Simulating real workplace problems using Digital Storytelling in a University Educational Technologies course

This paper is a report on some findings of a study about the use of Digital Storytelling conducted as part of a University course on Educational Technologies in the Degree in Training in Organizations. The aim was to stimulate students to tell digital stories about workplace problems and propose their possible solutions. The process required to master narrative skills, technical competences, as well as knowledge of topics related to training. Finding indicate that the use of Digital Storytelling shows effectiveness in terms of ‘recall’ of content, in terms of acquisition of digital competences, and as stimulus to reflect and take action to solve problems in the workplace context.