Engage Students Through Narrative Teaching Techniques
Learn how Dr. Elaine Clark from Manchester Business School uses narrative teaching techniques to engage students in the classroom. Discover the power of storytelling, personal anecdotes, and reflective exercises to enhance learning experiences and encourage student participation. Dive into the world of student stories, case histories, and interactive challenges that make learning a captivating journey.
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Let me tell you a story Using narrative to engage in the classroom Dr Elaine Clark Manchester Business School
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The next day I just wanted to say that in all my time here, I have never met a lecturer who seemed so interested in us and if this is anything to go by, I am really looking forward to the rest of the course!
Using narrative in teaching Personal story call to action Metaphor to enliven, engage, offer another perspective and encourage reflection Turning information into stories Exemplifies Relates to real world Offers alternative perspectives Case histories Mini, midi and maxi
Hearing student stories Lifelines Reflective journals Examples from their own lives Pictorially
3 minutes There are many different types of story In groups of 3 -4, what would you say are the key features which they all share?
We are the choices that we make
In 2s Remember a challenge which you have faced. Remember where you were, what you saw, how you felt. Why was it a challenge ? What choice did you have to make? What was the outcome? Tell the story of that challenge to your partner
Listener Thank them for sharing their story How did their story make you feel? Did their story paint a picture? Was the challenge clear? Was it clear what the choice was which was made? What does that choice tell you? Do you feel that you know a little about this person now?
Using stories What stories currently exist within your discipline? Which stories could you use? What would you like to know more about? Be prepared to feedback
Elaines top ten 1 You all have unique stories to tell, stories which can engage and inspire our students
2. Choose your story well Know your audience Be clear about your objectives
5. Paint the picture. Good stories are specific, they paint a picture, they evoke a time, a mood, a colour.
6. Use stories to transform ideas/information into meaning Aah hah!!!
8. Develop your own skills as a storyteller
9. Use your student stories They have many!!!!
Any questions? Elaine.clark@mbs.ac.uk
Some useful references/reading Barton, J (1984) Playing Shakespeare, London and New York, Methuen Brook, P (1961) An Empty Space London, Methuen. Clandinin, D.Jean and Connelly, M (1990) Stories of Experience and Narrative Inquiry Educational Researcher. Vol 19, No 5 pp2-14 Denning, S (2004): "Telling Tales," Harvard Business Review, May 2004, Vol. 82, Iss. 5, pp. 12- 129.) Denning, S (2007) The Secret Language of Leadership Wiley; San Francisco Gabriel, Y (2000) Storytelling in Organisations: Facts, Fictions and Fantasies Oxford University Press, Oxford Ganz, M (2005) Why David sometimes wins in Messick, D.M and Kramer, R.M (2005) The Psychology of Leadership: New Perspectives and Research London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates McAdams D.P (1993) The Stories we live by The Guilford Press: New York Moon, J A (2010) Using story in Higher Education and Professional Development Oxford: Routledge Peck, E and Dickinson, H (2009) Performing Leadership Macmillan: Basingstoke Parkin, M (1998) Tales for Trainers London: Kogan Page Polkinghorne, D. E (1988) Narrative Knowing and the Human Sciences State Univ. of New York Press: Albany Seely Brown, J; Denning, S; Groh, K; Prusak, L (2005) Storytelling in organisations Elsevier- Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford Weick, K (1995) Sensemaking in Organizations: Foundations for Organizational Science Sage: California
