Technology, Sustainability and Educational Innovation (TSIE)

This book presents the proceedings of International Conference on Knowledge Society: Technology, Sustainability and Educational Innovation (TSIE 2019). The conference, which was held at UTN in Ibarra, Ecuador, on 3-5 July 2019, allowed participants and speakers to share their research and findings on emerging and innovative global issues. The conference was organized in collaboration with a number of research groups: Group for the Scientific Research Network (e-CIER); Research Group in Educational Innovation and Technology, University of Salamanca, Spain(GITE-USAL); International Research Group for Heritage and Sustainability (GIIPS), and the Social Science Research Group (GICS). In addition, it had the endorsement of the RedCLARA, e-science, Fidal Foundation, Red CEDIA, IEEE, Microsoft, Business IT, Adobe, and Argo Systems.

The term "knowledge society" can be understood as the management, understanding and co-creation of knowledge oriented toward the sustainable development and positive transformation of society. In this context and on the occasion of the XXXIII anniversary of the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), the Postgraduate Institute through its Master of Technology and Educational Innovation held the I International Congress on Knowledge Society: Technology, Sustainability and Educational Innovation - TSIE 2019, which brought together educators, researchers, academics, students, managers, and professionals, from both the public and private sectors to share knowledge and technological developments.

The book covers the following topics: 1. curriculum, technology and educational innovation; 2. media and education; 3. applied computing; 4. educational robotics. 5. technology, culture, heritage, and tourism development perspectives; and 6. biodiversity and sustainability.

Auteur
Andrea Basantes-Andrade is a student in the Doctoral Program Education in the Knowledge Society at the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain); she holds master's degree in Technologies for Management and Teaching Practice at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and master's degree in Distance Education E-learning at the Caribbean International University, Willemstad-Curaçao; she is a Computer Systems Engineer; she also holds higher diploma in Research; master's program in Technology and Educational Innovation Coordinator at the Postgraduate Institute at the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN). She is Deputy Director of the Virtual Education Project at the UTN; Teacher-Researcher in the UTN Higher Education System; Expert in virtual education, digital media, web administration e-commerce; and active member of The International Tutors Association. Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ciudadela Universitaria, Av. 17 de Julio, Barrio El Olivo, 100105, Ecuador - avbasantes@utn.edu.ec
Miguel Naranjo-Toro is Doctor in Sciences and Arts; he holds master's degree in University Teaching and Educational Research, higher diploma in Research, and graduate degree in Education Sciences, Specialisation Philosophy, and Socio-Economic Sciences. He is Teacher-Researcher at the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN). He has been Rector at the UTN and currently serves as Academic Vice Chancellor. Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ciudadela Universitaria, Av. 17 de Julio, Barrio El Olivo, 100105, Ecuador - menaranjo@utn.edu.ec

Marcelo Zambrano V. obtained the degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer in 2001 and master's degree in Business Management (MBA) in 2009, both at the Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Quito-Ecuador). His doctorate in Telecommunications was carried out within the Distributed Real-Time Systems and Applications Research Group of the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), and his research focused on the Command and Control Systems applied to Emergency Management (2018). He has more than 15 years of experience in university teaching and more than 20 years leading projects and technology areas in different companies in Ecuador. Since 2018, he works as Teacher-Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering in Applied Sciences/Telecommunications Engineering Career at the Universidad Técnica del Norte (Ibarra, Ecuador).

Miguel Botto-Tobar received his bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering at Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Ecuador, in 2010. He then received an M.Sc. degree in Software Engineering, Formal Methods, and Information Systems at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, in 2014. Currently, he is doing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He joined the Department of Mathematics and Physic Sciences at the University of Guayaquil, Ecuador, as Assistant Professor in 2016. He is a recipient of the Convocatoria Abierta Scholarships (20112013) of the Ecuadorian government. He is the Editor of the books Technology Trends and Co-Editor Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador (TIC.EC) all published by Springer, Switzerland. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Science and Research, and the Neutrosophic Computing and Machine Learning Journal. His current research areas include Software Engineering, Empirical Software Engineering, Model-Driven Development, and Human Aspects. Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, m.a.botto.tobar@tue.nl, and University of Guayaquil, Ecuador, miguel.bottot@ug.edu.ec

Contenu
Teacher Training Model in Consumer Education: a Proposal for Ecuadorian Primary Education.- NEOBOOK: Hypermedial Language Integrating Knowledge in Computer Education.- Gamification as a Didactic Tool in the Teaching of the Pythagorean Theorem.- University Applications Based on Cloud Computing: North Technical University Case.- ICT in Higher Education and Its Relation to the Violation of Copyright and Intellectual Property.- Internet and Legislation on the Protection and Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Ecuador.- Open Museums During the International Museum Day, Measuring Participants Experience.- Noise Pollution and Its Incidence in the Experience of Foreign Tourists During the Operation of a City Tour in the Historic Center of Quito.