Transforming: Teaching & Learning

Once Upon a Story: The Impact Of Stories On Learning And Engagement

Saturday, June 25, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Location: Washington Convention Center, 158A-B

Once upon a time, three heroes who were scattered across a vast kingdom faced the same threat. A dark presence, tedium, had permeated the training landscape. Could our heroes work together? And did each hold the key to unlock the power of stories to remedy the rising darkness?

Everyone likes a good story and librarians are no exception. This presentation will explore the ways in which you as a trainer can take advantage of a narrative framework to increase information retention and learner engagement. We will discuss what elements make a story compelling and examine how we can apply those concepts to make your training memorable. The session will include practical examples so you will know how and in what situations to apply the concepts.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will understand how adding stories and other engagement activities to training can increase knowledge retention, participation and completion rate.
Upon completion, participants will be able to add storytelling and other engagement elements to training sessions and understand what these elements look like in the context of a training.
Upon completion, participants will know where to find basic resources for use when designing training sessions.

Main Contact(s)

Patrick A. Hoecherl

Staff Development Coordinator
Learning RT

Moderator(s)

Patrick A. Hoecherl

Staff Development Coordinator
Learning RT

Speaker(s)

Colleen Hooks

Training and Development Manager
Orange County Library System
Cassandra Collucci

System Training Manager
Somerset County Library System / Learning RT Treasurer