*Article* **Designing a Tool for an Innovative, Interdisciplinary Learning Process Based on a Comprehensive Understanding of Sourcing: A Case Study**

**Radim Rybár, L'ubomíra Gabániová \*, Jana Rybárová, Martin Beer and Lucia Bednárová**

Institute of Earth Resources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 1/9, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia; radim.rybar@tuke.sk (R.R.); jana.rybarova@tuke.sk (J.R.); martin.beer@tuke.sk (M.B.); lucia.bednarova@tuke.sk (L.B.)

**\*** Correspondence: lubomira.gabaniova@tuke.sk or lubka.gabaniova@gmail.com

**Abstract:** The paper presents a case study describing the process of creating and validating the benefits of two Innovative Learning Tools (ILTs) aimed at more effective knowledge acquisition in the interdisciplinary field of earth resource extraction with links to the status of renewable energy. The philosophy behind the original designs and the design of the two tools, the way they are used, and the results of their application in the educational process are presented in a framework. The opinions and attitudes of both students and educators towards the tools were surveyed, and some research questions related to this form of knowledge acquisition were validated. The presented results show the students' interest in the educational form as well as the attractive content that goes beyond conventional educational subjects, with its connections.

**Keywords:** education; RES; Innovative Learning Tools
