Teaching code

4S006170

Teacher

Marisa Bonafini

Credits

4

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

BIO/07 - ECOLOGY

Period

Sem. 1A dal Sep 26, 2022 al Oct 29, 2022.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

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Program

COURSE CONTENT
It’s an educational path about environmental education, that will lead to a new way to see reality and to an idea of personal wellness.
“Tale educazione non coincide solo con l’insegnamento delle scienze naturali, né si limita a fornire nozioni riguardo all’ecologia, ma , pur comprendendo tutto ciò, deve proporsi come un’alfabetizzazione nuova, l’alfabetizzazione ecologica che tocca più o meno da vicino i contenuti e le metodologie di molte discipline.” ( Vanna Iori in “ Pedagogia al limite” pag.221 – La Nuova Italia -)
AIM OF THE COURSE
The course offers a pedagogical education to develop innovative approaches about environment, valuing local resources and examining different aspects:
perceptive- sensorial
cognitive
emotional
aesthetic
moral
COURSE PROGRAMME
The course work starts from the students’ previous knowledge, then it will develop, according to a multi-dimensional approach, to explore the following contents:
cultural root of problems related to environment education;
environment education problems;
evolution of educational research in the field of environment education;
open perspective of research;
basis for an ecological education.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The basic theoretical lessons will be interspersed with outings on the territory and thought workshops during which the reflections of those present will constitute the ideas-guide of the discourse. In general, the course will be marked by a survey of previous knowledge; theoretical lessons of an expository nature; excursions in natural environments (at least two); discussion workshops; group work; viewing and critical analysis of film material.

Learning assessment procedures

EVALUATION METHODS
Evaluation will be different:
for attending students: writing a diary to reflect on action
For non-attending students: written exam to test the knowledge and the skills learned.
For clarifications and reception please contact the teacher at the following e-mail:
marisa.bonafini@univr.it
marisa.bonafini@gmail.com

Evaluation criteria

The drafting of a diary and the drafting of a project are not tasks with true or false questions, but they represent the result of an individual and collective cultural journey. The final "product" of the environmental education exam has a predominantly qualitative connotation. Reference criteria during the evaluation: - the quality of the reflections / arguments that triggered a revision of one's own cultural paradigm and one's noological horizon; - any in-depth studies / extensions in the direction of personal research; - the ability to relate the course in question with other experiences / knowledge gained in the university context and not; - the level of problematization raised; - the ability to bring out educational implications with respect to the personal and professional self; - the expressive and communicative methods; - syntactic and grammatical correctness.

Exam language

ITALIANO