Giuseppe Alessandri

Educational Robotics: Robotics from fantasy medium to medium for fantasy

Educational Technologies can be used both as mediators for didactic activities in different specific contexts, and as self-sustaining tools in various settings, acquiring a relevant role in competence building and in developing an attitude to a scientific approach. In this contribution we propose a systematic overview of theorical assumptions in order to activate some Robotic experiences and didactic paths in which students act as researchers, continuously discovering and verifying if their intuitions are valid. Robotics shows a fantasy dimension which motivate the students and engage them in skill acquisition processes.

Web-ob: an environment for building developmental profiles following the multiple intelligences theory

This paper illustrates the characteristics and functions of an online environment designed to support systematic observation at school. As a qualitative process for data collection in developmental psychology, observation appears to be the best means for designing personal profiles of abilities. Such profiles are of particular importance in the field of disabilities, allowing teachers and educators to work on didactic and educational design and planning.