A series of presentations from the Hum@n Digital Humanities Project for higher education from the module on digital storytelling. The module is organised into five parts:  1. Stories, narratives and storytelling 2. Story-based learning 3. Digital storytelling  4. Tools for digital storytelling 5. Using StoryMaps
 By the end of this module, participants should be able to use storytelling in teaching, learning and research and create StoryMaps.

1. 1
Digital Storytelling for teaching
and research
Storytelling Processes
www.digihuman.eu

2. 2
Storytelling Processes (1)
Storytelling processes involve:
• exploring and collecting data,
information
• making a story by constructing the
storyline or plot by ordering,
establishing logical connections
• developing a story flow
• formulating a message and
• developing the plot
LOGO Partner

3. 3
Storytelling Processes (2)
• Building your presentation
• Sharing the results
• Get feedback from the target group
The external factors involved include:
• taking the target audience into account,
• the setting or way the story is presented and
• the medium the story material will be created in for
instance video, images, text, narration.
LOGO Partner

4. 4
Storytelling and learning 1
• The addition of storytelling activities to the
learning process creates a personal
relationship between teacher and learner
• Storytelling is a powerful tool to engage
students and form emotional connections to
the topics under study.
• Stories convey the culture, history, and values
that unite people

5. 5
Storytelling and learning 2
• Good storytelling builds familiarity and
trust
• Students that engaged with stories were
more open to learning that was
‘transformative’
• Transformative learning makes meaning
of experiences, especially when these
experiences challenge previous
assumptions and beliefs

6. 6
Storytelling and
transformational
learning
Storytelling processes
follow the cognitive
processes in
Mezirow’s ten
transformational
learning steps
(Merriam, 2004).
Source: Adapted from Sahin Izmirli and Kabakci Yurdakul (2014)
Merriam, S.B., 2004. The role of cognitive development in
Mezirow’s transformational learning theory. Adult education
quarterly, 55(1), 60-68.
Sahin Izmirli, Ö. and Kabakci Yurdakul, I., 2014. Investigation of
Prospective Teachers' Information and Communication
Technology Integration Practices in Terms of Transformative
Learning Theory. Educational Sciences: Theory and
Practice, 14(6), 293-2303.