Characteristics of Good Storytelling | Origin: ED146
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How Storytelling Benefits Learning --> Characteristics of Good Storytelling
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I use storytelling when teaching my ESL students here in the United States. I'm American, but I lived for many years as an English teacher in Korea. I have lots of personal anecdotes and stories from my time in Korea that help me make connections with my students, who all come from countries outside the U.S. I think my stories help my students know that I understand their struggles to understand language and culture here in America and that they can trust me to help them.
How do you integrate storytelling into your curriculum to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes, and what specific strategies or examples have proven most effective in your experience?
Due to my vast nursing experience I am able to pull real life scenarios for students to relate to. This gives them some concrete information and knowledge base
Due to my experience as a veterinary technician I am able to pull from many times that lesson material was applicable to our career.
Que las historias son una manera muy apropiada para tratar un tema de clase.
I was especially interested in the material highlighting the use of "Good" humor
Storytelling can increase retention and connection with the students and content.
Good start makes better response and retention.
I think story telling from the class and instructor is beneficial. It helps students relate to real life scenarios.
As an instructor for HVAC/R, I've found the subject is dry and boring to younger students. Telling a story about real-life events and how they relate to the subject we are going over in class helps tremendously.
Storytelling, while used regularly in my classroom, is often a key tool in the instructor's toolbelt. This course serves as an important reminder that it can not only enhance the student's learning, but often provoke questions about their roll in the industry of choice. Furthermore, it is often used to boost engagement and dedication to the field.
Storytelling can unlock the students imagination when it comes to understanding the content being taught it also opens up room for discussion especially about other peer experiences.
I use storytelling in all my nursing labs to help the students remember and relate to the task. Sometimes it makes them understand the importance for doing it and the danger it can cause by not carrying out the task. ie: Two patient identifier on a patient.
Providing storytelling of experiences to the students brings the real world to the classroom, thus keeping them engaged by letting them ask follow-up questions related to the topic being taught
I found the link to many different App based resources interesting. I will try exploring some of the free Apps to see how they may enhance the classroom experience.
Story telling can enhance teaching environment.
I take a lab skill and turn it into a story by bringing it alive with humor and classroom participation. Example: I teach a surgical tech program, there is a process the surgeon uses to enter the abdominal cavity. ( marker, knife, clamp, tie, suture scissors., etc. ) So I chose 5 students to be each item above. A narrator starts out with I AM A - and the student who is the marker stands up and says I am a marker, the next student stands up and says, I am the knife. can you see the lesson coming alive?
A good story can encourage input from otherwise quiet students and start the ball rolling for optimum engagement.
EVERYONE appreciates humorous story
