Mutlimodal Teaching Through ICT Education: An e-Twinning Program as a Case Study of Intercultural Exchange

Multimodality is a key factor in promoting knowledge through multidimensional aspects in an approach, determined by social environment. In the approach presented, school is a part of an accepted social context. This paper shows that development of critical visual literacy via ICT education and e-learning combined with conventional activities can be an innovative multidisciplinary approach for the development of pedagogical projects. The cultural program in particular presented, which was carried out in the island of Spetses in Greece, was integrated in this approach. The ultimate goal was to create a film transfer of a local legend by the students of Spetses' junior high an area culturally challenged. The program was integrated to an e-twinning project (e-learning European exchange program) concerning revitalizing local legends through e-learning, filmmaking, teaching local History through French language and intercultural exchange with the cooperation of two European schools, one in the Greek island of Spetses and one in Chorwovie in Poland. Through this e-learning project the students carried out a different multimodal approach of French Language and Local Culture achieving the development of their creativity and imagination through cultural e-interactivity and their cognitive and social awareness as well.