Program Overview

METHODOLOGY OF PLAY AND ANIMATION

Course Details

• Code: 67676
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Credits:
  • 4 cfu for the 3rd year of SCIENZE DELLA FORMAZIONE PRIMARIA 9322 (LM-85 bis) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu for the 2nd year of SCIENZE DELL'EDUCAZIONE E DELLA FORMAZIONE 10841 (L-19) - GENOVA
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: M-PED/03
• Language: Italian
• Teaching Location: GENOVA
• Semester: 2° Semester
• Teaching Materials: AULAWEB

Overview

The game as a cultural phenomenon and its educational applications.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Plan recreational activities for children in the 0-3 age group.
2. Choose appropriate games to achieve educational goals.
3. Propose and conduct games for children.
4. Evaluate gaming activities with children and peers.
5. Frame the game in evolutionary, anthropological, and psychoanalytic perspectives.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The subject aims to develop game/play-based learning.

Prerequisites

There are no specific requirements.

Teaching Methods

Methods include collaborative activities, peer learning, and PBL (Problem-Based Learning).

Syllabus/Content

Main topics of the course will be:

• Game and training-game
• Gamification and ludomatetical practices in school (nursery, pre-primary, and compulsory school)
• New languages, games, and childhood in contemporary culture

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

Please contact the professor for articles in English.

Teachers and Exam Board

• Professor: DAVIDE PARMIGIANI
• Exam Board:
  • President: DAVIDE PARMIGIANI
  • Member: VALENTINA PENNAZIO

Lessons

Lessons Start

2nd semester

Class Schedule

The class schedule for METHODOLOGY OF PLAY AND ANIMATION will be provided.

Exams

Exam Description

The exam is an oral exam.

Assessment Methods

Oral examination about the pedagogical conceptual framework of the game (and play) as cultural phenomena.

Exam Schedule

The exam schedule is as follows:

• Date: 13/01/2026, 27/01/2026, 10/02/2026, 20/05/2026, 03/06/2026, 17/06/2026, 01/07/2026, 02/09/2026
• Time: 13:30
• Location: GENOVA

Further Information

For other information not included in the teaching schedule, please ask the professor.

Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals

• Quality education

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