innovative teaching

Training the "clinical eye". Rubens' Three Graces: how many pathologies?

Art can serve as a powerful resource for medical students to both train the so
called “clinical eye” and to better understand disease [1]. Herein a paleopathological
analysis is performed on one of Ruben’s final artworks, “The Three Graces” (1630-
1635; oil on oak panel; 220.5 x 182 cm; Museo del Prado, Madrid). Rubens depicts
the three Graces beside a fountain, under a garland of flowers in a landscape. The
circular rhythm and elegant undulation are based on classical sculpture. Painted

Innovative Teaching and Digital Literacy in Preschool. App Content Analysis and Experimental Case Studies in a Sociological Perspective

The objective of this article is to illustrate, from the theoretical and methodological perspective, the construction of an experimental process of a “digital education app” in several preschools in the municipality of Rome. The general objective the project fits into is related to a sociological analysis, based on the relationship between theory and empirical research, of the effects of introducing digital media into preschool didactics.

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