Materiality as a Fundamental Knowledge Tool for a Conscious Use of Digital Education

Pedagogy is, by definition, an instrument-based subject aimed at researching and tuning the best tools and paths for learning the most diverse disciplines. Disciplines that in turn, with their content, influence the same pedagogy tools and paths. For this reason, this survey was approached by analyzing several Maldonado’s writings in order to identify pedagogical tools and paths used by him; from this analysis, the most significant educational tools have been identified and compared with the current pedagogical tools. From the research, one topic eventually emerged as particularly close with Maldonado’s legacy: materiality. Besides being a topic extensively discussed in several Maldonado’s works such as "Reale e virtuale", materiality is also quite relevant and a contemporary topic. This is mainly due to the significant trend towards the digital transition of almost all educational tools. Therefore, by investigating the differences between material and digital tools, a discussion has been carried out on the relationship between Maldonado’s pedagogical theories and the contemporary ones.