George Santi

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, University of Macerata

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George Santi is an educational researcher whose work sits at the intersection of mathematics education, embodied learning, and digital-physical technology integration. His research focuses on how tangible and digital tools can be meaningfully combined to support geometry learning, with particular attention to the use of drawing robots as pedagogical artifacts. In his highly cited 2020 study on the GeomBot — a drawing robot merging Scratch programming with Papert's classic turtle geometry — Santi examined teacher perspectives through action research, exploring how physical programmable artifacts can enrich classroom mathematical experiences. This work has accumulated 20 citations, reflecting its influence on the growing field of educational robotics. His 2023 theoretical contribution further deepens this agenda by framing the GGBot drawing robot within an embodied cognition perspective, drawing on Radford's work to theorize how transitions between different domains of activity shape geometric understanding through the interplay of perception, semiotics, and knowledge. Together, these works position Santi as a thoughtful voice in contemporary mathematics education research, contributing both empirical and theoretical insights into how innovative tools can transform how students and teachers experience geometry.