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L*3, Città and SUPSI support digital training and environmental sensitivity

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  • The objective is to promote the development of skills in the collection and interpretation of environmental data and in teaching, with the help of digital technologies. The experimental program aims to bring children and citizens closer in an original and playful way to the use of digital technologies to increase environmental sensitivity and promote the adoption of sustainable and responsible behavior.
  • The TAC project was presented to the public on 5.10.2020 on the occasion of the first workshop open to citizens.

    See also the project sheet on SUPSI website.
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  • (SUPSI), as part of Lugano Living Lab, offer a training course dedicated to elementary school students in Lugano called “TAC”: Technology, Environment and Skills. The objective is to promote the development of skills in the collection and interpretation of environmental data and in teaching, with the help of digital technologies. The experimental program aims to bring children and citizens closer in an original and playful way to the use of digital technologies to increase environmental sensitivity and promote the adoption of sustainable and responsible behavior.

    On October 5, 2020, the project was presented to the public on the occasion of the day “Waiting for the Digital Days 2020” during which a workshop was held open to the citizens of Lugano. Those interested who announced themselves through the appropriate form by September 30, 2020 were part of a first experimental phase of the project, contributing to the collection of environmental data from the City of Lugano such as temperature, humidity, air quality, noise and brightness (places were limited for this first meeting).
  • Digital education is closely linked to environmental education: in fact, it is not possible to talk about climate or environment today without the acquisition and analysis of digital data and at the same time the development of critical thinking in their interpretation. Technology is a very valuable ally for increasing sensitivity to environmental issues and encouraging the adoption of sustainable behavior. It is therefore essential to encourage young people and not to acquire specific skills to understand and analyze data and information, through innovative teaching, based on a practical, inclusive, playful and collaborative approach.

    The pilot educational program was created in collaboration with some primary school teachers at the Lugano School Institute and will be proposed during the 2020-2021 school year in their respective classes. The experimental program aims to introduce into current primary school programs dedicated to education and technology the theme of digital training and environmental sensitivity. The goal is to provide students with useful tools to read and interpret the data and information generated by environmental sensors, thus promoting knowledge of the territory and the adoption of more conscious and sustainable choices at an individual level.

    At the same time, thanks to the workshop on October 5, even interested citizens who announced themselves through the appropriate form, were able to participate and actively contribute to the collection of environmental data.
  • The TAC project stems from the will of the City of Lugano, coordinated by the Lugano Living Lab urban laboratory, in the context of the implementation of the 2018-2028 Development Lines, which see among the various objectives the City of Lugano engaged in the implementation of concrete projects aimed at raising public awareness on digital issues and environmental sensitivity.

    The skills of the territory represented by the Visual Culture Laboratory and the FabLab of the SUPSI Department of Environment, Construction and Design have made it possible to design this ambitious initiative. Combining Open Innovation, digital fabrication, design of playful educational experiences and participatory design, the two laboratories worked on the co-creation of a digital ecosystem consisting of sensor kits connected to an interactive map on the web.
    This technological challenge saw the collaboration with two companies such as Swisscom and Arduino, which provided the communication infrastructure to develop the kits using the Lora network, the low-power network that facilitates the creation of devices connected to the Internet.

    The themes and contents of the project will be presented to the population through events and activities promoted by Lugano Living Lab. The project was presented at the workshop on October 5 and then during some public meetings dedicated to the topic, scheduled for 2021.

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L*3, Città e SUPSI sostengono la formazione digitale e la sensibilità ambientale

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