July 8, 2021 | Webinar
Learning Through Interactivity: How to Tell a Story – Part 1
Facilitator:
The Institute for Leadership in Education Development (I-LED)
Presenters:
Twahna Harris, Victoria Ybanez, Jennifer White, and Jennifer White
Date Recorded:
Learning Through Interactivity: How to Tell a Story – Part 1
Description:
The Institute for Leadership in Education Development (I-LED) presents the fourth webinar of a 4-part series on interactivity and adult learning.
In Part 2 of this webinar, we will break down specific components of storytelling: crafting narratives, interweaving experiences and emotions in storytelling, and setting the stage for a successful story. We will finish by discussing storytelling applications online and in-person as a method of education delivery.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this session, participants will be better able to:
Explain the brain science and adult learning theory of storytelling;
Discuss anecdotal vs. allegorical methods of storytelling with a focus on accessibility considerations;
Recognize narrative arcs in storytelling; and
Determine how storytelling can be used in OVW grantees‘ own work while acknowledging cultural origins and diversities.
Facilitator:
The Institute for Leadership in Education Development (I-LED): Offers hands-on workshops and technical assistance to help US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grantees to enhance the relevance and effectiveness of training and education programs supported by OVW, and improve the capacity of OVW grantees to design and deliver well-organized, accessible, highly-interactive training and education for their constituents.
Presenters:
Twahna Harris
Founder and CEO of the Butterfly Society
Twahna has been a prominent advocate for victims and survivors of domestic violence for over 10 years and continues to work closely with the community. The organization was created due to her own personal experience with abuse. Twahna has gained recognition on both local and state levels for the ground work she does. Recently, Twahna has been appointed to the Domestic Violence Task Force Commission for the State of Louisiana and the Women Advancement Committee for the City of Baton Rouge. She has been appointed to serve on the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.
Victoria Ybanez
Red Wind Consulting
Ms. Ybanez has been working to end violence against American Indian/Alaskan Native women and addressing housing needs for nearly 30 years. She developed and is the Executive Director of Red Wind Consulting, Inc. coordinating and providing Tribal Technical Assistance for recipients of the Tribal Governments Program for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI) programs for Indian Health Service. She has more than 15 years’ experience in conducting strategic planning with a range of non-profit and for profit organizations and working with organizations and programs in developing strategies to address multiple forms of oppression.
Jennifer White
Director for Learning and Leadership, Futures Without Violence
Rebecca Del Rossi
Program Specialist for Learning and Leadership, Futures Without Violence
Questions?:
Please contact Jeremiah-Anthony Righteous Rogers at jrighteous@futureswithoutviolence.org.
This project is supported by Grant No. 2015-TA-AX-K067, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.