87123 - DIDATTICA DEL DIRITTO

Learning outcomes

The course covers the main tools, methods, and content needed to teach law and related subjects. Students will be taught to analyze the language of law and its use for an effective strategy in the teaching of law, to this end availing themselves of digital technologies.

Course contents

The course contains two modules.

Module 1 covers the essential literature on (i) teaching, (ii) the communicative and relational component of the teaching transaction, (iii) inclusion in society and the school, (iv) law and citizenship, and (v) the skills needed to teach digital citizenship. This content is organized under five headings as follows:

• elements of general pedagogy (paradigms, research methods, main authors of the current debate);

• elements of special pedagogy (the practices by which to foster inclusion in society and education, disability and vulnerability, pedagogical mediation, and interculturalism);

• law and teaching (planning the teaching of law and of legal skills, the social functions of the law, and the fundamental legal concepts);

• law and citizenship (building a unit for teaching civics);

• digital citizenship (the regulatory and legislative framework relative to digital citizenship, and how to teach the subject).

Module 2 takes a more practical angle, with a focus on the teaching of law in upper secondary school, in keeping with the most recent guidelines. We will specifically cover the following topics:

• inclusive teaching;

• learning disorders (special needs, autism spectrum disorder), compensatory and dispensatory teaching;

• the distinction among skills, abilities, and knowledge;

• certifying proficiency;

• digital education;

• cooperative and peer-to-peer learning;

• real-world problem solving

• the flipped classroom;

• conceptual and mental maps;

• main methods of learning assessment.

 

In covering these topics, we will be analyzing the main textbooks on law and economics in use in secondary schools in Italy, including their e-book versions digital technologies for teaching.

Readings/Bibliography

The coursepack includes lecture slides and materials for further reading that will be made available online at http://campus.unibo.it

Teaching methods

Because the content and aims of the course are practical, students will be encouraged to have an active role: this means participating in workshops and group discussions in which the experience and practice of teaching the law can be explained and interpreted.

Assessment methods

Students will take a final oral exam covering both modules.

Teaching tools

In addition to the slides and coursepack, we will be providing illustrations and demonstrations for the different units, bringing in experts, viewing audio-visuals, and providing readings for further study.

Office hours

See the website of Silvia Zullo

See the website of Francesca Faenza