Learning from stories

From Community Narrations

Aims of the activity[edit]

Support participants to understand the different forms of digital stories and what informations about people’s lives can be found in them.

Resources, Materials needed[edit]

- Flipchart paper and pens.
- Projection facilities with sound.
- 3 x example stories.

Duration in minutes[edit]

45 - 60 minutes.

Step-by-step - what has to be done[edit]

1. Select 3 different types of digital stories.
2. Show each story one-by-one to the participants (i.e. display a social media post/exchange on the screen, play a video interview etc.).
3. After each story, ask the participants to collate these ideas onto a piece of flipchart using a table:

  1. What is the story’s name?
  2. What type of story is this?
  3. What was the key message/idea of the story?

4. Summarize the table results to the participants.
5. Use the flashcards from previous activity (if required) to help this activity.

Learning Outcomes - which skills are adressed?[edit]

Identify the key ideas and messages from different types of digital stories.

Further Links/Readings[edit]

https://crnonline.de/result/our-voices-digital-curator-training-programme/