Tapped In Reflection #2

I attended a Tapped In session for the second time last night, entitled “The Art of Storytelling.”  I believe it’s a series of sessions that are on going.  When I arrived, there was only the moderator and one other person in the session, who left about 1 minute in and never returned.  So, it was just the moderator and myself.  This made the session swift and to the point, but it would have been nice to have some other points of view. 

The moderator introduced me to a site called www.ted.com which has video clips of speakers.  She had me watch one particular clip which had a photographer speaking about a very moving experience he had while photographing children in Korea who had been fathered by American GIs.  It was a 25 minute speech that showed his photographs while he told his story.  The photographs were powerful and he was an excellent storyteller.  It was more like watching a still movie rather than listening to a boring lecturer.  I really enjoyed it. 

Once the clip was finished, we discussed how something like this could be used in the classroom.  I think the clips on the site would be great resources to use to build background knowledge before learning about a new topic, or as a springboard for discussion. 

The moderator also gave me some information about the upcoming festival being held on Tapped In.  All in all, it was a very informative and enjoyable experience.