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Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: a case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: a case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology
Abstract
Employers in South Africa are calling for students graduating from higher education institutions (HEIs) to exhibit the capacity for reflection. However, many tertiary institutions fall short in allowing opportunities for reflection. As a result, HEIs are grappling to find ways of fostering reflection amongst their students. This paper argues that digital storytelling if implemented properly is one of the ways which can be used to help HEIs in this accomplishment. It documents results of production of digital stories by 29 final-year pre-service student teachers at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa, as part of their assessment in their professional development course. The study was informed by structuration theory and levels of reflection and cognitive processing to help the researchers understand the potential of digital storytelling in enhancing reflection. Qualitative methods of collecting data were utilized. Focus group interviews were conducted with the students and their facilitators to elicit whether production of digital stories led to reflection. Findings showed that the production of digital stories promoted the three levels of reflection and thus deep learning and higher-order thinking skills.
Publication
Journal of Education and Training Studies
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
217-227
Date
January 2014
Language
English
ISSN
2324-805X, 2324-805X
Loc. in Archive
1697499911; EJ1055168
Extra
Publisher: Redfame Publishing Inc, 9450 SW Gemini Drive #99416, Beaverton, OR 97008
Citation
Ivala, E., Gachago, D., Condy, J., & Chigona, A. (2014). Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: a case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2(1), 217–227. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v2i1.286