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Using Storytelling as an Approach to Researching, Teaching, and Learning About Complex Community-Based Socioscientific Problems

Sun, April 24, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Floor: South Building, Level 3, Marina Ballroom D

Session Type: Symposium

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Resolving global problems (e.g., climate change) requires decision-makers who can see problems through an intersection of disciplines and perspectives, and identify the root causes of disparate and inequitable outcomes between groups. As such, there is an urgent need to develop systems-thinking skills in learners so that they are able to address the interdisciplinarity and intersectionality fundamental to complex socio-scientific challenges when acting as decision-makers. This session highlights how storytelling can be used as a pedagogical approach to building systems-thinking and collaboration skills in informal learning environments. Research presented includes examples of how podcasts, graphic novels, and theatre can be used as storytelling approaches. This interactive session brings together scholars who work in community-based partnerships around North America, India, and Bhutan.

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