Mediatization, polarization, and intolerance (between environments, media, and circulation)

37 Mediatization, interactions and education: a classroom- grounded sketch 1 Luís Mauro Sá Martino 2 Abstract: The mediatization of society has brought new chal- lenges for education, from elementary schooling to higher edu- cation. The presence of media devices, like mobile phones and tablets, as much as the content available on platforms such as YouTube and streaming services have provided a new learn- ing environment. At the same time, the interaction via social media has brought socialization to a new level, for the best and the worst. This article outlines some aspects of learning in a mediatized environment based on three main arguments: (1) it is necessary to think about the ‘technique’ as a human creative skill prior to technology; (2) the media environment articulates with cognitive habits; (3) technology is not a device to be ‘employed,’ but an environment that involves education as a whole. Keywords: Mediatization. Communication. Education. Media Environment. 1 The first version of this text was born from a proposal for dialogue and reflection on the presence of technologies in the classroom at Faculdade Cásper Líbero, in 2015/2016. I am grateful to all several colleagues who discussed the text at that time, offering valuable suggestions. Reworked, it was part of the basis for an oral presenta - tion, in 2019, at the III International Seminar on Mediatization and Social Processes, at UNISINOS. Some of the oral marks resulting from the dialogic origin of the work were maintained. The text, in this version, is unprecedented. 2 Professor of the Graduate Program in Communication at Faculdade Cásper Líbe - ro. CNPq researcher. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5099-1741. E-mail: lmsamartino@gmail.com