Engaging Online Students

Engaging Students: Through Quotes,Graphic Novels and Storytelling

Brown Bag SeriesFelicia Banks

The sage on the stage or the guide on the side

Engaging Our Students

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

~Theodore Roosevelt

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

~William Arthur Ward

Engaging Through Quotes

Engaging through Comics

"There are going to be days when you won’t have the energy or drive to get out of bed. There are going to be days when you’re going to want to give up on love, life, or school. The thing is, you’re not allowed to give up. You were given a life and you’re supposed to live it. The truth is the seventy or eighty years that you’re given isn’t long enough to do the things you’re supposed to do. Sure, you’re [going to] hit a few bumps along the way, but you’ve got to pick yourself up and move on. Life is unpredictable and things might not always work out the way you want them to, but that’s no reason to give up. You’re here for a reason and someday when you’re not expecting it, you’re going to discover your reason for being here. And when that does happen, your life will never be the same."~Unknown~

An Inspiration

Commercial Break

Graphic NovelsTerm first used in

1964Fictional/Non-

Fictional/Anthology stories presented as a comic strip

Consists of art and text

StorytellingAn understanding of

events in words, images, and sounds.

Provides a means of creativity and communication

Transmedia Storytelling is one example

Definitions

Storytelling with Graphics

Commercial Break

Storytelling with Media

Commercial Break

Spider Man (Movie/Comic)

PerceptionPersonality

Application of Graphic Novels

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Erik Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development

The character experiences each stage

Application of Storytelling

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Expressed through transmedia (a movie) that depicts each of the five stages

Application of Motivation

Virtual MuseumTransmedia Storytelling and Comic

Virtual MuseumPsychologists

Callahan, M. & King, J. (2011). Classroom Remix: Patterns of Pedagogy in a Techno-Literacies Poetry Unit. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Oct2011, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p134-144.

Cham, J. (2010). PHD Comics. Retrieved from http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1319Crutcher, P. (2011). Complexity in the Comic and Graphic Novel Medium: Inquiry Through

Bestselling Batman Stories. Journal of Popular Culture. Feb2011, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p53-72.DeNeui, D. & Dodge, T. (2006). Asynchronous Learning Networks and Student Outcomes: The

Utility of Online Learning Components in Hybrid Courses. Journal of Instructional Psychology. Dec2006, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p256-259.

Drake, D. (2007). The art of thinking narratively: Implications for coaching psychology and practice. Australian Psychologist. Nov2007, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p283-294.

Durrington, V., Berryhill, A. & Swafford, J. (2006). Strategies for enhancing student interactivity in an online environment. College Teaching. Winter2006, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p190-193.

Frude, N. & Killick, S. (2011). Family storytelling and the attachment relationship. Psychodynamic Practice. Nov2011, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p441-455.

Hsu, J. (2008). The Secrets of STORYTELLING: Our Love for Telling Tales Reveals the Workings of the Mind. Scientific American Mind. Aug/Sep2008, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p46-51.

Manney, P. (2008). Empathy in the Time of Technology: How Storytelling is the Key to Empathy. Journal of Evolution & Technology. Sep2008, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-11.

Miller, P. (2009). Stories Have Histories: Reflections on the Personal in Personal Storytelling. Taiwan Journal of Anthropology. 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p67-84.

References

Meyers, S. (2008). Using Transformative Pedagogy When Teaching Online. College Teaching. Fall2008, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p219-224.

Nelson, A., McClintock, C., Perez-Ferguson, A., Shawver, M. & Thompson, G. (2008). Storytelling Narratives: Social Bonding as Key for Youth at Risk. Child & Youth Care Forum. Jun2008, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p127-137.

Rodríguez, J. & Pérez, M. (2009). Teaching visual literacy: Using comic books, graphic novels, anime, cartoons, and more to develop comprehension and thinking skills. International Journal of English Studies. 2009, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p171-174.

Rutledge, P. (2013). Transmedia storytelling workshops: For organizations, branding and marketing. Retrieved from http://athinklab.com/the-psychological-power-of-transmedia-storytelling/

Steinbronn, P. & Merideth, E. (2008). Perceived Utility of Methods and Instructional Strategies Used in Online and Face-to-face Teaching Environments. Innovative Higher Education. 2008, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p265-278.

Stark-Wroblewski, K., Boeding, C., Church, T., Kreiner, D., Lopata, A. & Ryan, J. (2008). Use of Virtual Reality Technology to Enhance Undergraduate Learning in Abnormal Psychology. Teaching of Psychology. Oct-Dec2008, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p343-348.

Tomasevich, M. (2013). Super Learners. Knowledge Quest. Jan/Feb2013, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p18-23.Wikipedia. (n.d.). Graphic novels. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_novel

Williams, I. (2011). Autography as Auto-Therapy: Psychic Pain and the Graphic Memoir. Journal of Medical Humanities. Dec2011, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p353-366.

References (Cont)