54763 - Museum Teaching

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student:- knows the categories of museum education considered in the different fields of social and cultural extracurricular education; - is able to read the characteristics of the different contexts, also identifying their problems; - is able to reflect on his / her skills as a cultural educator and to modify his / her behaviors and roles in different social contexts; - knows the main pedagogical and methodological aspects related to museum teaching and of the educational heritage; - knows the contemporary debate relating to the educational function of museums and the pedagogy of heritage with particular reference to national and international guidelines; - knows the didactic methodologies necessary for the planning of interventions for different users; - is able to independently carry out research of material and functional documentation to the knowledge of the main Italian, European and non-European museum institutions

Course contents

- Principle theoretical approaches to museum didactics

- The various profiles of the educational museum

-Real and virtual museums

- The elements of educational and didactic quality in museum spaces quality

- The competences of thecultural operator in a museum

- The museum system on a nationaland international level

Readings/Bibliography

For students attending

Panciroli, C. (Eds.). Educare nella città. Percorsi didattici interdisciplinari, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2018 (Study first part and choose a chapter of the second part).

A text of your choice between the following two:

1. Cataldo L., Paraventi M., Il museo oggi. Linee guida per una museologia contemporanea, Edizioni Hoepli, Milano 2007 (part: I, II, IV).

2. Panciroli C., Le professionalità educative tra scuola e musei: esperienze e metodi nell'arte, Guerini, Milano 2016 (capp.: 3,4,6 and appendix 3).

For students non-attending

Panciroli, C. (a cura di). Educare nella città. Percorsi didattici interdisciplinari, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2018 (Study first part and choose a chapter of the second part).

A text of your choice between the following two:

1. Cataldo L., Paraventi M., Il museo oggi. Linee guida per una museologia contemporanea, Edizioni Hoepli, Milano 2007 (part.: I, II, IV).

2. Panciroli C., Le professionalità educative tra scuola e musei: esperienze e metodi nell'arte, Guerini, Milano 2016.

Teaching methods

Blended learning

Group Discussion

Individual or group commentaries on parts of the texts or topics related to teaching practice (only for course-attendees).

Workshops

E-learning Platforms: https://elearning-cds.unibo.it/ (only for course-attendees).

Assessment methods

Written exam with short essays.

Teaching tools

• Books
• Illustrative Materials (images, video, trailer...)
  
• Digital platforms (IOL, EOL, TEAMS) and use of a collaborative space within the MOdE-Museo Officina dell'Educazione, with particular reference to the blank rooms.
• Seminars by experts

For students with special needs and students coming from other cultures, please contact the teacher.

Links to further information

https://elearning-cds.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Panciroli