The document outlines an international conference titled "The Future of Education" held in Florence, Italy on June 16-17, 2011. The conference discussed approaches to middle school education, including having teachers author original texts to motivate students and promote more coherent communication. It also explored using e-learning tools like class websites, blogs, and multimedia platforms to enhance creativity in the classroom and represent knowledge in complex ways.
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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
... And the future...?
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“The Future of Education”
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Or somewhat else...?
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Teacher as an author
Creation of original texts
Student’s motivation
More coherent communication
Knowledge as a value
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(p)-text?
or (e)-text?
or (hyper)-text?
or .... simply text?
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“Invention is discernment” (J. Poincaré)
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Preserving and enhancing creativity
inside a classroom
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Metaphors of reality
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Reaching a stratified and complex
knowledge, a stable learning, by the
creation of multi-input school texts
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Data > Information > Learning >
...
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Data > Information > Learning >
> KNOWLEDGE
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Our e-learning environment
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The result: a ‘knowledge effect’
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Picking up an argumentative thread
from a wide range of details
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The text: a complex object, able to weave
a texture using different details
The text: something which testifies and
certifies reality
And therefore...
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Text actually becomes a metaphor of
reality, because it becomes complex as
this one is.
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Different textual registers, but not
redundancy
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A coming back of orality, not as a ‘s ocial
net work conversation’ but as a talk on
wh at is t r ue and be au t if ul. And
therefore on what has to be learnt.
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A hint of criticism (in 11-years old
students!)
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Podcasting
Shared knowledge (events, exhibits, ...)
Portable culture
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For the present and the future, as well
as in the past...
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What teachers ask to their students is
they actually know, and not they are
simply informed on reality
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“People like learning, at any time of
their life” (R. Feynman, physicist, Nobel prize winner)
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prof. Simona Butò (www.conosci.com/joomla)
prof. Francesca Pavesi