Lancet- 2nd Mobility

1. KIALO: a free platform
for the online debate

2. What is KIALO?
Kialo is An online free platform, made by
an American start-up and focused on
managing the
online debate

3. An easy and
innovative
tool!
Many topycs:
Philosophy
Ethic
Science
Languages
Technologies
And more!

4. INTERATION
BETWEEN USERS...

5. How does it work?
The site allows the creation of a “discussion”,
which can be private, inviting only certain users to
participate via email (for example with a class of
students), or public, involving all registered users
of the platform.

6. The «pros and the cons» tree
By clicking on the individual intervention it will be
possible to view the “pros and cons” tree, an
interactive tool that will allow the user to focus on
the specific aspects of the discussion, to analyze
the issue in depth and to understand it from other
points of view .

7. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MifNyU49_JA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWSp2yvVE4k

8. Top Tips
Write concise claims that communicate one
single point clearly
as a statement of that point, not a question or
comment. Use Pros and Cons to elaborate or add
examples, rather than trying to fit everything into
one claim. This makes it easier to target Pros or
Cons to particular parts of an argument as a
whole - rather than having to constantly explain
which part of a claim a pro or con is supposed to
be engaging with (see: Writing Good Claims).

9. Top tips
Be proactive about Avoiding Duplicate Claims
discussions can get confusing fast when you have
bits and pieces of the same argument all over the
place! Make lots of use of the ability to link the
same claim in multiple locations - it allows you to
develop one complete argument, and then use it
over and over again (see Moving/Linking a Claim).

10. Top tips
Plan the structure of your discussion from the start -
and work with other participants to do so.
Generally, it’s best not to undertake a major
restructuring of a discussion without involving the
other participants (see: Collaborating With Other
Users - Editing, Comments and Marks). In most cases,
broader, more general claims should be located closer
to the top level, as they have space for more detail-
oriented claims to develop within them. Make sure
that your claims are relevant to their parent claims
and either support or weaken their relevance,
plausibility or logic. If you can’t find a good location
for your claim, that’s a good sign that you have more
work to do to make your discussion complete
(see: Structuring a Discussion)!

11. Top tips
Link sources as short in-text references if you
cite, paraphrase or quote (see: Making Best Use
of Sources). If you are quoting a source, make
sure to link and use quotation marks so that other
users know you are referencing someone’s work.
Use precise and unbiased sources, in the
language you and are participants are using in
your discussion if possible. The people you are
discussing with may want to read more!

12. Top tips
Be proactive in communicating about concerns -
use marks (see: Marking a Claim for Review) and
mention other participants (see: Mentioning
Someone). Generally, it’s best not to make
substantive edits to someone else’s claim without
checking in with them (see: Collaborating With
Other Users - Editing, Comments and Marks).

13. Top tips
Be open to constructive criticism and feedback!
Someone marking your claim for review does not
mean that your claim is bad, but rather that they
have thoughts on how it could be improved. The
whole idea of Kialo is to work together to make
each claim as strong and persuasive as possible
(see: Collaborating With Other Users - Editing,
Comments and Marks).

14. As today's society is increasingly focused on
disinformation and disintermediation, this
platform has the goal of encouraging modern
people to inform himself in an informed way,
to listen to the thoughts of others, to confront
each other constructively, exchanging ideas,
doubts, insights and learning to manage
discussions.

15. Kialo for Teachers
Using kialo and experimenting by actively
participating in the discussions discussed on the
platform, can be useful for all those teachers who
want to test their ability to manage and moderate
debates in their own classes and draw further
hints to propose to their students some of the
topics covered, before create discussion topics to
introduce the debate among the methods in your
classroom teaching.

16. THANK YOU!