ΕΔΣ POL 215 Museum Education and Communication

COURSE INFORMATION

Museum communication is a well-organized and carefully controlled communication relationship that develops between producers and consumers of museum exhibitions and other activities through museum collections. When museum or heritage visitors encounter museum objects and the interpretative suggestions prepared for them by heritage professionals, they develop (consciously or unconsciously) their own ideas about them and therefore construct their own understanding about the past, history, art, archaeology, nature, etc. These personal ideas affect in a way the creation of social community ideas, contribute to the creation of identities; they are often conflicting, or they recreate national or other narratives. During this course, we are going to discuss different forms of direct or indirect communication, inside and outside museum spaces, the design of learning programs, as well as methodologies and tools for their critical evaluation.

Lectures

Introduction – presentation of the main ideas of this course – Structure of the course
Museum Communication – Models of museum communication
Direct and in-direct communication inside the museum
Direct and in-direct communication outside the museum
Social Media and Communication
Exercise 1: Presentation by students
Museum learning: main principles
Designing learning activities in museums
Designing learning activities in museums
Design of educational material for museums
Exercise 2: Presentation by students
Evaluation of museum learning and communication activities 13 Summing up – preparation of final exams

Learning outcomes : After the completion of this course students will be able to: ● Discuss the communication process as this develops during a museum visit along with the parameters that affect it. ● Understand the different forms of direct and indirect communication that can be used by a museum ● Discuss critically the communication strategy of a museum ● Design specific learning and communication events taking into consideration the specific aims of the institution ● Manage different groups of visitors and non-visitors ● Combine museum activities with social phenomena and demands ● Evaluate the possibilities offered by new technologies to improve museum actions and museum communication. ● Use new media to achieve specific learning and communication aims.

General Competences

Working in an interdisciplinary environment ● Production of free, creative and inductive thinking ● Transfer of know-how in other environments ● Decision-making ● Working independently ● Practice Critical Thinking ● Criticism and self-criticism ● Respect for difference and multiculturalism ● Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues ● Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.

Delivery:	Face-to-face teaching
Use Of Information And Communications Technology :	Use of ICT in teaching, communication with students
Teaching Methods:	*Activity*	Semester workload
	Lectures	39
	Preparation for lectures	39
	Exercises	12
	Study for final exams	39



	Course total	129
Student Performance Evaluation:	The evaluation of the course consists of: two exercises that will be prepared during the term under the supervision of the course tutor. Each of them provides 20% of the final mark for this course (summative evaluation). The final written exam (conclusive evaluation) will provide 60% of the final mark. The exercises will be evaluated by their presentation. They are group assignments (each group will consist of 2-3 students). The final exam consists of a few discussion questions – students will be able to choose among a small selection. Students will be evaluated against the acquisition of the learning aims of this course, but also taking into consideration their synthetic and critical skills. The evaluation criteria will be presented during the first lectures, and they will be uploaded in the course’s e-class. (eclass.aegean.gr).

Bantimaroudis, F. 2011, Cultural Communication, Kritiki Publications, Athens. (in Greek)
Nikonanou, Ν., Bounia, A., Filippoupoliti, A., Chourmouziadi, A., Yiannoutsou, N. 2015.
Μuseum Learning and experience in the 21 st century [e-book] Athens: In Greek. Available:
http://hdl.handle.net/11419/712
Nikonanou, Ν. 2010, Μuseum Education, Athens: Patakis Publications (in Greek)
Sylaiou, St. 2020, Μuseums and Museum Education in the Digital Era, Thessaloniki:
Barbounakis Publications. (in Greek)

School:

Social Sciences

Academic Unit:

CULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION

Level of studies:

Undergraduate

Course code:

ΕΔΣ POL 215

Semester:

7th Semester

Independent teaching activities

Lectures:

Weekly teaching hours

Credits

Course type:

Elective Courses

Prerequisite courses:

None

Language of instruction and examinations:

Greek

Teacher:

Bounia Alexandra

Is the course offered to erasmus students:

Yes

Course website (URL):

ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΕΣ και ΜΑΘΗΣΙΑΚΕΣ ΜΕΘΟΔΟΙ – ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ

Τρόπος Παράδοσης:

Πρόσωπο με πρόσωπο

Χρήση Τεχνολογιών, Πληροφορίας & Επικοινωνιών:

Παρουσιάσεις σε Power Point, προβολή σύντομων βίντεο μέσω διαδικτύου, επικοινωνία μέσω eclass

Οργάνωση Διδασκαλίας:

Δραστηριότητα	Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου
Σύνολο Μαθήματος	140
Διαλέξεις	40
Ασκήσεις στην τάξη	15
Εκπαιδευτική εκδρομή	10
Αυτόνομη μελέτη στην διάρκεια του εξαμήνου	45
Μελέτη προετοιμασίας για τις εξετάσεις	30

Αξιολόγηση Φοιτητών:

Η αξιολόγηση των φοιτητών/ριών γίνεται μέσω εξετάσεων με ερωτήσεις ανάπτυξης και αποκλειστικά στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Τα κριτήρια είναι προσβάσιμα για τους φοιτητές/ριες στην ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα του μαθήματος (e-class).

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