BRINGING STUDENTS CLOSER TO THE ISSUES OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND TECHNOLOGY USING NEMOS DEVICE: AN EXPERIENCE IN ALBANIA

The article presents the outcomes of a monitoring campaign and a survey performedin a school building in Tirana. Included in the Bilateral Agreement between the National ResearchCouncil of Italy and the Ministry of Education and Sport of the Republic of Albania, the research isbased on environmental analysis, collection of data from monitoring of environmental variables andstudents' feedback. The monitoring of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) was carried out witha nearable Environmental Monitoring System (nEMoS) for IEQ purposes, designed and developed byITC-CNR based on the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) philosophy. The proliferation of the maker movementphilosophy has promoted the diffusion of DIY-based technologies. The spread of this movement isobserved outside schools but there is a growing interest among educators to introduce this philosophy inthe students' education, approaching to STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics)in a different and more stimulating way. The application of two nEMoS devices in two classrooms (indifferent locations) aroused the curiosity of students, bringing them closer to the world of technologywith a practical example. It also increased their awareness about the overall IEQ conditions in theclassrooms where they spend a considerable part of their lives.