Unit description
Emphasises the importance of storytelling as a method of transmitting culture. Enables students to enjoy, prepare and tell stories to children.
Unit content
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Introduction to the 'power of story'
- What is storytelling?
- The power of storytelling in the classroom.
- Storytelling as a teaching and healing tool
- Storytelling in a 'new age'
- Choosing stories for telling (2 weeks)
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The art of storytelling
- Storytelling techniques
- Props and presentation ideas
- Learning and telling stories
- Use of stories across the curriculum
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | articulate a knowledge of the history and cultural value of storytelling | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 2 | explain the importance of storytelling in the classroom for the imaginative, personal and moral development of children | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 3 | create a personal narrative to explore digital storytelling | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 4 | clarify that stories from different cultures have the capacity to engender cross-cultural understanding and respect | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 5 | choose and tell different kinds of stories from many cultures and literature sources | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 6 | use different techniques in learning and telling stories for different audiences | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 7 | practise storytelling and critically assess the 'power of story' as a teaching and learning tool. | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 3
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Online
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 2 hours (4 weeks) |
| Structured online learning 2 hours (10 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Digital Story | 30% |
| Video storytelling performance | 50% |
| Discussion board | 20% |
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2016 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
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