We Listen program co-directors Shivaani Selvaraj and Heather Hughes will present their paper “World Wide Narratives: Amplifying Story-Listening with Mobile Devices” at the AACE EdMedia 2014 World Conference in Tampere, Finland between June 23rd and 26th. The paper, published in the conference proceedings and available in the EdIT Library (or by request) covers the beginnings of what would become the University-wide We Listen program and the initial plans for growth. View the abstract:
This paper details the motivations for and implementation of a campus-wide program
designed to broaden perspectives and inspire critical agency through the process of telling and listening to stories of lived experience. World Wide Narratives focuses on the untold or unnoticed stories of students, faculty, and staff, particularly those from marginalized communities, aiming to shift awareness of difference, prompt deeper reflection on our positions in the world, and provoke new approaches to addressing inequalities in educational institutions. The program impacts ten percent of the campus population through the recording process, screenings, trainings and professional development opportunities, curriculum integration, and climate assessment research. Technology is kept at a minimum in the production process in order to keep the focus on the face-to-face interaction surrounding the elicitation of the stories. However, we discuss the possibilities of open and participatory curation as an exciting future direction for the program.
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