Description

Show Notes:

In this episode, Amanda and Jessica discuss storytelling and instruction. How can you use your experience and previous student support to provide instruction?

Topics & Takeaways:

• Storytelling can be valuable in information literacy instruction because it is informational, memorable and a great way to reach novice learners.
• What are our experiences with storytelling in the classroom?
• What are some ways to use infographics as storytelling?
• What are some barriers to storytelling in the classroom?
• What are some “Pie in the sky” storytelling techniques you might want to try in the future?
• Do you think storytelling is an effective instruction technique for one shots?
• Small ways you can incorporate storytelling into your instruction

Resources referenced in this episode:

• The Teaching Professor: Storytelling: A Valuable Teaching Tool
• Telling Stories: The Art and Science of Storytelling as an Instructional Strategy by Karen Brakke & Jeremy Ashton Houska
• Harvard Business Review: What Makes Storytelling So Effective For Learning?
• Telling the Story: Using Narratives to Explain WHY Information Literacy Education is Important and Get Students Invested in What We Do by Heather Barrow-Stafford
• Teaching Information Literacy Through Short Stories by David James Brier & Vickery Kaye Lebbin
• Keeping Up With Digital Storytelling
• Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling by Jason Lankow, Josh Ritchie & Ross Crooks
• Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers by Jessamyn Neuhaus
• Teaching In Higher Ed Podcast: Episode 286 with Jessamyn Neuhaus

This episode's theme music:

Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-gov

NOTE: In the episode, Jessica refers to introverted teaching and attributes certain quotes to educator Flower Darby but that should have been attributed to Jessamyn Neuhaus, whose book is linked above.

Here's where you can find us:

Podcast: @Librarian_Guide 

Jessica: @LibraryGeek611

Amanda: @HistoryBuff820

Email: InfoLitTeachingPodcast@gmail.com

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