Contemporary Didactics: Basic Notions and Application Proposals

– The art of teaching and the science of education. Definition and basic concepts of Teaching.
– Foundations of modern Teaching: Theories of Vygotsky, Bruner and Piaget.
– Teacher-centered/ Student-centered approaches
– Teaching Models. From Didactic Education to Authentic and Transformative Education.
– Dimensions for designing effective teaching/learning environments. Creating positive teacher-student relationships in learning environments.
– Space and interaction in teaching. Space as a pedagogical field, in preschool learning environments
– Psychoanalytical approaches to teaching practice. Learning as pleasure.
– Innovation and Creativity in the educational process.
– The changing role of teachers and students in the 21st century teaching and learning environment. The teacher as designer of learning experiences, use of technologies, multicultural contexts, extended learning.
– The educator as researcher. Alternative ways of teaching/learning and research.
– Cooperative teaching. Differentiated/personalized approach. Intercultural Teaching. Inclusive education. The concept of giftedness.
– Interdisciplinary approach. Beyond the classic Project Plan (PBL)
– Discovery/ Investigative teaching. Questions as a teaching tool, teaching method and strategy.
– Problem-solving oriented teaching. The case of Philosophy for Children (P4C) as an interdisciplinary approach to active learning.
– The integration of new technologies in teaching – Distance teaching.
– Current developments and perspectives in teaching/learning: Towards a child-centered use of Artificial Reality (AI)