Potential of hikes in the educational process in the conditions of (post)pandemic and total digitalization

Abstract

Introduction. The total use of digital technology leads in the long term to the opposition of educational and pedagogic processes. Their union is thought through the creation of institutional conditions to support learning in the form of hiking and travel.Purpose setting. The goal of the research is to identify the importance of local lore and tourism in the educational space and their capacity in the (post) pandemic. It is assumed that this is facilitated by the assertion of the priority of health in the mass consciousness and the release of people from mass labor.Methodology and methods of the study. On the basis of the content analysis of the literature the strengthening of the importance of tourism in the conditions of the pandemic and the dominance of information technology is deduced.Results. Learning in the form of hiking and travel is not separated from life and makes with it a whole. Personal qualities, attitudes, and values are manifested in the hike. The task of the teacher in such conditions is to «teach how to live». Outdoor education takes different forms in different countries; it is the most common type of situational learning among Scandinavian youth. Outdoor education during the pandemic takes on a special importance. It sterilizes all infections and strengthens immunity. In a pandemic, it is a good time to realize the healing value of beautiful landscapes. Fostering a love for native country and its beauty is also the way to make people healthier and improve their quality of life. Learning through camping and travel allows to overcome the division of geographic education into physical and economic geography. Tourism geography as a science of axiological (value) and educational and recreational resources of the geographical environment is considered.Conclusion. Tourism and local history serve as an effective means of filling students with exactly the knowledge that will be useful in life and should constitute the most important part of the educational process.