Discussing the Process of Co-Developing a Learning Environment to Support Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacies

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 9
  In Poster Session: Current Research in Learning Environments

Abstract

The purpose of the current paper is to present the process of co-developing (teachers and researchers) a learning environment for younger students (5/6 and 8/9 year olds) to support dialogue and argumentation for cultural literacies through the use of multimodal texts. Five teachers with expertise in dialogue, argumentation and multimodality were recruited to co-develop the learning environment with a group of expert researchers in similar areas. Preliminary findings suggest that teachers need specific structures and instructions to help them design a learning environment, and have the need to link what they are designing with the curriculum they are teaching. Furthermore, the process of co-designing is not straightforward but changes based on the needs of the teachers.

Authors

• Maria Vrikki, University of Nicosia

• Maria Evagorou, University of Nicosia

• Maria Hadjianastasi, University of Nicosia

• Christiana Karousiou, University of Nicosia

• Elena C. Papanastasiou, University of Nicosia

• Marina Rodosthenous, University of Nicosia

• Agni Stylianou-Georgiou, University of Nicosia