In a time marked by systemic accelerations, anthropological mutations and technological innovations, education is called to re-signify its mission, reconfiguring time and relationship as founding axes of a generative pedagogy. This paper explores how school can become a space capable of inhabiting the Kairós – the opportune time for meeting, listening and discovery – in contrast with the standardizing logic of Chronos. A theoretical and practical reflection is proposed on the centrality of the educational relationship in the blossoming of talent, understood not as an innate gift, but as a situated and transformative potential that emerges in the relational fabric. In this framework, hybrid and immersive environments, such as the Eduverse and 3D virtual worlds, represent pedagogical opportunities to restore meaning and depth to the educational experience, promoting participation, agency and well-being. Through references to school practices such as the DADA model and the intentional use of digital technologies, the essay outlines a sustainable, multi-temporal and relational school, oriented towards the integral formation of the person and the construction of shared futures.
In un tempo segnato da accelerazioni sistemiche, mutazioni antropologiche e innovazioni tecnologiche, l’educazione è chiamata a risignificare la propria missione, riconfigurando il tempo e la relazione come assi fondativi di una pedagogia generativa. Il presente contributo esplora come la scuola possa diventare uno spazio capace di abitare il Kairós – il tempo opportuno dell’incontro, dell’ascolto e della scoperta – in contrasto con la logica standardizzante del Chronos. Viene proposta una riflessione teorica e pratica sulla centralità della relazione educativa nella fioritura del talento, inteso non come dote innata, ma come potenziale situato e trasformativo che emerge nel tessuto relazionale. In questo quadro, gli ambienti ibridi e immersivi, come l’Eduverso e i mondi virtuali 3D, rappresentano opportunità pedagogiche per restituire senso e profondità all’esperienza educativa, promuovendo partecipazione, agency e benessere. Attraverso riferimenti a pratiche scolastiche come il modello DADA e l’uso intenzionale delle tecnologie digitali, il saggio delinea una scuola sostenibile, pluritemporale e relazionale, orientata alla formazione integrale della persona e alla costruzione di futuri condivisi.
Between Chrónos and Kairós, towards a generative pedagogy: The relationship between time and talent in the era of immersive environments and digital innovation.
Alfonso Filippone
2025-01-01
Abstract
In a time marked by systemic accelerations, anthropological mutations and technological innovations, education is called to re-signify its mission, reconfiguring time and relationship as founding axes of a generative pedagogy. This paper explores how school can become a space capable of inhabiting the Kairós – the opportune time for meeting, listening and discovery – in contrast with the standardizing logic of Chronos. A theoretical and practical reflection is proposed on the centrality of the educational relationship in the blossoming of talent, understood not as an innate gift, but as a situated and transformative potential that emerges in the relational fabric. In this framework, hybrid and immersive environments, such as the Eduverse and 3D virtual worlds, represent pedagogical opportunities to restore meaning and depth to the educational experience, promoting participation, agency and well-being. Through references to school practices such as the DADA model and the intentional use of digital technologies, the essay outlines a sustainable, multi-temporal and relational school, oriented towards the integral formation of the person and the construction of shared futures.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


