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| Course: |
LA204 |
| Title: |
"Storytelling as Communication: How can I use technology to help my students improve writing and presentation skills?" |
| Author: |
Kiran Narker
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| Course Fee: |
$250.00 |
| Credits: |
2 graduate credits available |
| Instructor: |
LTTS Facilitator |
| Abstract: |
In an age of increasingly visual depictions of reality, a decline in aural attention spans, as well as the contemporary craving for interactivity, both information dispersal and communication have evolved from predominantly print material to a smorgasbord of multimedia presentations - a fusion of visual, aural, and linguistic elements. Influenced by this trend, and the resultant drop in reading comprehension due to a lack of self-directed reading, educators report a marked reduction in student achievement and its attendant woes: classroom management problems and low morale. Consequently, teachers are constantly searching for ways to improve writing skills, engage inattentive learners, improve student achievement, and provide valid, real-life projects that challenge and inspire the student. Storytelling is an intuitive and engaging activity that not only offers a venue for introspection, but also provides avenues for improving students' writing and communication skills. Through storytelling, students are engaged in reading stories written by their friends or others, writing their own stories, and developing aural communication skills to present their stories. Further, they also rely on their analytic abilities, and social interaction skills as they organize, write, and present their own narratives.
Accordingly, in this course, you will design an inquiry-based teaching unit that engages students in communication activities by introducing them to personal narratives. These stories encourage students to develop both written and spoken communication skills by engaging them in writing the narrative and developing a visual presentation for their classmates or community members.
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| Outcomes: |
After completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Display a basic familiarity with the structure and process of developing a
personal narrative.
- Identify and articulate achievable goals and objectives for a unit aligned
to content standards.
- Develop strategies for incorporating personal narratives into your class.
- Develop a plan and tools to support students in using computer based visual
presentation to complement a personal narrative.
- Specify assessment criteria in the form of a comprehensive rubric.
Develop an implementation plan.
- Use technology as a powerful tool to complement and enhance the narrative,
thus encouraging reading and writing, as well as the use of images as a legitimate
mode of communication.
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| Timeline: |
You will have 12 weeks to complete this course. If you wish to complete the course after this period, you must re-enroll and pay any applicable enrollment fee. |
| Standards: |
This course will help teachers to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 addressing:
- 1 - Technology Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
- 3 - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
- 4 - Assessment and Evaluation
- 5 - Productivity and Professional Practice
- 6 - Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues
This course will help your students to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 addressing:
- 1 - Basic Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Social, ethical, and human issues
- 3 - Technology Productivity Tools
- 4 - Technology Communications Tools
- 5 - Technology research tools
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LTTS Contact
Information:
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ltts@indiana.edu |
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