Abstract

TEJEDOR, Santiago  and  GIRALDO LUQUE, Santiago. Travel as an educational resource. Case study of the Tahina-Can Expedition. Universitas [online]. 2019, n.30, pp.19-39. ISSN 1390-8634.  https://doi.org/10.17163/uni.n30.2019.01.

The work analyses the possibilities of travel as a resource and innovative educational method based on the case study of the Tahina-Can Expedition, a travel journalism project promoted by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Since 2004, it has allowed about 700 students to participate in an academic expedition that brings together content production workshops in the field of digital writing, television, photography and radio. The initiative has obtained the first prize by the Telefónica Foundation in the category of “Learning on the Net”. The study proposes the conceptualization of the trip as a constructivist practice that assumes the challenges of the 21st century student profile. Through the methodology of the case study, the article describes the particularities of the travel project, as well as it analyses its results and its impact. This is done through the technique of focus groups, which are developed with the participation of the expedition members who have taken part in the trips of Tahina-Can. The study concludes, among other aspects, that the trip is considered as an active learning practice and that constitutes a stimulus for the students. The experience enhances the commitment of the participants with their own learning process and it allows the advanced development of different professional journalistic roles and competences.

Keywords : Journalism; education; travel; communication; internet; learning.

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