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Internet of Things in Education for Sustainable Development

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Sense, Feel, Design (INTERACT 2021)

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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), as stated by UNESCO, should empower learners towards new ways of thinking and acting for a more sustainable and just society for all. However, it is often narrowly interpreted and taught as scientific knowledge about the environment, failing to trigger relevant social changes. In this preliminary study, we visit the computer science literature to analyse some potential roles of technology, more specifically the Internet of Things (IoT), with a human-centred design perspective to be applied in ESD. Through these lenses, we propose some preliminary guidelines to apply IoT-based projects to educate and empower students related to environmental Sustainable Development Goals. We then apply these guidelines to set up an experimental study for students to sense and discuss the impact of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on their health.

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  1. Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

    Lara S. G. Piccolo

  2. Department of Computing, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil

    Luciano de Oliveira Neris, Luana Maria da Silva Menezes & Vânia Neris

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  1. Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Carmelo Ardito

  2. University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

    Rosa Lanzilotti

  3. Computer Science Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Alessio Malizia

  4. Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Marta Larusdottir

  5. University of Cagliari, Caglieri, Italy

    Lucio Davide Spano

  6. Department of Information, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    José Campos

  7. Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Morten Hertzum

  8. Fachbereich Informatik, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Trier, Germany

    Tilo Mentler

  9. ITI/Larsys, University of West London, London, UK

    José Abdelnour Nocera

  10. Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

    Lara Piccolo

  11. University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany

    Stefan Sauer

  12. Faculty of Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gerrit van der Veer

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Piccolo, L.S.G., de Oliveira Neris, L., da Silva Menezes, L.M., Neris, V. (2022). Internet of Things in Education for Sustainable Development. In: Ardito, C., et al. Sense, Feel, Design. INTERACT 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13198. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98388-8_6

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