Technology-Enhanced Education and Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1055
Special Issue Editors
Interests: virtual reality; augmented reality; artificial intelligence in education; educational technology; safety and security education
Interests: artificial intelligence; prompt engineering; software engineering; process maturity; digital forensics; quality management systems; online pedagogy and e-learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will examine how technology can reshape and foster educational efforts to support sustainable development. In the face of challenges such as climate change, social inequality, and resource scarcity, education plays an important role in preparing individuals to address these global issues. Technology provides innovative solutions that could make learning more accessible, equitable, and effective while fostering the skills and awareness needed for sustainable development. At this moment in history of overwhelming digitalization, when technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality are developing, it is crucial to investigate how digital tools and environments can be used in educational settings for didactic purposes to advance the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To bring together diverse perspectives on this topic, we encourage submissions that explore theoretical frameworks, share practical applications, or analyze case studies related to this theme.
Topics may include the following:
- The use of digital means, tools, and environments to teach sustainable development topics;
- Exploring how AI, virtual reality, augmented reality, and gamification are supporting sustainability-focused education;
- Opportunities and challenges in implementing technology-enhanced education for sustainability;
- The impact of online and hybrid learning on achieving sustainability goals;
- Examples of innovative teaching methods that integrate technology with sustainability topics;
- Policy strategies for embedding sustainability in education through the use of technology;
- The development of new digital competencies and cognitive methods of understanding sustainable development.
- This Special Issue aims to foster dialog and share best practices, contributing to a broader understanding of how technology can support education and sustainability.
Dr. Małgorzata Gawlik-Kobylińska
Prof. Dr. Boriss Misnevs
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- educational technology
- sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- education for sustainable development
- digital learning
- artificial intelligence in education
- virtual and augmented reality in education
- online and hybrid learning models
- teaching sustainability
- digital competences
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