Inside Stories: A Narrative Journey

by Judy Robertson, Lisa Gjedde, Ruth Aylett

Five travellers meet on a a teacher, a technologist, an educational researcher and two children. As they travel across the continent towards the Future of Learning conference, they exchange their stories. This book explores the ways in which new technology can support storytelling skills in learners. Written in the form of discussions between teachers, learners and researchers, it is an accessible introduction to issues in educational storytelling and technology. "This is the perfect introduction to the possibilities of narrative learning...I warmly recommend Inside A Narrative Journey to creative educators of every variety." Dr Donald Smith, Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

296 pages, Hardcover

First published August 4, 2008

Reviews

[Alastair · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Inside Stories - a narrative journey' by Robertson, Gjedde, Aylet, Luckin and Brna tells the story of a train journey of a group or people en route to a conference. The group includes an academic, a couple of teachers, two children and an expert in ICT; as they travel they explore the role of story in education and (in the second half) how modern technologies can facilitate story-ing.

The book is a good survey on current thinking on the importance of narrative in teaching and learning. The second half, which concentrates on the modern technologies has (either interestingly or unfortunately, depending on your perspective) aged rather quickly with its references to the strange phenomenon of 'Facebook' and other social media.

My main criticism is, however, that the index is poor. This means that the book is of limited use to all but those dedicated to storytelling in education.

[Malte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Det er modigt - og yderst eksemplarisk - at skrive et værk om narrativitet som et narrativt værk, men desværre virker det ikke hele vejen: Ind i mellem kommer historien til at stå i vejen for en ordentlig udfoldelse af teorierne og ind i mellem kommer teorierne til at virke påklistrede på historien. Bogen ender dog med at være en glimrende indfaldsvinkel til det narrative og er smækfuld af eksempler på hvordan det kan anvendes i undervisningen - og så er den let læst trods fodnoter og modeller.