Education Tecnhology

The relationship between tourism, education, and the adoption of an environmental ethic was a relatively under-researched field for a long time. Fortunately, scholars recently have examined the positive impact of ecotourism on tourists’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours, resulting in a significant body of work on the benefits of travel for informal education or free-choice learning. An increasing number of studies empirically demonstrate the cognitive, affective, and behavioural outcomes
of ecotourism practices. This academic endeavor has resulted in fruitful insights on the (long-term) positive impact of ecotourism practices. However, few studies have closely examined the mechanisms that have made a profound impact on such outcomes. As a result, the academic debate on the nexus of education, ecotourism, and sustainability outcomes remains relatively under-explored – especially the effects of new technologies and communication platforms in support of free-choice
educational ecotourism practices. Accordingly, this paper provides a discussion of how geo-based technology can help develop respect and appreciation for ecological sustainability and foster knowledge acquisition from the ecological landscape through free-choice learning.
We demonstrate how geo-based technology is utilised for the JPI Heritage EUWATHER project. EUWATHER aims to promote knowledge and rehabilitation concerning the unique cultural heritage of minor waterways and historic canals in four European pilot regions. Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (project leader), University of Leiden, Frei University of Amsterdam, University of Girona, and the University of Brighton participated in this study The project aimed to bring together people (locals and tourists, stakeholders, the public sector, etc.) to generate a body of data that can
reveal the cultural and artistic heritage of minor waterways to create a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and interactive maps, while exploring ways to communicate this heritage to a range of audiences. The overall objective was to develop new opportunities for eco-tourism and outdoor recreation as a driver for sustainable development, together with better management and planning of secondary waterway networks.

Research has shown that hands-on projects promote stem education, namely, via problem-solving. CanSat, literally 'satellite in a can', is a stem educational project promoted by the European Space Agency. This paper addresses this issue by researching this STEM project, which demonstrates how problem-solving can be achieved in secondary-level students within the framework of the CanSat. We use qualitative techniques of data collection and analysis. The results showed that students use sophisticated thinking strategies to process information within this interdisciplinary project: (a) cognitive testing, cognitive organization, cognitive regulation, and monitoring, in addition to computer language and physical–mathematical calculations, are cognitive and metacognitive behavior strategies revealed in the CanSat; (b) problem-solving was suggested as a specific model, where students’ higher cognitive and metacognitive ordering processes deepen in project development; (c) computatio...

This contribution deals with Entrepreneurship Education (EE), a growing area of education that reaches beyond the strict confines of economics and business studies. Indeed, the fundamental aim of EE is to develop an entrepreneurially oriented mindset. While this does involve providing learners with specific business skills, it also means fostering general competencies such as self-confidence, creativity, communication and collaboration.After briefly outlining the EE scene in Italy, the paper reports a field experience carried out in the framework of the European project calledeSG. It also offers some reflections about the suitability and effectiveness of activities based on innovative learning tools such as serious games and on non-traditional educational strategies like gamification.