Unit METHODOLOGY AND TEACHING OF HISTORY
- Course
- Italian, classical studies and european history
- Study-unit Code
- A002650
- Curriculum
- Storia europea
- Teacher
- Luca La Rovere
- Teachers
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- Luca La Rovere
- Roberto Cristofoli (Codocenza)
- Chiara Coletti (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 12 ore - Luca La Rovere
- 12 ore (Codocenza) - Roberto Cristofoli
- 12 ore (Codocenza) - Chiara Coletti
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline storiche, filosofiche, antropologiche e sociologiche
- Academic discipline
- M-STO/04
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course of “Metodologia e Didatticadellastoria” is subdivided among three Professors, and consists of three parts, each of 12 hours.
The first part of the course of “Metodologia e Didatticadellastoria” (12 hours of lectures by Roberto Cristofoli) will be introduced through: the presentation of the concept and of the types of didactic models; the exposition of the theoretical fundamentals of the approach to historical reconstruction in general (with reference to the application of so-called "cognitive organizers" and to the use of sources in the study and in the teaching of history); the review of the learning resources; the analysis of the national guidelines concerning the specific purposes of teaching ancient history in the high school pathways.
Subsequently, this first part of the course will be devoted to a path particularly focused on ancient Roman history, with case-studies (competence based education, learning tests) and a close examination of some specific aspects also in their modern and contemporary reception.
The middle module (12 hours by Chiara Coletti) will be introduced by some reflections on the usefulness and limits of periodisation operations. It will then focus on some major 'periodizing' events of the modern age capable of producing relevant social, cultural and religious transformations, whose memory has then nourished the life and identity of those communities over time. Students will be asked to reflect, in a methodological and didactic perspective, on some fundamental historiographical paths of the modern age.
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The part of the course relating to contemporary history (12 hours), held by prof. La Rovere, is divided into two segments: the first aims to provide some basic notions concerning historiographic practice, useful for teaching the discipline: 1) What is history? The aims of historical knowledge; The sources and their interpretation - critical analysis of the sources; subjectivity and interpretation; the periodizations in contemporary history. 2) Profile of the history of historiography, with particular attention to contemporary historiography. 3) From particular to general: national history/local history; Transnational History, Global History, World History. Some issues of contemporary history: history and memory, the public use of history, revisionism and denialisms, Public History. The second part intends to provide the tools to organize teaching activity practically and in an innovative way. In particular, we will focus on the history laboratory as a tool to induce students to "think historically". After having examined its usefulness and function, the planning and construction methods of a history laboratory will be illustrated, also through practical examples. Particular attention will be paid to the use of computer and digital resources for teaching contemporary history. - Reference texts
- Students who attend classes are only expected to know the contents of the lectures, and of all texts from ancient authors presented and analysed during the course.
Students who are unable to attend lectures must contact Professor Cristofoli, who will provide them with an alternative learning programme.
In Unistudium Students can find the texts presented within the course.
Module of prof. La Rovere: in addition to the lecture notes, whose attendance is recommended, the reference texts are indicated on the Unistudium page of the course and are the same for attending and non-attending students. The teacher will provide additional teaching material, which can be found on the Unistudium page of the course.
Students with disabilities and / or with DSA are asked to consult the University Services on the page
https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa; Students can also get in touch with the responsible contact person, and agree with the Professor tools and strategies aimed at facilitating the learning path. - Educational objectives
- The main knowledge that Students are expected to acquire will be:
- knowledge of the history teaching methodology and of the problems related to both language and content;
- knowledge of the documentary sources for reconstructing the past.
The main skills that will allow Students to apply their acquired knowledge will be:
- Students will be able to evaluate the level of historical knowledge;
- Students will acquire an appropriate methodology to analyze and to interpret sources for reconstructing the past;
- Students will be able to reconstruct and to explain the events of specific stages of the history of a civilization through effective didactic choices.
Let us clarify beforehand that we think that it is impossible to talk of Didactics of history regardless of the knowledge of history; so the lectures will focus also on events of the Roman (in this case) history, chosen as illustrative case studies, but whose knowledge in itself constitutes a fully-fledged formative objective.
Educational objectives of prof. La Rovere’s part:
knowledge of the epistemological basis of the discipline; knowledge of the main problems and issues related to the teaching of contemporary history; acquisition of a critical method applied to historiographical narration; understanding of the link between the teaching of contemporary history and active citizenship.
ability to distinguish scientific discourse from historical narratives oriented to public use; ability to teach to "think historically" as the focus of historical training; ability to design laboratory-type didactic activities in an autonomous and innovative way; ability to use historical sources as a central tool for laboratory teaching. - Prerequisites
- In order to fully understand the contents of the course, it is useful (but non indispensable) that Students have attended the undergraduate course in Roman, Modern and Contemporary history.
