Margherita Di Stasio

Istituto Nazionale di Documentazione Innovazione e Ricerca Educativa

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Margherita Di Stasio is a leading voice at the intersection of educational robotics, maker education, and innovative learning environments. Her research fundamentally reimagines how physical spaces and intelligent technologies can reshape pedagogy, moving beyond traditional instruction toward active, exploratory learning. In her highly cited 2021 work, *Makers at School, Educational Robotics and Innovative Learning Environments* (19 citations), Di Stasio introduces a design strategy for flexible educational spaces that prioritize experimentation and active exploration—a framework that has influenced how schools conceptualize their learning labs. More recently, her 2024 study *Intelligent Agents at School—Child–Robot Interactions as an Educational Path* (4 citations) breaks new ground by examining how artificial intelligence and child-robot interactions can serve as meaningful educational tools in an increasingly code-driven society. Di Stasio’s work is notable for bridging the gap between digital fabrication, computational thinking, and pedagogical theory, arguing that making and coding are not merely technical skills but essential components of an active learning perspective. Her contributions are particularly timely as educators grapple with integrating AI into classrooms, offering a human-centered, constructionist approach that empowers students to become creators rather than passive consumers of technology.