DIDACTICS OF HISTORY
OVERVIEW
The teaching, from a laboratory perspective, will examine the methodologies and tools related to the teaching of history, in particular of contemporary history: during the lessons examined various types of sources (oral, written, iconographic, audiovisual, material) and highlighted the specific characteristics and educational potential. The elaboration and realization of specific didactic itineraries is foreseen.
AIMS AND CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course will allow students to orientate themselves and critically reflect on the teaching methods for teaching history in the nursery and primary school; in particular, reflect critically on the dimension of temporality, and its transmission
AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course will allow students to orientate themselves and reflect critically on the teaching methods for teaching history in the nursery and primary school; in particular, on the dimension of temporality, and on the transmission of historical memory, intended as a preparatory tool for the development of active citizenship.
At the end of the course the student must:
Nursery school:
- being able to convey the concept of time
- being able to convey the historical dimension of events
- know how to organize the historical discourse starting from the life stories of the students
- know how to organize a little research through the playful approach
- know how to structure special Modular Learning Units
Primary school:
- know the main periodic historical events
- know the main historiographical theories
- know how to organize the historical discourse starting from the life stories of the students
- know how to identify historical sources on the territory
- know how to organize a little history research on the territory where the students live
- know how to structure special Modular Learning Units
PREREQUISITES
Basics of history
Teaching methods
The teaching consists of lectures, for a total of 54 hours. Multimedia supports will be used and specific workshop lessons are planned on historical sources and their use in a didactic key.
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
Particular attention will be given to the public use of history, deepening the relationship between history and memory (collective and subjective). The problem of historical sources, both quantitative and qualitative, their presence on the territory and the methods of treatment and analysis, will be the focus of teaching: the sources represent not only the materials favored by the historian, but effective educational tools are revealed usable , with due care, in all school orders.
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
The slides used during the lessons and other teaching materials will be available on aul@web. The notes taken during the lessons and the material on aul@web are essential for the preparation of the exam. The books to study:
E. Monducci, Insegnare storia. Il laboratorio storico e altre pratiche attive, Utet, Torino, 2018
L. Tasca (a cura di), La storia raccontata ai bambini, Le Monnier, Firenze, 2019
H. Girardet, Vedere, toccare, ascoltare. L'insegnamento della storia attraverso le fonti, Carocci, Roma, 2013
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Ricevimento: On appointment fabio.caffarena@unige.it
Exam Board
FABIO CAFFARENA (President)
CARLO STIACCINI
LESSONS
Teaching methods
The teaching consists of lectures, for a total of 54 hours. Multimedia supports will be used and specific workshop lessons are planned on historical sources and their use in a didactic key.
LESSONS START
24 September 2020
EXAMS
Exam description
The exam consists in the realization and in the exposition in class of a educational. Alternatively, the oral exam can be taken by studying the volumes indicated in the "texts / bibliography" section and the materials uploaded on aulaweb.
The following calls are planned:
Three calls from January 2021 to February 2021
Four calls from May 2021 to July 2021
One call in September 2021
Assessment methods
Further details and clarifications on how to prepare for the exam will be provided during the lessons. The educational project and the oral interview have the task of verifying that the student has understood the methods of transmitting the contents and the narration of the story both from the theoretical-conceptual and methodological point of view, and from the practical and operational point of view in the context of applied teaching
Exam schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/05/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 04/06/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 29/06/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 20/07/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 07/09/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale |
FURTHER INFORMATION
The course will be delivered remotely (TEAMS platform) by accessing the following link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a9558240848e0488587e41e87933a241b%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=f594ff1b-b73d-4983-a9ca-88b0006eb2eb&tenantId=6cd36f83-1a02-442d-972f-2670cb5e9b1a
Students are invited to consult the AULAWEB page, where all the information and teaching materials will be published
Please note that any special educational needs for disabled students and SLD, also related to the examination procedures, must be previously reported to the competent DISFOR service:
https://disfor.unige.it/servizi-studenti/ufficio-servizio-disabili