- Teaching methods
- The first part of the course (prof. Cristofoli) consists of frontal lectures that will deal with the methods for the study and for the teaching of ancient history as well as some specific events and aspects of the history and civilization of ancient Rome, also for the purpose of their didactic transposition.
The second part of the course (prof. Coletti) includes lectures on the methodology and didactics of modern history, with the use of sources on which small didactic exercises can take place.
The third part of the course (prof. La Rovere) provides lectures on the contents of the course. The teaching will be integrated with the use of slides, videos, websites for teaching contemporary history. - Other information
- It is strongly recommended to consult the Unistudium page of the course for lesson times, exam texts, teaching materials, etc.
The course is scheduled to start towards the end of September 2022.
Attendance at lectures is recommended, and can foster a better and deeper understanding of the topics that will be covered in the exam.
Professors are available to speak individually with Students, who are asked to consult their web-page:
Students who are unable to attend lectures must contact Professor Cristofoli, who will provide them with an alternative learning programme.
Students with disabilities and / or with DSA are asked to consult the University Services on the page
https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa; Students can also get in touch with the responsible contact person.
To contact the Professors write to:
roberto.cristofoli@unipg.it
chiara.coletti@unipg.it
luca.larovere@unipg.it - Learning verification modality
- Final oral examination. The examination is aimed at evaluating knowledge in the field of didactics of history at both general and specific level, with their application to the topics examined during the lectures.
The answers to the exam questions will determine an evaluation based on argumentative rigor, property of language, exhaustive exposition of the contents, ability to transpose the contents into effective didactic choices.
Students with disabilities and / or with DSA can benefit, during the exam, from the inclusive technologies, compensatory tools and dispensative measures provided for by the legislation. Technologies, tools and measures must be requested and agreed with the Professor well in advance of the exam. See the web-page:
https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa; Students can also get in touch with the responsible contact person. - Extended program
- The part of the course of “Metodologia e Didatticadellastoria” held by Prof. Cristofoli (12 hours) will first be devoted to (4 hours): the presentation of the concept and of the types of didactic models; the exposition of the theoretical fundamentals of the approach to historical reconstruction in general (with reference to the application of so-called "cognitive organizers" and to the use of sources in the study and in the teaching of history); the review of the learning resources for ancient history; the analysis of the national guidelines concerning the specific purposes of teaching ancient history in the high school pathways.
Then, this first part of the course of “Metodologia e Didatticadellastoria” will deal (8 hours) with a path focused on ancient Roman history and on the legacy of aspects of ancient Roman history, with case-studies (competence based education, learning tests). The topics examined, also for the purpose of their didactic transposition, in the course of the lectures will be the following: distorted memory: the hostility of the sources towards Maxentius;the reception of the works over the ages: Tacitus’ “Germania” in the Nazi German; contemporary cinema and Roman history; the legacy of Romanity at the time of Italian Fascism; contemporary cinema and Roman history: “Scipionel’Africano”, by Carmine Gallone.
The middle module (12 hours curated by Chiara Coletti) will be roughly divided as follows. The first week will focus on some introductory reflections on the usefulness, tools and limits inherent in periodisation operations. Some history textbooks on the modern age will be examined together, focusing on the subject of periodisation. In the second week, we will then focus on some major 'periodizing' events of the modern age capable of producing, through a major change in the political regime, significant social, cultural and religious transformations, the memory of which then nourished the life and identity of those communities over time. In particular, we will analyse the interpretations and readings that the various historiographies have offered, over time, of some revolutionary events of the modern age
The part of the course relating to contemporary history (12 hours), held by prof. La Rovere, is divided into two segments: the first aims to provide some basic notions relating to historiographic practice, useful for teaching the discipline: 1) What is history? The aims of historical knowledge; The sources and their interpretation - critical analysis of the sources; subjectivity and interpretation; the periodizations in contemporary history. 2) Profile of the history of historiography, with particular attention to contemporary historiography. 3) From particular to general: national history/local history; Transnational History, Global History, World History. Some issues of contemporary history: history and memory, the public use of history, revisionism and denialisms, Public History. The second part intends to provide the tools to organize teaching activity practically and in an innovative way. In particular, we will focus on the history laboratory as a tool to induce students to "think historically". After having examined its usefulness and function, the planning and construction methods of a history laboratory will be illustrated, also through practical examples. Particular attention will be paid to the use of computer and digital resources for teaching contemporary history.