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Pedagogical Design in Preschool Education Based on Learning by Design: Scenario Analysis with Artificial Intelligence Applications through the Lens of Multiliteracies

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Published: Mar 22, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/icodl.8341
Kallia Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts
University of Crete
Panagiotis Anastasiades
Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης
Stamatios Papadakis
Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης
Konstantinos Kotsidis
Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης
Abstract

This presentation examines the design of teaching scenarios incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in preschool education, drawing on the theoretical framework of Multiliteracies and the Learning by Design (LbD) model (Cope & Kalantzis, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2021; Kalantzis & Cope, 2020a). Sixty lesson scenarios created by preschool educators as part of a national teacher training programme were analysed to explore how the integration of AI and LbD can support the development of systematic, multimodal, and socially situated literacy practices.


The analysis focuses on the pedagogical opportunities emerging from these scenarios, highlighting the transformative role of the LbD processes, Experiencing, Conceptualizing, Analyzing Critically, and Applying, in shaping inclusive, flexible, and context-sensitive teaching practices. The study points to the early groundwork being laid for the integration of AI into everyday preschool education and argues that the Multiliteracies framework provides a productive lens for cultivating critical literacies in early learning environments.




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Author Biographies
Panagiotis Anastasiades, Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης

Panagiotis Anastasiadis is a Professor of Lifelong and Distance Education with ICT at the Department of Primary Education, University of Crete.
He is the Founder and Director of the Laboratory of Advanced Learning Technologies in Lifelong and Distance Education (EDIVEA), and of the Master's Programme Education Sciences – Distance Education with ICT (e-Learning).

He is the author of ten books and over 200 publications on the pedagogical use of ICT in Distance and Lifelong Learning, featured in international journals and conference proceedings, with over 1,000 citations (Google Scholar). His research focuses on:

  • Pedagogical use of ICT in Lifelong and Distance Education (e.g., advanced teacher training environments, remote schooling)

  • Educational uses of social media, AI, digital storytelling, and augmented reality to foster creativity and safe, meaningful internet use among teachers and students.

Stamatios Papadakis, Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης

Dr. Stamatis Papadakis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete, specializing in the educational use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

His research focuses on mobile learning, particularly the use of smart devices and educational apps to foster computational thinking in young learners. He also investigates the impact of STEM-based approaches in mobile learning environments on knowledge acquisition and skill development in preschool and early primary education, highlighting the role of advanced technological tools in enhancing learning processes.