Conference Tracks
Learning Theories and Pedagogy – Research
Abstract
Stories are the stuff of life. They help us make sense of everyday experience and enable us to contemplate “deeper truths” and the complexities of moral behaviors. Stories are recognized as essential in health care, with narrative medicine emphasizing attending to patient narratives to improve care and promote healing. While important in the clinical encounter, the delivery of effective health care requires narrative understanding at systemic levels as well. This presentation discusses methods of using “popular,” novel-like books in health sciences courses to draw students into reading and foster critical discussions and reflections toward students’ development as professionals and leaders.
Session Format
Presentation
1
Location
Scarbrough Four
Recommended Citation
Rich, Leigh E.; Buelow, Janet; and Ajikan, Olorunfemi, "Stories Stranger Than Fiction: Using “Popular” Narratives for Learning Engagement" (2020). SoTL Commons Conference. 31.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2020/31
Stories Stranger Than Fiction: Using “Popular” Narratives for Learning Engagement
Scarbrough Four
Stories are the stuff of life. They help us make sense of everyday experience and enable us to contemplate “deeper truths” and the complexities of moral behaviors. Stories are recognized as essential in health care, with narrative medicine emphasizing attending to patient narratives to improve care and promote healing. While important in the clinical encounter, the delivery of effective health care requires narrative understanding at systemic levels as well. This presentation discusses methods of using “popular,” novel-like books in health sciences courses to draw students into reading and foster critical discussions and reflections toward students’ development as professionals and leaders.
