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 (First part and three chapters of your choice from the second part, one for each thematic area: Educazione e cittadinanza; Professionalità e buone pratiche; Linguaggi e partecipazione).

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 - parts: I, II, IV.

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

For students non-attending

Panciroli, C. (Eds.). Educare nella città. Percorsi didattici interdisciplinari, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2018 (First part and six chapters of your choice from the second part, one for each thematic area: Educazione e cittadinanza; Professionalità e buone pratiche; Linguaggi e partecipazione).

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 - parts I, II, IV, V (Ch:17-18).

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