Ohler suggests that “Having your students experiment with creating
digital stories using non-Western story forms can help them develop a multicultural
appreciation of story”. (Location 1747) However, he notes in the chapter that such
stories rarely follow the patterns we are used to in the west like Campbell’s
Hero’s Model. This puts a teacher like
me at a disadvantage being that there are many forms that stories can come in
that I may have never been exposed to.
Ohler does try to give some pointers for teachers who would be interested
in venturing down this path, but he also acknowledges that such work is foreign
to his own understandings and though worthwhile, one should realize that it is
very challenging. As for myself I am not
sure where I would begin to collect valid models of non-western culture stories
being that many may have been tainted by exposure to the west in the past. I’m interested in finding sources so please
post your ideas or links about non-western culture story telling in the comments
section if you can help me get started.
Thanks!
Ohler, J. (2008). Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy,
Learning, and Creativity [Kindle DX version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com
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