About:

This week we meet Dr Jason Ohler, a professor emeritus, writer, teacher and storyteller.

Ten years ago, I found an amazing resource on storytelling. A short book by Jason, that spoke to the heart of what a great story really is, and how we can make our own from local ingredients. It changed my practice forever.

Over the last thirty years, Jason has taken his skill for communicating the value of story to help his school, university and community students develop the new literacies they need to be successful in the digital age.

Key Points:

futuring - and the future of our relationship with technology

eportfolios as a way to plot growth

Figure and ground relationships

The innate value of story

Other resources and Links Mentioned:

http://www.jasonohlerideas.com/

Digital Citizenship Summit http://www.digcitsummit.com/

Reclaiming Conversation (Amazon)

Wilson Miner - When We Build (Great video that explains some of Marshall Mc Luhan’s thinking

Neil Stephenson’s book - The Diamond Age

Mental health storytelling project - Voices of Petersburg

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