StoryComp

Storytelling competences for adult educators in basic and civic education.

The StoryComp project developed a comprehensive blended learning approach with the aim of systematically establishing storytelling as a method in two areas of adult education: basic education and political education.

Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of education: Through stories, people have always shared their experiences, observations, insights, history, cultural beliefs and traditions. What is quite normal and entertaining around the campfire is still used far too little in adult education with its potential. Yet we know not only from everyday experience, but also scientifically confirmed, e.g. by the neurobiologist Gerald Hüther, how important the emotional level is for remembering: ” Everything that gets under the skin is inevitably better stored.” (source) But that’s not the only reason why content conveyed through stories is easier to remember: “Pure information has limited connectivity. But if you wrap it up in a story, you provide many connecting points to already existing memory content within its framework.” (ibid.)

Adult education can and should take advantage of this – and this is where the StoryComp project comes in. For this project, a European partnership of seven countries with experts in the relevant fields has come together to produce the following materials:

All products of the project are available as open educational resources on the StoryComp platform, free to use and modify.

The target groups of the project, who will also be directly involved in the development and implementation of the project in all partner countries, are adult educators in the field of basic education and civic education. In addition, the project is also aimed at people who are responsible for the further development of educational concepts of the institutions and for the further training of teachers in adult education.