Sean Diaz
Storytelling in Online Education
SOE is a community of practice with curated examples showcasing excellence in digital storytelling for online learning.
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The Problem
The Problem
Despite growing demand for distance learning, faculty and students believe online courses are less engaging and effective than face-to-face courses.
Despite growing demand for distance learning, faculty and students believe online courses are less engaging and effective than face-to-face courses.
"Zoom University" won't cut it.
"Zoom University" won't cut it.
Synchronous video alone cannot replace what faculty and students want in a learning experience.
Innovation needs community
Innovation needs community
University professors will need more than a top down mandate to transform their classes into effective online learning spaces.
The Solution
The Solution
A community of practice that helps professors cross the innovation "chasm" by embracing their role as storytellers.
A community of practice that helps professors cross the innovation "chasm" by embracing their role as storytellers.
Our goal is to help faculty redefine learning for the digital environment by helping them achieve the follow objectives:
Use a broader range of digital tools to expand the possibilities for content creation and content delivery.
Apply learning theory to online course design to help student achieve higher order learning objectives.
Use the principles of narrative to increase engagement and improve learning.
The Prototype
The Prototype
The result of our research is Storytellers in Online Education, a community of practice for faculty designing online courses around principles of narrative and storytelling.
The result of our research is Storytellers in Online Education, a community of practice for faculty designing online courses around principles of narrative and storytelling.
SOE has thee key features that community members can benefit from and contribute to, all written in a easy to digest blog format.
SOE has thee key features that community members can benefit from and contribute to, all written in a easy to digest blog format.
Case Studies
Case Studies
A library of real course examples showing concretely how narrative is applied to learning.
Design resources
Design resources
Articles about widely available tools for creating digital narratives.
Pedagogical Guidance
Pedagogical Guidance
Real practitioners giving their advice about practical application of narrative learning theory.
Questions, comments?
Questions, comments?
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