Classe sociale e istruzione formale : una lettura attraverso le tecnologie

In 2020, in Italy, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the existence of two realities became quite evident: one in which distance learning has been developed to its fullest potential; another, in which students were left to their own destiny and where it was not even possible to guarantee them the possibility of following video lessons synchronously. The main aim of this paper is to create a profile of the current technological situation of Italian didactics with the help of international surveys and reports, scientific studies and national reports data. After assessing the effects of educational technology on learning, it is presented an attempt to investigate the causes of technological and cultural change, looking for possible answers in the writings of Aldo Visalberghi. In conclusion, a comparison between distance learning and traditional education is proposed to better understand what happened to Italian education during the pandemic. [Publisher's text].