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Digital Storytelling: A Beneficial Tool for Large Survey Courses in History

The History teacher (Long Beach, Calif.), 2021-08, Vol.54 (4), p.709 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 0018-2745 ;EISSN: 1945-2292

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  • Title:
    Digital Storytelling: A Beneficial Tool for Large Survey Courses in History
  • Author: de Chantal, Julie
  • Subjects: Class Activities ; Critical Thinking ; Educational Technology ; General Education ; History Instruction ; Large Group Instruction ; Learner Engagement ; Story Telling ; Teaching Methods ; Technological Literacy ; Technology Uses in Education ; Thinking Skills ; Undergraduate Study ; Writing Skills
  • Is Part Of: The History teacher (Long Beach, Calif.), 2021-08, Vol.54 (4), p.709
  • Description: Every semester, instructors of general education survey classes in history struggle with the same questions as they rewrite their syllabi: How can I get my students to engage more deeply into writing and research? How can I help them develop their problem solving and critical thinking skills? How can I make history more interesting to non-history majors? The task is particularly daunting in a large-class setting where sixty or more students sit in an auditorium, especially if the instructor does not have the luxury of a teaching assistant. In classes of this size, it is practically impossible to provide detailed feedback on each student's writing, or to guide them through the process of original research. This paper argues that using digital storytelling in large survey classes allows instructors to add a manageable research component to their courses while helping students to better fulfill learning outcomes associated with higher-order thinking in Bloom's taxonomy (analyze, evaluate, create). The digital storytelling process--with historical research, the production of a detailed script, storyboards, and short documentary-style presentation--allows students to hone their critical thinking skills, develop their visual and digital literacy skills, and improve their writing skills, all while deepening their engagement with historical narratives.
  • Publisher: Society for History Education
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0018-2745
    EISSN: 1945-2292
  • Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
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