MYSTY

Digital storytelling was developed in the 1990s and combines oral storytelling with digital technologies. This teaching and learning method is used, among other things, to promote the digital, intercultural and linguistic skills of pupils and students in all educational areas. A short video (digital story) is created based on an aspect of your own life, which is prepared linguistically and technically.

The project encouraged students to see storytelling as a possibility and not just to understand their own story in terms of diversity and change. This awareness was developed through telling one's own story by remembering an event related to family, celebration and food and sharing it with others using the method of digital storytelling. Both telling and listening led to a perception of commonalities in the diverse stories on the topics of food, family, celebrations, which were developed in individual or group work using software and hardware.

MYSTY was an Erasmus+ project and partnership of universities, schools and NGOs from the UK, Italy, Austria and Hungary. The following Graz educational institutions were involved in the project:

• University of Graz
• GIBS – BG Georgigasse (Graz International Bilingual School)
   

Project goals:
At the end of the project period, the following materials were available for use in lessons:

• Learning materials for use in lessons
• Instructions for creating a digital story and conducting a workshop
• Thematically sorted collection of digital stories

Learning outcomes:

• Improving language skills
• Promoting media and IT competence
• Increased awareness of diversity in all areas
• Cross-generational working
• Development of social skills
• Promoting intercultural competence
   

Coordinating institution:
University of Gloucestershire, UK

Project management Austria:
Hermine Penz (Institute of English, University of Graz), Roberta Maierhofer (C.IAS)

Project staff at the University of Graz:
Andreas Schuch

Funding provider:
European Union (Erasmus+ Program)

Project duration:
November 1, 2016 – October 31, 2018

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