Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Promoting Sustainable Development in Education through Digital Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

Education is a key tool for ensuring sustainable development in all countries of the world, and education for sustainable development (ESD) seeks to ensure the development of the key skills, knowledge, values, and attitudes of citizens, as well as the right kinds of growth across the economic, social, and environmental spheres of all nations. EDS contributes to the individual progress of citizens by ensuring the reduction of inequalities and strengthening inclusiveness, quality, and equity in education. As UNESCO points out, education is a key tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by ensuring the well-being of citizens in different areas and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. EDS means raising the effectiveness and efficiency of education systems through actions and projects that integrate sustainable development issues into the teaching–learning process and seek to transform teaching–learning environments.

Digital technologies play a key role in making education for sustainability a reality. Resources or tools that, driven by emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (GenIA), will play a fundamental role in sustainability and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, fostering the development of digital teaching and learning ecosystems (DTLEs).

This Special Issue seeks to explore the role of digital technologies as a key driver of education for sustainable development (ESD), the aim being to uncover how the possibilities offered by digital teaching and learning ecosystems (DTLEs) are being configured and adopted in schools, universities, and other educational settings, and to analyse their impact on teachers, students, or educational policies.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome, and research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Educational models that use digital technologies to enhance inclusiveness, quality, equity, or sustainability;
• Digital teaching and learning ecosystems (DTLEs) and their contribution to education for sustainable development (ESD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular the SDG 4—Quality Education;
• The role of emerging technologies (GenAI, robotics and computational thinking, virtual and augmented reality, etc.) and their contribution to sustainable education;
• The challenges and ethical implications of digital education in education for sustainable development (ESD);
• The innovative practices, pedagogies, and content that contribute to education for sustainable development (EDS).

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Ana María Pinto-Llorente
Dr. Vanessa Izquierdo Álvarez
Guest Editors

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• sustainable development goals (SDGs)
• education for sustainable development (ESD)
• educational technology
• digital teaching and learning ecosystems (DTLE)
• equity in education
• inclusiveness
• adaptive and personalised learning
• generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)
• educational robotics and computational thinking
• virtual and augmented reality