TY - JOUR TI - Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: a case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology AU - Ivala, Eunice AU - Gachago, Daniela AU - Condy, Janet AU - Chigona, Agnes T2 - Journal of Education and Training Studies AB - 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. DA - 2014/01// PY - 2014 DO - 10.11114/jets.v2i1.286 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 217 EP - 227 LA - English SN - 2324-805X, 2324-805X UR - https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/235493876.pdf AN - 1697499911; EJ1055168 KW - Case Studies KW - Cognitive Processes KW - College Faculty KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Educational Technology KW - Focus Groups KW - Foreign Countries KW - Higher Education KW - Personal Narratives KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Professional Development KW - Qualitative Research KW - Reflection KW - Skill Development KW - South Africa KW - Story Telling KW - Teaching Methods KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Video Technology KW - __:import:02 KW - __:match:final KW - __:matched KW - __:study_id:2096367 KW - __finaldtb ER -