B9053 - EDUCAZIONE SCIENTIFICA E COMUNICAZIONE DELLE SCIENZE NATURALI

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students: • know how to analyse the concepts of scientific literacy and scientific citizenship, from the perspective of education and civic responsibility • know possible applications of the integrated STEM/STEAM approach • recognize and analyze the main models for public communication of science • know how to co-design a public communication action on science from a perspective of participation and citizenship, also through the use of social networks and audiovisual language.

Course contents

• Communicating science today: press, cinema, radio, television, social media
• How to design an effective intervention for public communication of science and public engagement
• The concept of scientific citizenship: knowledge and participation
• Scientific citizenship: rights and duties of citizens
• Scientific citizenship at school: STEM/STEAM approach, UdA (Learning Units) and civic education.

Readings/Bibliography

• Corazza L. (2024). Per una cittadinanza scientifica. Ed. Morcelliana.
• Bencivelli S., De Ceglia F.P. e Rollini R. (2025). Comunicare la scienza. Carocci Editore.

Teaching methods

Participatory lesson

Group brainstorming

Classroom pair activities and real-life tasks

Laboratory for designing informative and/or educational activities

Assessment methods

The assessment is done through an oral discussion in which students will present a topic of their choice chosen from those covered and a science communication and/or school teaching project connected to it. The projects are prepared in the classroom with work in pairs, according to the proposed model and available in Virtual.

Non-attending students may submit individual work or join remotely with someone who attends.

Teaching tools

All materials used in class (videos, presentations, articles) are available in Virtuale. The teaching adheres to the blended-learning experiment and therefore uses the Teams platform for any remote connections. We will use free online graphic design tools such as Canva and social media for scientific dissemination.

For non-attending students: the structured material available in Virtuale is designed for self-learning, to meet the needs of students who are unable to attend lessons in person.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students ) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Office hours

See the website of Laura Corazza