OVERVIEW

The pedagogical and educational treatment of the discipline is in line with the guidelines contained in the EU's Agenda 2030. This year's programme focuses in particular on the following theme: "educating for sustainable lifestyles through the enhancement of cultural diversity". According to this approach, training for sustainability means acquiring skills that are indispensable for making informed decisions and acting responsibly in any life experience.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to bring students closer to the concepts of sustainability and sustainable education. Through a teaching method that refers to the constructivist paradigm, teamwork and student participation in the construction of knowledge, it will address a problem of particular interest drawn from current events in the area, which has sustainability as one of the main keys to interpretation and allows you to develop reflections on the relationship between man/environment and the sustainable use of natural resources. These reflections will allow you to expand the contents of the education process.

TEACHING METHODS

lessons, group discussions, group work, case studies

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The first part of the Course is dedicated to the correct thematization of the didactics field, as a specific frame of reference of education from sustainability.

The second part deepens the construct of educating to sustainable lifestyles through the enhancement of cultural diversity with specific reference to informal learning situations, in tune with life experiences. An original professional field of action for the work of the educator. 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Recommended reading

1) Corvo P., Fassino G. (a cura di), Viaggi enogastronomici e sostenibilità, Franco Angeli, 2018

2) Bochicchio F., Traverso A. (a cura di), Didattica interculturale, Libellula, Tricase, 2020 (first and third part of the book)

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

VALENTINA PENNAZIO (President)

ANDREA TRAVERSO

FRANCO BOCHICCHIO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

16 march 2021

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

FREQUENTING AND NON-FREQUENTING students

FIRST APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION (May 2021, on a date to be determined): written evidence relating to text No 1 and other materials published on aulaweb

APPLICATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS SUCCESSIVE TO THE FIRST: oral interview on text no. 1 and other materials published on aulaweb

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The successful learning of the discipline is certified by the competence demonstrated by the student to have acquired a knowledge of the subjects consistent with the expected results and in accordance with the training objectives declined according to the Dublin descriptors. This knowledge oscillates between the sufficient and excellent level expressed in thirtieths,
and is evaluated with the following criteria:
Knowledge and understanding: min 8 - max 12.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: min 4 - 6 max
Making judgments: min 3 - max 5.
Communication skills: min 2 max 4.
Ability to learn: min 1 - max 3.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

All the students are invited to consult periodically the page dedicated to the course on the e-learning portal (accessible at: www.aulaweb.unige.it). All information and materials related to this course are exclusively published in this site.