Dedicated to my Mother: A Storytelling Project Roundtable Discussion League 2014 Kawehi Sellers Hospitality & Tourism Instructor Kapi‘olani Community College FIND YOUR Unleash your inner fouryear-old INSPIRATION BUNNY Story for Andy Teach a course competency The Course ● HOST 101 Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism ● Project asks students to create a Children’s Book inspired by a course competency. ● Hawaii Resident Satisfaction Survey ● Course competency - “Analyze the impact of tourism on the society of a destination.” ● Ideas …. multiplier effect, sustainable tourism practices, maintaining host culture of a destination… ● Final Products The Process ● Semester-long project with individual meetings with instructor to discuss progress. ● Students select publishing style. ● Students with different talents and skills can excel. ● Increase course challenge. ● Challenge student’s time management. The Feedback ● “I never thought I would ever do that in my life.” ● “I even shared this book to my Sunday school kids and they loved it. Every Sunday they ask me to tell that story again and again.” ● “I understood deeper by trying to explain simply.” ● “I learned that challenges are good in life and when you put love in what you do, you see results.” The Process for YOU! 1) Dedication - write it for someone not something 2) Create your character, plot and story (think of your own course competency or some of the recommended story ideas) 3) Complete at least three pages of your story by the end of the session and receive a parting gift Story Ideas Life Lessons Course Content Your spin on a classic tale Careers in your field Making new friends ABCs and 123s The Process for YOU! 1) Dedication - write it for someone not something 2) Create your character, plot and story (think of your own course competency or some of the recommended story ideas) 3) Complete at least three pages of your story by the end of the session and receive a parting gift MORE>>>MORE>>>MOR E Why tell stories? Science! http://blog.slideshare.net/2013/11/20/the-science-behind-storytelling-and-why-itmatters/index.html?sf19668533=1&sf20736635=1 Tell a better story in 7 steps: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/11/a-wonderful-visual-outlining-7-steps-of.html Know your audience: use simple words. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English http://splasho.com/upgoer5/ (this is hard!) Now the scary stuff... The owner of any copyrighted material has the exclusive right to create derivative works based on their creation. Derivative works include the reuse of characters, plots, situations, photos, and artwork. Technically, even if you are only making one copy of a derivative work that is not intended for sale or distribution, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. It's still copyright infringement even if you give attribution to your sources. Will you get sued? Probably not, but to be safe, you should create your own original artwork or only use things that are in the public domain or licensed for reuse. http://www.joebaugher.com/copyright.htm http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/29508?hl=en http://search.creativecommons.org/