Blog One

Sto­ry telling is such a pow­er­ful way to express ideas and teach pow­er­ful mes­sages that last longer than bul­let point facts. When grow­ing up, many chil­dren are taught larg­er life lessons through metaphors and the make-believe. While this is quite effec­tive, over­time mem­o­riza­tion become the main­stream way to learn con­cepts and ideas in acad­e­mia.  Adding more con­nec­tions to pre­vi­ous learn­ing and through brain activ­i­ty to enhance the impact of what we learn. Through media and dig­i­tal tech­nolo­gies, there are more ways this can be done with audio and visu­al effects to ful­ly immerse the learner.

In my opin­ion more stu­dents can depict all of the char­ac­ter from Sponge­bob Squarepants more so than the past 5 Prime Min­is­ters. Many peo­ple find it eas­i­er to remem­ber and under­stand things that con­nect with them on a per­son­al lev­el, and sto­ries make this much eas­i­er to do. Pro­vid­ing a “rich­er” learn­ing expe­ri­ence, as said by AJ Jul­liani in his arti­cle about the impor­tance of sto­ry telling, sto­ries can reach stu­dents on an emo­tion­al and bio­chem­i­cal lev­el. Many stu­dents may not want to be taught about his­tor­i­cal events in a date-action way, instead being more engaged with an in-depth sto­ry on the events that occurred.

Works Cit­ed

Jul­liani, A. (2016, March 21). The Hid­den Impor­tance of Teach­ing With Sto­ries. Retrieved Jan­u­ary 16, 2021, from http://ajjuliani.com/hidden-importance-teaching-stories/