The Power of Storytelling: Creating and Curating Stories for Deeper Learning and Higher Engagement

The natural draw to storytelling can be harnessed to positively influence students’ learning. However, crafting a strategic use of stories in a course can be challenging due to the diversity of ways to utilize storytelling: creating digital stories, reading published stories, participating in service-learning and guest speaker sessions which involve learning others’ real stories, or having students write their own stories. In this session, the presenters will share their experiences about the multi-disciplinary value of storytelling and will provide assignment examples. Additionally, session attendees will be able to workshop how they can utilize more storytelling in their courses.