Sometimes challenging times call for innovation, often encouraging instructors to add new tools and strategies to their pedagogical "toolbox." The pages listed below describe innovative instructional techniques to consider.
Known variously as "digital documentaries," "computer-based narratives," "electronic memoirs," and "interactive storytelling," Digital Storytelling is method of storytelling that has the promise of breathing new life into just about any topic or content area.
Podcasts provide a wide array of meaningful and engaging content and are a great way to develop learners' speaking and listening skills and knowledge of language conventions. Reading and writing skills can also be strengthened by listening to a podcast and reading the transcript or writing a transcript for a student produced episode or show.