EcoPodcasts meets the “Change the Story” Erasmus+ Project

Posts & News 16 May 2022

At the end of April 2022, REACH participated in the multiplier event of the Erasmus+ project “Change the Story” in Graz, where its partner of the Karl Franzens University of Graz presented the methods and techniques developed by the Institute of Education Research and Teacher Education (Institut für Bildungsforschung und PädagogInnenbildung - https://bildungsforschung.uni-graz.at/en/) to introduce teachers and students to digital storytelling methods.

Prof. Kathrin Marie Otrel-Cass explained that the project generated materials on how to deal with past, present, and future aspects of climate change. This approach gave students the possibility to reflect on climate change. When dealing with the topic, the students were able to generate very interesting results using the digital techniques presented to teachers and students.

Although the development of the project took place during the pandemic, despite the difficulty, it was possible to have exchange between students and teachers from the pilot schools.

Short films, cartoons and written stories about climate change were presented. From mobility to agrarian methods - the results were diverse and intriguing. You can check them out here: https://stories.changethestory.eu/austria/. Teachers present at the event were very impressed by the results and discussed the various possibilities of using the digital storytelling technique in different subjects.

The purpose of Change the Story, which is to present new tools to deal with climate change in the classroom, shows many similarities with the EcoPodcasts project, which also aims to expand the range of tools for teachers and students to explore the challenges of climate change.

REACH hopes to have started with this participation a fruitful synergy for exchange of good practices among the Changing the Story and the EcoPodcasts Erasmus+ projects.

(Note: The image was taken from the Instagram page (@changethestory_at) of the project.)