DIGITAL STORYTELLING FOR REFLECTION AND LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE

Summary of the Workshop: Evidence Based Practice is emphasized in placement, to integrate theoretical knowledge with experience and user knowledge. However, the theoretical and scientific aspects have tendencies to get most... [ view full abstract ]

Summary of the Workshop:
Evidence Based Practice is emphasized in placement, to integrate theoretical knowledge with experience and user knowledge. However, the theoretical and scientific aspects have tendencies to get most attention. At HIOA, digital storytelling has been implemented to strengthen the focus on personal and emotional experiences from placement, and furthermore focus on reflection in experience-based knowledge.

The workshop will introduce digital storytelling in occupational therapy education with examples of stories made by students after placement in the 2nd year. The purpose is to share experiences with digital storytelling, and discuss possibilities for application in occupational therapy education and practice. Digital storytelling may offer an alternative approach to reflect through a personal story using multimodality to develop the professional therapeutic role.

Objectives of the workshop is to be introduced to digital storytelling, experience a part of the process of making a digital story and discuss and reflect on educational areas for application. Participants will be invited to engage actively in parts of a digital storytelling process.

Maximum number of participants: 30.

Brief description of intended participants:
This workshop would be suitable for practitioners, students and faculty members.

References
Jamissen, G., & Skou, G. (2010) ‘Poetic reflection through digital storytelling–a methodology to foster professional health worker identity in students’, Seminar.net, Media, technology and lifelong learning; (online) 6 (2), pp. 177–191

Lal, S., Donnelly, C., & Shin, J. (2015) ‘Digital Storytelling: An Innovative Tool for Practice, Education, and Research’, Occupational therapy in health care, 29 (1), pp. 54-62