Cultural Tools for the Dissemination of Biogeosciences

The contents of the 6-credit course "Cultural tools for the dissemination of BioGeosciences" are organized into two coordinated parts, one dedicated to the video/documentary for the dissemination of the Biogeosciences and one focused on the tools used for the different forms of scientific communication, from images to multimedia products, models, etc., designed for different users and usable in different contexts. Space will also be given to cultural tools for the creation of museum and outdoor itineraries and for written communication relating to the web and scientific publishing.
General part:
Introductory notes relating to cultural tools for communication and dissemination of BioGeosciences. Scientific dissemination and its evolution over time. Relevance of images in scientific communication and their impact on the collective imagination. The evolution of the image: from illustrations, to photos and 3D models.
Module A: Scientific video in Biogeosciencee dissemination
Introduction: birth and development of the scientific/naturalistic documentary. The potential of the video tool in scientific dissemination/teaching. Aims of the nature/scientific documentary.
The different types of nature/scientific documentary. Phases of making the documentary (theoretical elements, conception and construction of the narrative path, creative, authorial, organizational-logistic part). Ethics in documentary. The composition of the image, the shooting and sound techniques.
Postproduction, editing, sounds, writing on images. Graphics as a fundamental element of the scientific documentary. The organization of a project.
The lessons are divided into an initial part of content exposition, followed by moments of discussion and debate and group activities.
Module B multimedia tools
The use of clips in different contexts (museums, apps, web, etc.)
Biogeocultural itineraries in museums and outdoors: design, organization, description of naturalistic-cultural objects in closed environments and open spaces.
Written Biogeoscience dissemination: from informative books to textbooks: conception, structure, implementation, graphic design. Multimedia in books: the introduction and evolution of multimedia in publishing. Editorial creation of multimedia materials: identification of the scientific topic, creation of the script and text for audio, images and music with references to current legislation.
The practice exercises include a part in the classroom for the conception, organization and processing of a scientific documentary and digital materials for the illustration of specific scientific topics and an outdoor part for video recordings relating to natural and anthropic elements, in places to be defined.
It should be noted that external activities are an integral part of the teaching content and subject to verification. As exercises, they are mandatory within the courses (as per the indications given in the Manifesto degli Studi).
The course "Cultural tools for the dissemination of BioGeosciences" is a course characterized by interactive and dialogue lessons, an important practical part and group work; therefore, attendance and personal notes are important.