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May 04, 2008
Podcast about Storytelling and Learning
At The Learning Times Green Room, a podcast for Renewal, Retooling and Conversations about Learning, co-hosts Susan Manning and Dan Balzer offer a podcast on using storytelling for instructional purposes.
The Learning Times Green Room blog also offers notes to go along with the podcast. Susan's and Dan's discussion of "getting students engaged in solving a problem, making a recommendation, or breaking up problem down into simpler components are methods of using story" resonates with me. Susan and Dan also encourage listeners to check out Learning Scenarios Online based at Valencia College, which is near me. You can log onto a demo Learning Scenario course, Teaching for Learning, a story-based course described, in part, like this: "By engaging with the storyline, characters, and resources, and interacting with other participants, you will leave with the skills, attitudes and knowledge to assist you in creating a learning-centered classroom environment."
The Learning Times Green Room's show topics are often drawn from members of LearningTimes.org, a free online community of education and training professionals from across the globe. The LT Green Room gives listeners (and ourselves) an opportunity to reflect on what they're doing behind the scene that results in an effective learning experience.
Posted by Katharine at May 4, 2008 01:17 PM
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