Five years after proclamation of the Sustainable Development Goals promoted by the United Nations, Spain joined this process of transforming the world socially, economically, and environmentally. This research covers the route taken and results obtained during subsequent years in Spain and proposes, as a general objective, to observe whether it is feasible to work in the technical drawing classroom on an eco-urban project, following the learning approach and method proposed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2017 Education for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning objectives, in order to reinforce cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral objectives, as well as the key competences established in Sustainable Development Goal 11. The phases of the project were related to the learning objectives and key competences, the results of which were complemented by a questionnaire that provided information on the sustainable consciousness of the students after completing the project, and could serve as a starting point for future educational projects. We agree with other authors, and in particular with UNESCO, that implementation of this type of project in the classroom is a key learning method for SDG.
14 October 2019 in Revista de Educación a Distancia (RED)
El objetivo del presente artículo es presentar los resultados de aprendizaje con alumnos de Dibujo Técnico en primer curso de bachillerato, como consecuencia de la realización de un Proyecto Técnico Ecourbano apoyado en las TIC. A lo largo del proceso, los participantes han desarrollado competencias descritas en la LOMCE tales como el fomento de la creatividad, el pensamiento crítico, el uso de las TIC en el aula y han puesto en valor los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), trabajando los contenidos establecidos en el decreto curricular tales como geometría plana, croquización y sistemas de representación. Mediante un método cuantitativo experimental, la investigación muestra resultados que evidencian una mejora significativa tanto en la motivación como en el aprendizaje de los alumnos en el área. La experiencia ha permitido comparar el rendimiento académico de los alumnos que participaron en el proyecto frente al resto, evidenciando una mejora notable de los primeros en sus calificaciones a finales de curso y, por tanto, ha posibilitado considerar la potencialidad del proyecto técnico ecourbano como medio de aprendizaje e instrumento de evaluación en el área de Dibujo Técnico. The aim of this article is to present the learning results with Technical Drawing students in the first year of high school, as a consequence of the realization of an Ecourban Technical Project supported by ICT. Throughout the process, the participants have developed skills described in the LOMCE such as the promotion of creativity, critical thinking, the use of ICT in the classroom and have valued the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), working the contents established in the curricular decree such as flat geometry, croquización and systems of representation. Using an experimental quantitative method, the research shows results that evidence a significant improvement in both the motivation and learning of students in the area. The experience has made it possible to compare the academic performance of the students who participated in the project with the rest, evidencing a notable improvement of the former in their grades at the end of the year and, therefore, has made it possible to consider the potential of the ecourban technical project as a means of learning and an evaluation instrument in the area of Technical Drawing
Considering the important role that wastewater reuse plays in the water cycle and in the current water scenario immersed in a severe drought, the search for technologies that allow obtaining quality water for reuse is increasingly relevant. In this sense, the membrane biological reactor (MBR) is an alternative to traditional activated sludge systems, in which the separation of biomass and treatment water is carried out by membrane filtration instead of decantation. This study made it possible to confirm the presence of emerging pollutants in the wastewater entering the WWTPs under study, to study the behavior and performance of MBR systems with hollow fiber membranes and flat membranes in obtaining reclaimed wastewater for subsequent reuse, and to compare it with the degree of elimination obtained in conventional biological treatment. It has been demonstrated that this technology is almost 100% effective in the elimination of nutrients, organic matter, pathogens, organic micropollutants, metals, etc., and has achieved different percentages of success in eliminating emerging pollutants depending on their nature: 35% in insecticides and herbicides, 45% in anxiolytics, psychiatric drugs, and industrial disinfectants, 75% in antibiotics, and around 100% in analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and hormones. It has also contributed to the establishment of monitoring protocols for emerging pollutants in the WWTPs under study and to the evaluation of their risks, as well as the development and implementation of advanced regeneration systems that are economically favorable for increasing the quality of WWTP effluents for their reuse.
This research presents the development of a sustainable technical project developed by a group of 1st year baccalaureate students in the subject of technical drawing. This project is developed within the methodological framework established by UNESCO in 2017, which describes the key competences for sustainability. Through the project method applied to the teaching–learning process, students achieved subject-specific competences and five key competences for sustainability, as well as a high level of ownership of sustainability knowledge. In each of the phases, the participants used ecodesign to design an educational space that complies with the three areas of sustainability: environmental, social, and economic. To do this, they used technical tools and ICT programmes and computer aided design, which have improved their digital competence. At the end of the experience, the participants elaborated a questionnaire on the degree of appropriation of knowledge in the field of sustainability. The results show an acquisition of competence in sustainability by the students, an improvement of responsible creativity, as well as a good level of appropriation of knowledge in the field of sustainability.
31 October 2018 in Revista de Educación a Distancia (RED)
El objetivo de la presente investigación es ofrecer los resultados obtenidos tras desarrollar un proyecto educacional en el marco de la Agenda 2030, fruto del compromiso adquirido entre diferentes entidades educativas para promover alianzas que abran nuevas posibilidades para el aprendizaje. Esta conexión entre diferentes actores educativos, bajo la preconización de las alianzas que fomenta el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 17 (ODS 17), ha permitido potenciar la concienciación sostenible de los alumnos del área STEM, trabajando contenidos actuales y de su entorno más próximo relacionados con los ODS, empleando el francés como lengua vehicular y desarrollando las competencias clave para la sostenibilidad publicadas en 2017 por la UNESCO. Mediante un método cuantitativo, se analizan el pretest y postest realizados a los alumnos empleando la escala Nuevo Paradigma Ecológico (NPE) revisada. Los resultados de la experiencia educativa muestran mejoras en la concienciación ambiental de los participantes, lo que permite afirmar que el enfoque metodológico propuesto, se suma a la hoja de ruta para el fomento de la Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible (EDS) iniciada por la ONU en 2015, precisada por la UNESCO en 2017 y recomendada por el Ministerio de Fomento en 2019.