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
Almost web 3.0: an experimental approach for
middle school

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The past...?

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
... And the future...?

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Or somewhat else...?

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Teacher as an author
Creation of original texts
Student’s motivation
More coherent communication
Knowledge as a value

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
What about text?

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
(p)-text?
or (e)-text?
or (hyper)-text?
or .... simply text?

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
“Invention is discernment” (J. Poincaré)

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Preserving and enhancing creativity
inside a classroom

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Metaphors of reality

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Reaching a stratified and complex
knowledge, a stable learning, by the
creation of multi-input school texts

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Data > Information > Learning >
...

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Data > Information > Learning >
> KNOWLEDGE

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Our e-learning environment

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The class website

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The weblog

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The weblog

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The weblog

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The weblog

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The weblog

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Coherence with the context

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
‘Freedom’ faces ‘Precision’

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
No redundancy

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Writeboard

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Writeboard

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Slideshare

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Slideshare

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
PresentMe

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
PresentMe

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Being ‘ rtists’ at school
a

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Tiki-Toki

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Tiki-Toki

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
The result: a ‘knowledge effect’

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Picking up an argumentative thread
from a wide range of details

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
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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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Text actually becomes a metaphor of
reality, because it becomes complex as
this one is.

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Different textual registers, but not
redundancy

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Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
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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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
A hint of criticism (in 11-years old
students!)

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
What next?!

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
Podcasting
Shared knowledge (events, exhibits, ...)
Portable culture

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
For the present and the future, as well
as in the past...

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
What teachers ask to their students is
they actually know, and not they are
simply informed on reality

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“The Future of Education”
Florence, 16-17 June, 2011
“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