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Experiential digital storytelling immerses the students in the fantasy world of an unfolding story. It invites students to participate in a learning 'scavenger hunt' facilitated by digital technologies. Students become part of the story and they learn through their experience of the narrative and play. 

 

This adventure has:

• imaginary characters who interact with students through different channels and function as facilitators of learning by presenting situations, providing relevant information, creating unexpected events and initiating activities which students complete

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• a storyline that connects the learning tasks and situates students in a particular context

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• learning activities that students need to complete to unfold the next part of the story

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The following resources have been developed to support and guide practitioners who wish to utilise experiential digital storytelling:

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• A research article Learning digital literacies through experiential digital storytelling in an EAL context: an exploratory study (Tour et al., 2019).

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• The teacher's handbook for the learning unit on email communication The Compendium of Close Shaves

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• A storyboard template that can be used to design your own experiential digital storytelling unit (a PDF file).

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