Storytelling as an Active Learning Tool to Engage Students in a Genetics Classroom

Storytelling is an ancient art that originated long before the written word. Storytelling interspersed with traditional lectures has been used as a teaching tool in an Introductory Genetics course. Students have eagerly responded to the storytelling pedagogy, suggesting that it can be leveraged to h...

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Auteur principal: Karobi Moitra
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:07c480275c5f4f74b2e84e86badc56c12021-11-15T15:15:36ZStorytelling as an Active Learning Tool to Engage Students in a Genetics Classroom10.1128/jmbe.v15i2.8151935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/07c480275c5f4f74b2e84e86badc56c12014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v15i2.815https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Storytelling is an ancient art that originated long before the written word. Storytelling interspersed with traditional lectures has been used as a teaching tool in an Introductory Genetics course. Students have eagerly responded to the storytelling pedagogy, suggesting that it can be leveraged to help students grasp complicated theories, engage students, and help improve student retention in STEM fields.Karobi MoitraAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 332-334 (2014)
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Storytelling as an Active Learning Tool to Engage Students in a Genetics Classroom
description Storytelling is an ancient art that originated long before the written word. Storytelling interspersed with traditional lectures has been used as a teaching tool in an Introductory Genetics course. Students have eagerly responded to the storytelling pedagogy, suggesting that it can be leveraged to help students grasp complicated theories, engage students, and help improve student retention in STEM fields.
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