Digital storytelling for global citizenship education

The art of storytelling supports local and global communities. The program introduces to creative thinking design approaches, animated and digital narrative techniques along with shooting strategies and video editing elements. From the cinematic context to the means of social media communication, the course proposes an ecosystem of contents, scenarios and transversal languages in favour of the development of the 21st century skills.
The workshop is open to School teachers, VET trainers and Adults’ educators.

METHODOLOGY

The aim of the training course is to provide participants with a specific methodology to implement Global Citizenship Education using Digital Storytelling technique both in schools and in non-formal educational contexts.
The course aims to respond to crucial training needs that are emerging among young people, such as intercultural and crosscultural skills, critical thinking, collaborative and project-based learning, creativity and digital literacy.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Analyse GCE opportunities for formal and non-formal education;
• Use digital storytelling in the classroom/group;
• Plan a digital storytelling workshop;
• Experience one concrete tool to facilitate the story-circle;
• Being engaged to use digital storytelling in the classroom.

PROGRAMME

Activities are structured per one or two weeks of intensive workshops, participants will achieve a consistent set of competences at the end of each week.