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
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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/