20-Minute Mentors

How Can I Harness the Power of Story to Create Classroom Community?

Sharing stories is a powerful tool for building connection in the classroom. Learn the connection between the power of stories and community while taking away three specific activities to create opportunity for storytelling in an academic classroom.

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How Can I Harness the Power of Story to Create Classroom Community?

Use storytelling across academic disciplines to create an innovative learning environment.  Understanding this philosophy and practice gives you an effective tool for connection in a world that seems to continually disconnect and fracture. Stories connect learners to the material resulting in retention and understanding. Additionally, stories connect learners with you and each other to build classroom community.

This 20-Minute Mentor provides concrete examples of how to craft a story for learning. Learn the connection between the power of stories and community while taking away three specific activities to create opportunity for storytelling in an academic classroom.

Learning Goals

After viewing this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the role of storytelling in the higher education learning environment
  • Apply an understanding of shared meaning and learning connection to specific academic disciplines
  • Use several methods to create stories to build community in the classroom

Topics Covered

  • The role of storytelling in building community
  • The importance of listening to stories
  • Three activities to begin engaging students in storytelling

Audience

This program will benefit faculty teaching in any modality.

 

Product Code: PM23AA

Campus Access License

With the purchase of the optional Campus Access License, registrants are granted a license to download the program contents to a password-protected network, server, or website for additional staff use. You will receive information on downloading the contents of the program within 3-5 business days after payment has been received by Magna.

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If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, you may cancel the order within 30 days of purchase and receive a full refund.

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