Edusemiotics of Spaces. Interpretive Practices for Digital Competences: the case of Salaborsa Lab

Abstract

In this article, I propose an analysis of the relationship between human subjects and physical environment during a robotics workshop for 10-year-old students held in a public library in Bologna. The aim is to underline the positive impact that space can have on the process of meaning-making. First, I describe the space and introduce the need for a contextual analysis referring to the semiotics of practices. Then, I present in detail the robotics workshop observed. In the third paragraph, I describe how space intervenes in the actions that characterize the development of competence. The fourth paragraph highlights the spatial features of Salaborsa Lab, both from a morphological and an interpretative point of view. Finally, what has been found is summarized from a sociosemiotic perspective.