RELEASING THE CODE: FROM COGNITIVE MONOLPOLY TO EXPANDED EDUCATION

Abstract

This article is a theoretical reflection regarding the role of school in the context of a digital society. The text is divided in four sections. The first section establishes that the school has very little participation on the digital culture and it just started to be related to subjects associated to the construction of subjective approaches, identities and socialization practices supported by technology. The second section deals with the concept of expanded education used to establish the increase of community-based, horizontal and critical practices, in relation with the institutionalism and the formality. The third section presents a triad of examples that may be classified as expanded education according to five characteristics previously proposed. Finally, the fourth section proposes an action plan, composed by five elements to be implemented at school.