Didactics of Geography

The Didactics of Geography course aims to train future teachers in possession of a wide range of skills in the fields of disciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching, as well as in those relating to the important social and educational dimension of the subject. The teacher of Geography has to be able to orient himself -in a critical and operational way- between the sources and tools of a constantly evolving discipline. Therefore, the achievement of a disciplinary maturity aware of the learning processes and the modular dosage of information occupies an essential role among the learning objectives, according to a mentality that is open to confrontation, prefers the laboratory dimension and implements innovative strategies.

The learner is expected to learn an active teaching of Geography which combines lectures and workshops, direct surveys on the ground, use of reliable and updated sources, use of information technologies in disciplinary teaching, forms of participatory teaching. He will have to be able to operationally manage the planning procedures of didactic paths in specific topics of a geographical nature with continuous references to contemporary problems, and with a fruitful openness to the suggestions offered by inter and trans disciplinary paths.