound designer : Sound editing : Video editing : Scientific expert : Director : Yannick Mahé Gilles Macagno Sandra Lenquette Hester Wilcox & Kester Lovelace Ludovic Sagnier Marie-Odile Dupont Yannick Mahé Jean Gayon Yannick Mahé 3. Casting 2. Script

5. Making-of : « Darwin on the evolution trail » compositing background illustration sketches of caracters animation & rendering

7. Animation movies - CNDP - Darwin on the evolution trail O as origin Mutations - selection: the bacteria resist Entertaining educational animation shorts Using animations, we can bring the dead and the inanimate to life and communicate efficiently about science. By telling a scientific story in an original and visually attractive way, complex concepts can easily be understood.

8. Animation movies - CNDP - Darwin on the evolution trail How did Charles Darwin work out his theory that all species have a common ancestor? www.evolution-of-life.com/en/observe/video/fiche/darwin-on-the-evolution-trail.html > see online

9. Animation movies - CNDP - www.evolution-of-life.com/en/observe/video/fiche/o-as-origin.html O as origin (coproduction CNDP&CNRS) > see online How could the very first cell emerge by chemical interactions of molecules ?

10. Animation movies - CNDP - Mutations - selection: the bacteria resist www.evolution-of-life.com/en/observe/video/fiche/mutations-selection-the-bacteria-resist.html > see online Recently in the news we hear a lot about multiresistant bacteria…you should get interested in the evolutionary processes going on!

11. An evolutionary arms race Evolution before our eyes The case of the shrinking cod Dokumentary movies - LMU Munich - Exciting short documentaries about evolutionary biology Documentary movies give an insight in current research work. The themes show hot topics in evolutionary biology that are relevant to the public and show that evolution is a modern science and research an international activity.

12. An evolutionary arms race Dokumentary movies - LMU Munich - Coevolution : a matter of equilibrium in the living world www.evolution-of-life.com/en/observe/video/fiche/an-evolutionary-arms-race.html > see online

13. Dokumentary movies - LMU Munich - www.evolution-of-life.com/en/observe/video/fiche/evolution-before-our-eyes.html Evolution before our eyes Evolution is a fast process: mutations and selection are the driving forces for evolution > see online

14. Dokumentary movies - LMU Munich - www.evolution-of-life.com/en/observe/video/fiche/the-case-of-the-shrinking-cod.html The case of the shrinking cod Do humans influence evolution ? > see online

15. Simulations - CNDP - Water in all its states Interactive documents for virtual experiments Evolutionary biology is not a very practical topic in school. One way to allow interactive learning is by using simulations which allow users to change parameters and observe the results like a researcher. The earth changes its appearance Tree of life Genetic flux

17. Simulations - CNDP - - earthquakes and volcanoes - plate tectonics and distribution of fossils www.evolution-of-life.com/en/explore/simulation/fiche/the-earth-changes-its-appearance.html > explore online The earth changes its appearance

18. Communication tools evolution-of-life.blogspot.com DVD, posters, flyers, post cards, blog…

21. french, english & german subtitles Video: streaming & download Scientific expertise

22. New media in the knowledge society zz source of information school internet

23. Use of resources by teachers 1. movie 3. excercise 2. simulation Get the students curious and catch their attention Let the students experiment and study autonomously Make a test and check for knowledge & understanding

25. Youtube « Evolution-of-life » on youtube > Non-formal collaborations Sorina Andriev (PhD), high-school teacher & Daniel Andriev, translator subtitled the movies to make them accessible to romanian students

26. Youtube > Feedback / exchange …

27. How was it financed ? Project proposal submitted by Pleuni Pennings (LMU Munich) & Yannick Mahé (CNDP) Project call OPV 2008 Project proposal submitted by Christian Sardet (CNRS) & Yannick Mahé (CNDP) Project call Evolution heute

28. Financial details 17 000 Euros 100 000 Euros 65 000 Euros 105 000 Euros 3 documentary movies 2 animation movies 3 thematic simulations web site Teaching material Question/answer Print-outs… 1 animation movie 1 thematic simulation Equipment & man days

29. Legal matters Creative commons licences do not work in France: the french law about intellectual property rights requires to detail each use, support, duration, etc