Higher Education and Innovation

<p>This book highlights the design of an educational module for an innovative intensive program. The theme is very relevant in the contemporary approach to teaching activities. In fact thanks to the didactic design it is possible to obtain a strong relationship between teachers and learners as required by the Bologna Process. It also allows a stronger definition of learning outcomes.</p><p><br></p><p>After a general excursus on the subject the manuscript refers to a recent experience carried out in the Aeolian Island for the Erasmus + Programme called VVITA. In it an international group of students and teachers spent a period in the Aeolian Islands to focus on the features of local vernacular architecture. The attention has been addressed to the Aeolian House which is a wonderful example of <em>ante litteram</em> sustainable architecture. On the island of Filicudi one of the most beautiful of the archipelago it has preserved its characteristics intact.</p><p><br></p><p>The book is completed by teachers' lectures and students' final reports.</p>