Design Mode from the Start: Co-constructed futures through distributed epistemic agency

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Abstract

This paper presents a three-phase design-based research study in which young learners engage with sustained creative work with ideas through multimodal idea expression and networked community knowledge building. Conducted in Grade 2 classrooms in Toronto, Canada and then later linked with a Grade 9 class in Tarragona, Spain; this research situates students as epistemic agents in collective efforts to build knowledge of value for local and global communities. This study highlights three findings: multimodality fosters accessibility and imagination, working in design mode requires a shift in power, and networked communities scaffold broader futures thinking.

Author

• Robert Huang, University of Toronto