Poetic reflection through digital storytelling – a methodology to foster professional health worker identity in students

dc.creator	Grete Jamissen, Goro Skou
dc.date	2010-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:49:27Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:49:27Z
dc.identifier	1504-4831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a517544276af4d54a064cb4315a09921
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23710
dc.description	In the field of digital storytelling research there is a focus on personal narratives, multimedia and the creative process in developing identity and voice. The project introduced in this paper has identified contexts in higher education where digital storytelling may be used as a promising tool to support students’ learning, assisting them to combine theory and practical experience in their field of study. Students in the health professions need to develop a professional identity based on both social and technical competencies. Technical competencies concord with what students expect to be taught in a university college. The development of social competence and professional identity, however, requires a different approach, involving students reflecting on their experiences from working in health institutions. We suggest that a particular mode of reflection, a poetic mode, exemplified by digital storytelling, may serve as a tool for students in this process of learning from practice. Three characteristics of digital storytelling are discussed: the narrative approach, multimodality and creativity, all in search of defining characteristics of a personal professional story. A model is described through a three cycle development project, illustrated by the terms pioneers and pathfinders for the first two cohorts of students and digital storytellers for the changes planned for the third cohort in the light of our experiences.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Lillehammer University College
dc.relation	http://seminar.net/index.php/volume-6-issue-2-2010/152-poetic-reflection-through-digital-storytelling-a-methodology-to-foster-professional-health-worker-identity-in-students
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1504-4831
dc.source	Seminar.net, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 177-191 (2010)
dc.subject	Digital storytelling
dc.subject	professional identity
dc.subject	reflection
dc.subject	narrative
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Poetic reflection through digital storytelling – a methodology to foster professional health worker identity in students
dc.type	article