learning through storytelling

Refers to a process in which learning is structured around a narrative or story as a means of sense-making.

There are a variety of approaches to learning through storytelling including:

• narrative pedagogy which encourages teachers and students to share stories and interpret experiences;
• narrative-centred learning environments which situate learners within a story-world (sometimes using virtual or augmented reality) in which they participate in an unfolding story;
• practomime a blend of role play and pretend play;
• some MOOCs use a story as the basis for the learning experience.           

The TEDxSheffield video below from Professor Brendan Stone a National Teaching Fellow illustrates The Power of Story.