Concienciar en sostenibilidad tecnológica: experiencias comunicativas y educativas en España para un uso sostenible de las TIC.

Abstract

Information and Communication Technologies are usually presented as neutral in environmental terms, highlighting their benefits in comparison with other energy sources very frequently. However, its material impact increases due to the exponential growth observed both in the populations incorporated to its daily consumption and in the intensity with which they are used. This article departs from this fact aiming to identify and analyze various experiences that, from the fields of Education and Communication, try to counteract the negative and invisible effects of its wide generalization. To achieve this, more than twenty projects, with different depth and territorial scope, were identified to present good practices and solutions to face our current crossroads. With this purpose, a case study focused on the GreenTIC project is also completed. Findings show the excessive dispersion and the scarce coordination between initiatives that are developed autonomously to deal with a common problem.

Sustainability and Educational Technology—A Description of the Teaching Self-Concept

“…Perceived obsolescence is an additional phenomenon: certain people consider their devices to be outdated, usually leading them to dispose of them shortly after use [21]. We must add to these factors a reduction in the price of technological products and the effectiveness of extensive marketing and advertising campaigns [19]. This early disposal of digital technology is reflected in an average duration of mobile device usage of approximately two years [22].…”

“…These initiatives, all of which focus on the developing sustainability, include scales to assess the contribution of educational digital resources to sustainable behavior [16], proposals to include the SDG in educational curriculums [17], teacher training program designs [12] and methodological strategies such as place-based learning to work on principles of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) [18]. Research has also addressed other educational levels, as indicated in the Dieste et al [17] study, focusing on the inclusion of the SDGs in the Primary and Secondary Education curriculum or schemes for the reuse of technological devices in educational settings [19]. All these works highlight the multidisciplinary strengths of ESD [18] and the impact of teacher training on the sustainable use of technology by future generations.…”

La competencia digital docente como clave para un consumo sostenible de las TIC en el contexto de la crisis climática global

“…Una competencia digital imprescindible para la construcción de una ciudadanía "que conoce y asume sus responsabilidades y participa activamente conforme a ellas, en todas sus dimensiones: política, económica, social, cultural" (Tucho, 2006, p.84). Desde esta posición, el impacto medioambiental de los dispositivos TIC ha de desempeñar un papel primordial en el contexto actual de crisis medioambiental y, por tanto, en toda definición de competencia digital (López, 2014(López, , 2020(López, , 2021García-de-Madariaga et al, 2019).…”

“Quantum Satis”: Una Propuesta Conceptual y Operativa Para Educar en el Consumo Sostenible. Teoría y práctica a partir de un estudio de caso

“…Las discusiones indican que este patrón genera conflicto de intereses porque, tal como hemos discutido en el desarrollo de la perspectiva teórica, la necesidad de salud ecológica es una necesidad básica universal. Esto significa que un consumo orientado a satisfacer el bienestar materialista que perjudica la calidad del aire y del agua, y genera competencia por los recursos naturales, es un consumo que entraña conflicto de intereses tanto para consumidores del "primer mundo" como entre estos y personas que habitan territorios explotados para la extracción de recursos naturales o convertidos en vertederos (Madariaga Miranda et al, 2019). Para el grupo participante en la indagación de la fase conceptual de la IAP, este conflicto se entrelaza con el conflicto entre los objetivos de la industria de obtener beneficios y las necesidades de bienestar integral de personas con poder adquisitivo.…”