Arts in Education

Course Information
TitleΟι Τέχνες στην Εκπαίδευση / Arts in Education
CodeΕΚΠ 502
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolEnglish Language and Literature
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600016532

Programme of Study: Prógramma spoudṓn 2025-2026

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
GLŌSSA, LOGOTECΗNIA KAI PSĪFIAKA MESA STĪN EKPAIDEUSĪElective CoursesWinter/Spring-10

Programme of Study: PMS THEŌRĪTIKĪS KAI EFARMOSMENĪS GLŌSSOLOGIAS

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
GLŌSSA, LOGOTECΗNIA KAI PSĪFIAKA MESA STĪN EKPAIDEUSĪElective CoursesWinter/Spring-10
Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600132990
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
• Familiarization of students with the use of classroom practices through which the arts strengthen teaching • Experiential approach through group exercises and improvisations • Development of critical thinking and creative ability • Familiarization of students with the organization of a workshop for students
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course focuses on the ways in which the arts can be a driving force and a tool for learning at all levels and stages of the educational process. Starting from the basic position around the concept of learning as a creative, experiential, interactive and ongoing process, the ultimate goal is to familiarize students with the use of classroom practices through which the arts strengthen teaching. Dance, music, theater, painting, photography, cinema, pottery, but even arts that traditionally do not have a primary role, such as pantomime, graffiti, comics, sewing, cooking, graphic design, puppetry, video games, etc. can be a trigger for learning not only as separate subjects in the school curriculum but also if they are assimilated into the teaching of different subjects. Music and rhythm, for example, are directly linked to mathematics, painting and photography can enhance the ability of observation that is related to the natural sciences, theater and cinema cultivate critical thinking and provide the necessary insight for students to approach literature, language or theoretical subjects, and so on. Through this course, students will be able to understand some of the basic ways in which the arts are intertwined both with each other and with the learning process. They will also be exposed to different practices related to their use in education, such as organizing exhibitions, group projects, peer teaching, performances, open courses, visits to other schools or (artistic) organizations, etc. At the end of the courses, they will be able to know how to utilize the arts as alternative and reinforcing teaching methods and, in addition, how to utilize the individual inclinations and skills of children, how to teach them to collaborate in groups and ultimately to experience learning as a positive and empowering experience of expression and discovery of both their personality and the world around them. The assessment will be done through practical training/project by the students and a written assignment that will be a presentation and analysis of the project.
Keywords
interactive, experiential learning, enhanced teaching methods, peer teaching, dance, music, theater, painting, photography, cinema, architecture, pottery, graphic design, puppetry, video games
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Audio
  • Multimedia
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Seminars39✓✓✓
Laboratory Work39✓✓✓
Reading Assigment39
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities55✓✓
Project53✓✓✓
Written assigments50
Total275
Student Assessment
Description
The assessment will be done through practical training/project by the students and a written assignment that will be a presentation and analysis of the project.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
  • Report (Formative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
  • Artistic Performance (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Barker, Clive. Theatre Games Brady, Martha and Gleason, Patsy T. Artstarts: Drama, Music, Movement, Puppetry, and Storytelling Activities/Grades K-6. Teacher Ideas Press, 1994 Bloomfield, Anne and Childs, John. Teaching Integrated Arts in the Primary School:Dance, Drama, Music and the Visual Arts. David Fulton Publishers, 2000. Cassidy, Marsha. The Art of Storytelling: Creative Ideas for Preparation and Performance. Meriwether Publishing, 1994. Boal, Augusto. Games for Actors and Non-Actors. Goldberg, Merryl. Arts and Learning: An Integrated Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings. Heathcote, Dorothy and Gavin Bolton. Drama for Learning: Dorothy Heathcote's Mantle of the Expert Approach to Education. Johnstone, Keith. Impro.
Last Update
22-10-2025