Cognitive artifacts in the didactic design: the role of visual communication in higher education. From cinema for teaching to video pedagogy. An experimental research in university teaching

Teaching and learning with new technologies at university is the theme of this book. A few decades after the first distance learning experiences, we are witnessing the metabolization of the theoretical principles of that type of "unconventional" teaching within the degree courses in attendance. Not only. The use of digital technologies in formal learning and teaching contexts is now one of the main factors in the qualification of teaching activities. This underlines the urgency, more strongly than ever, of overcoming the classic transmission teaching model based on the ex-cathedra lesson, prevailing in most cases. The speed of change in work, social, technological and cultural processes that are distinguishing our society requires educational models that are more functional to the growth and training (continuos) of individuals: collaborative and experiential learning, on the one hand, the need to transform the teaching paradigm, based on verbal and written language, in a learning paradigm, based on multimedia languages, network logics, multiple contributions and shared responsibilities, on the other hand, seem to be the mainstay on which to support the new teaching.