USING VIRTUAL REALITY AND E-LEARNING FOR ENHANCING AWARENESS IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS - FROM SOLAR ENERGY TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND EARTH ECOLOGY

Abstract

New methodologies in education are extremely important in a globalized world where knowledge transfer is absorbed at an extremely fast pace. Virtual Reality is part of the digital transition, having a wide range of advantages such us: ease to participate in immersive content, support both image and sound, as well as the possibility to conduct training from a distance having the trainer in one location and the trainee in another location. Multimedia content related to sustainability, renewable energy, circular economy has been produced and integrated into virtual scenarios in a very appealing way within the framework of an international Erasmus+ Project with four partners in four European countries.