87329 - Teaching of the History of Art (1)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a general preparation on teaching History of art in secondary school through a general vision of planning lessons and teaching models, and to prepare for the planning of structured lessons.
The aim is to know the principles of active teaching in the history of art; to know the main methodologies of educational and training planning lessons; to approach the most widespread technologies for teaching and learning the discipline; to be able to build examples of educational activities.

Course contents

Lessons will examine some general issues of the subject, to introduce students to their personal preparation of the exam, and to the practical aspects of didactics. A list of the subjects can include: (1) notes on the teaching of art history from Renaissance period until our days, and most of all in XIX and XX century; (2) the insertion of art history in secondary school; (3) the tools used in artistic didactics (photos, handbooks, internet); (4) examples of medieval, modern and contemporary art didactics.

Readings/Bibliography

For the preparation of the exam students are required to study in a critical and accurate way the following texts:

Attending students

1. personal notes from lessons

2. R. Sani, La Storia dell'Arte come disciplina scolastica. Dal primo Novecento al secondo dopoguerra, Macerata, Eum, 2022

3. T. Montanari, A cosa serve Michelangelo?, Torino, Einaudi, 2011

Not attending students

1. R. Sani, La Storia dell'Arte come disciplina scolastica. Dal primo Novecento al secondo dopoguerra, Macerata, Eum, 2022

2. T. Montanari, A cosa serve Michelangelo?, Torino, Einaudi, 2011

3. S.A. Meyer, Cenerentola a scuola. Il dibattito sull'insegnamento della storia dell'arte nei licei (1900-1943), Macerata, Eum, 2022

Please consider that it is taken for granted a very good knowledge of the history of medieval, modern and contemporary art; students without this competence are requested to study a school handbook for the period from Late Antiquity to XX century.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Oral exam. An intelligent approach to the texts of the program is necessary to the study.

Open questions on texts and on the examples brought to class (for attending students); only on the recommanded texts (not-attending students).

Evaluation criteria: the achievement of an organic vision of the themes dealt with, the possession of an expressive mastery and specific language, the originality of the design as well as the familiarity with the method instruments will be evaluated with excellent marks. A mechanical approach, a non-articulated structure, a correct but not always appropriate language, a scholastic knowledge of the discipline will lead to average evaluations. Formal gaps or inappropriate language, lack of analysis and design tools will lead to marks that will stand on the threshold of sufficiency. Formal gaps, inappropriate language, lack of orientation in the project and inability to analyze the issues.

Teaching tools

Powerpoints with slides and texts; videoclips.

Office hours

See the website of Fabrizio Lollini