Advance HE Teaching & Learning Conference 2018: An interactive Doctoral presentation to show why stories and storytelling are vital ‘containers’ ‘comfort blankets’ ‘signposts’ and ‘batons’ to enable deep transformative learning in student communities

Using a fast-paced PetchaKucha format my aim is to present a summary of a Doctoral phenomenographic study: What are final year Midwifery students’ views and experiences of telling and listening to practice-related stories? The objectives are firstly to present the evidence which show that stories and storytelling have a vital role to play in students’ learning within communities of practice and the ‘liminal spaces’ of university and clinical placements. Secondly using visual aids based on the findings delegates will participate in a simple interactive storytelling activity which can be used in their own learning and teaching practice.