intergenerational storytelling: three facets of a new approach
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by Luca BotturiTRANSCRIPT
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Intergenerational storytelling three facets of a new approach Luca Botturi, ph.d. Associazione seed, Switzerland
ALICE Final Conference Bucarest, 24.10.2013
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services for non profit org
innovation projects
social development
International cooperation
social business from 2007
8 people (4 FTE)
Lugano
digital storytelling
games
experiential learning
web communication
web development
entrepreneurship employability
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stories & learning
• Let me tell you a story… • Narration is a powerful way to convey knowledge and
stimulate learning [Egan, 1986; Bruner, 1990].
• Informal education: – Stories are a key instrument
• Formal education – Stories are used only in some spaces – Common in pre-primary and primary education – It disappears in “serious education”, excep for case studies
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storytelling
• Storytelling is the art of creating good stories well told [McKee, 1997]
• Creating a story is a powerful learning process, at least as much as telling stories – Studying the subject – Forging language – Achieving communication – Etc…
• This is not very much used in education, with some exception – Creative writing has only recently become a recognized
academic subject
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digital storytelling
• DS is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling [Leslie Rule, 2008]
• Storytelling empowered by digital media: – Images, audio, motion, etc. – Technical features + expressive languages
• DS has been promoted in social projects – Center for Digital Storytelling [Lambert, 2012] – Digital Storytelling for Development [Botturi, Bramani & Corbino, in
press]
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what competences?
Technologies: • Motivating • Enhancing expressive capacity • Open source applications for
standard education (MovieMaker/iMovie; Audacity; digital camera)
Storytelling • Understanding narrative • Shaping stories • Using media as an aid
Stories • Expressing experience • Communicating • Learning • Imagination
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the process
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24-10-2013 seed 11 The Fat Countess
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24-10-2013 seed 12 The Fat Countess
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24-10-2013 seed 13 The Vietnamese Dinner
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24-10-2013 seed 14 Children’s tales?
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three facets
• Digital stories as a medium for intergenerational dialogue – For example, The Fat Countess
• Digital stories for crossing cultural bondaries – For example, The Vietnamese Dinner
• Digital stories for integration and socialization – For example, Children’s tales
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summary
• It works! • Why?
– The story is the core – The narration activity is the engine – Digital media is a catalyzer
• (Digital) storytelling is a rich and multi-faceted activity, – It can become a resource in intergenerational storytelling in
many different ways – It requires more exploration and more careful observation
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contacts
Associazione seed Via al Chiosso 8, Porza CH-6952 Canobbio Switzerland
www.seedlearn.org [email protected]
ALICE Final Conference Bucarest, 24.10.2013