Course held in Italian

1. The course begins with a fundamental question “What is human learning?”. This concerns the human being as an actor of learning and progress.
2. Based on this premise, the course offers a systematic analysis of “An anthropological model for the learning process in adulthood” and the main “Theories of teaching”.
3. The central core, which characterizes the course, will be addressed through the following stages: “Diagnosing learning needs”, “Formulating the objectives of the program”. “Design a model of learning experiences”, “Implement the program”, “Evaluate the program”.
   In this general framework, some important methodological-application areas are addressed, such as: “For a training agreement”, “Learning in the development of human resources”, “Making things happen by freeing the energies of others””.
4. The whole general framework is finally brought to a further reflection: “Construction of a unitary learning model” concerning some fundamental factors, such as “The whole-part-whole learning model”.
5. The final part of the course aims to develop an initial reflection on a possible model of “Diagnosis and design of basic skills” (scale of self-diagnosis of skills).

Bibliographical references:

• Class Handout and Exercises provided by the Professor.
• Consultation of some parts of the text: Malcolm Knowles, Elwood F. III Holton, Richard A. Swanson, Quando l’adulto impara. Andragogia e sviluppo della persona, Cortina Raffaello editore, 2009.
• Michele De Beni, A pensare si impara, QuiEdit editore, 2017