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Empowering Classroom Success Through Powerful Storytelling
Hours: 2
Storytelling is the oldest and most powerful way to communicate information. It is an art form that inspires, transforms and paints indelible pictures in the minds of listeners. As an instructional tool it can be used to help retention of both information and student as stories captivate, entertain and immerse us in an experience. We can also fortify students’ communication skill set by allowing them to tell their own carefully crafted story. In particular, telling their success story can improve self-efficacy, be a powerful motivator, and provide a connecting agent for students in your class. This workshop teaches how to strengthen your own stories as well as those of your students, and demonstrates innovative, contemporary ways to use storytelling as a connecting, engaging tool in the classroom.
Participants will:
1. Learn the essentials elements of a great story
2. Discover techniques gifted storytellers use
3. Explore storytelling modalities for the classroom as well as Ideas for integrating student storytelling into existing curricula
4. Find out the value and applications of the success story as an assignment
5. Incorporate the essential elements of strong storytelling via a group project
Participants are encouraged to bring a story idea to the workshop involving a challenge they had that evolved into a success. This workshop is co-presented by Mark Butland and Merrilee Shopland.
Mark Butland is Professor of Communication at Austin Community College. He’s also a researcher and author as well as a professional speaker and corporate trainer. With over 20 years teaching experience, Mark has been the recipient of several teaching excellence awards. Mark’s Textbooks, “Public Speaking: Choices for Effective Results,” 6th Ed. and “Achieving Communication Competence,” 2nd Ed. are widely used. Mark’s academic research and publishing is in the area of instructional communication. Mark’s workshops on presentation skills, effective meetings, and using the elevator speech effectively, have been well received at Dell, Motorola, 3M, National Instruments, Tyson Foods, Texas Gas Services, Austin Chamber of Commerce, and others. He is a member of ASTD and NSA. Mark lives in Austin Texas with his Wife, Natalie, and his son, Christopher.
Merrilee Shopland brings over 25 years of experience working at ACC in both Professional Development and as an Adjunct Faculty Professor. Currently she serves as the Faculty Development Coordinator in ACC’s Faculty Development Office utilizing her background in multimedia, training and development and instructional design. She has presented nationally in the areas of presentations skills, instructional software, teaching strategies, and fostering creativity in the classroom. Merrilee's talent for producing short, informative comedic videos can be seen in the videos that she produces each year for General Assembly and other events. |
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