Design workshops and the development of UNAgora

In this paper, we describe a group of workshops tha t were developed with the goal to establish a meaningful d ialogue among university teachers and researchers. This pro cess of mutual reflection enabled a deeper understanding of teacher's experiences, feelings, achievements and difficulties lived by them during the eight months of their participation in the community UNAgora. Furthermore, the techniques applied in the workshops and the long te rm engagement of the participants in the learning envi ronment supported a broad negotiation of meanings and contr ibuted to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the d esign of UNAgora.