Brainstorming

SOCIETAL CHANGE:

Amanda DeCardy Jonathan Chambers Thomas Galvez Tom Banaszewski

“SAVE OUR STORIES”

What are the easiest ways to get someone to tell a story? Story starters/story prompts Cities are changing so quickly; people are losing their stories How does change impact people? UNESCO World Heritage website – languages are being lost, folkarts are being lost, every 24 hours an old home is bulldozed. An ancient or old craft is lost when it’s gone. The way we understand our communities is lost when we lose these stories and artifacts. “What’s changed?” – a prompt for students to ask their elders. “What used to be here?” “What was here 50 years ago?” “What’s the point of saving your stories?” Students need to start documenting themselves and their lives now (also while they’re documenting the lives of elders). How do we personalize histories or stories?

“Community Historians” Digital life as an ongoing collection of someone’s life.

• digital citizenship built into the project • students adding to current histories • Wikibooks

How can the wisdom of the past shape our perception of the future?

“Wisdom Lost, Wisdom Found”

Taking collection of stories, wisdom &c. to the next level – students need to synthesis.

How do we build on past wisdom to transform the future?

How does wisdom through generations allow us to shape our own personal stories/journeys?