ACTIVITIES:

Autonomous

• Reading of texts and viewing of audiovisual documentaries on the cultural dimension: art and education.
• Artistic design and creation: the artistic creation processes will begin in the workshop (seminars) and can be continued independently in other spaces such as nature, the library, etc.
• Visit to an art exhibition. This will be decided at the beginning of the course and will depend on the exhibitions scheduled in Barcelona at that time. Students will need to attend on their own and cover the cost of admission, if applicable.

Guided

Large Group

• Lectures given by the professor.
• Field trips to social, cultural, and/or educational institutions, with a reduced cost for students.
• Conferences and workshops with guest professionals from the fields of early childhood education and contemporary art.

Seminars

• Artistic practice: small group work sessions (maximum 25 students), supervised by faculty, where individual and group proposals specific to the subject area will be developed. These sessions will deepen the contents and themes explored in the large group.
• Reflections based on texts and audiovisual documentaries related to the subject.
• Work on the artistic creation process: analysis of both the process and the results.

Supervised

• Individual or small-group tutorials to monitor the proposals (in-person or virtual).
• Work on the artistic creation process: analysis of both the process and the results.

SPECIFIC MATERIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES

The sessions of this course are based on research and experimentation with materials by the students. This work requires investigation supported by image documentation and the recycling of materials for artistic education. Furthermore, the adopted methodology requires students to bring specific materials to class for the realization of artistic activities (brushes, paints, etc.).

The faculty will recommend the most suitable materials for the scheduled activities, aiming for affordability and the possibility of sharing among students. Mechanisms will be sought to ensure all students have access to the necessary materials, even in cases of limited personal resources.

Given the current context of climate emergency, scarcity of natural resources, and economic imbalance, the teaching team of the Didactics of Visual Expression Unit will promote artistic skills from an eco-social and ecofeminist perspective.

Priority will be given to the use of natural and recycled materials during workshop sessions and in individual and/or collective artistic creations. By using natural materials and creating resources from them, the aim is to generate environmental awareness among students, fostering sensitivity and critical thinking to perceive the natural and material environment around us, and to act in the face of attitudes, situations, and events that contribute to improving care for the planet.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

The course will be assessed continuously. Attendance is recommended, given the active and participatory methodology of the sessions.

SUBMISSIONS. Throughout the course there will be two submissions of assignments:

First submission:

GROUP 61: 28th October 2026.

GROUP 62: 5th November 2026

The activities to be submitted are:

• Activities derived from the readings and viewings (Block I. Art and Education. CULTURAL DIMENSION). INDIVIDUAL
• Complete structure and contents of the portfolio / website / artistic education journal (Blocks I and II). INDIVIDUAL

Second submission. This final submission will be accompanied by the final portfolio (both the content and the presentation will be assessed).

GROUP 61 and 62: 7th January 2027.

The activities to be submitted are:

• Complete structure and contents of the portfolio / website / artistic education journal (Blocks I and II). INDIVIDUAL
• Two-dimensional and three-dimensional artistic practices (Block II. Training in art practice. PRODUCTIVE DIMENSION). INDIVIDUAL
• Two-dimensional and three-dimensional artistic practices (Block II. Training in art practice). GROUP

RESIT

Resubmission period:

GROUP 61:20th January 2027

GROUP 62: 21th January 2027.

The activities that can be resubmitted are:

• Activities derived from the readings and viewings (Block I. Art and Education. CULTURAL DIMENSION). INDIVIDUAL
• Two-dimensional and three-dimensional artistic practices (Block II. Training in art practice. PRODUCTIVE DIMENSION). INDIVIDUAL
• Complete contents of the portfolio / website / artistic education journal (Blocks I and II). INDIVIDUAL

The activity that can't be resubmitted is:

• Two-dimensional and three-dimensional artistic practices (Block II. Training in art practice). GROUP

The maximum grade for resit will be 5.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT.

Students may request a single assessment. This will take place for the GROUP 61 the 13th January 2027 and for the GROUP 62 the 14th January 2027.

• The assessment tasks for students who opt for single assessment will be the same as for continuous assessment; however, group work will need to be completed individually.
• The same resit system will apply to both continuous and single assessment.
• The review process for the final grade will follow the same procedure as for continuous assessment.

The course instructor will specify the assignments to be submitted, their format, and the exact submission date (a tentative date is provided in the schedule).

Within the three weeks following the submission of the assessment evidence, students will be informed of their grades (via the virtual campus), and a date will be set for grade review and feedback on the assignments.

To pass this course, students must demonstrate strong general communication skills, both oral and written, as well as a good command of the course language(s) specified in the syllabus. The assessment will also consider teamwork and collaborative skills and will be sensitive to gender perspective issues.

As a mandatory requirement to pass the course, students must display attitudes and aptitudes compatible with the teaching profession, such as: active listening, responsibility, respect, active participation, cooperation, empathy, kindness, punctuality, non-judgmental behavior, ability to argue, appropriate use of electronic devices (mobile phone, laptop, etc.), and critical thinking. Conduct that promotes a friendly and positive classroom environment, based on democratic values and the respect and appreciation of diversity, will be required.

A student who has not handed in two thirds of the assessment tasks or who do not provide sufficient evidence for all of the activities will be considered as not assessable.

Copying or plagiarism of materials constitutes academic misconduct and will be penalized with a grade of 0. Any academic irregularity will result in a grade of 0 for the affected activity. If multiple irregularities are detected, the final grade for the course will be 0, and the student will not be eligible for reassessment.

Please note that “copying” refers to work that reproduces all or a substantial part of another person’s work, while “plagiarism” refers to presenting all or part of another author’s text as one’s own without properly citing the sources, whether in print or digital format.

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted solely for support tasks such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction, or translation. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using AI, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools haveinfluenced the process and final result of the activity. A lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered academic dishonesty and may lead to partial or full penalization of the activity’s grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.