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Publication Date: 2018
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Teaching Introduction to Psychology: Promoting Student Learning Using Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement
Grange, Christina; Miller, Antoinette
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, v30 n1 p172-183 2018
This paper demonstrates how partnering with digital storytelling initiatives, like the StoryCorps project, can yield fruitful service-learning opportunities, while also supporting innovative approaches for teaching students from a range of disciplines who are enrolled in Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1101). While various pedagogical tools for teaching psychology exist, StoryCorps provides a unique opportunity to expose students to a large range of people and related stories to which they may otherwise not have been exposed. This paper outlines a model for how a partnership with a local digital storytelling initiative (StoryCorps) can be integrated into a community engaged course and facilitate course activities reflecting an applied, multi-faceted learning environment. Preliminary data comparing student outcomes in the service-learning course to those in the traditional PSYC 1101 course are also discussed.
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Psychology, Academic Achievement, Story Telling, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Community Involvement, Service Learning, Models, Partnerships in Education, College Students
International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Web site: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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