Sessions

Enhancing Youth Creativity and Citizenship through Digital Storytelling at the iEARN Conference

      

Olga Morozan

Academy for Innovation and Change through Education

Olga Morozan is working as a Vice-president at the Academy for Innovation and Change through Education from the Republic of Moldova and in 2017 completed the Fulbright Program for Scholars in the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, providing a lecturing and research activity on the efficient use of technology...Read Full Bio

Olga Morozan


Olga Morozan is working as a Vice-president at the Academy for Innovation and Change through Education from the Republic of Moldova and in 2017 completed the Fulbright Program for Scholars in the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, providing a lecturing and research activity on the efficient use of technology in education and psychological service.

Morozan has extensive experience as a coordinator, trainer/lecturer, and researcher in various national and international projects and programs connected to education, technology, and social sciences. She co-wrote, coordinated and participated in projects that were financed by the U.S. Department of State and ran by the Academy for Innovation and Change through Education and American Councils for International Education Moldova. She has been the iEARN-Moldova country coordinator from 2012 and worked on developing the network of 300 educators from remote areas of the country and 800 students of all ages and school levels. In addition to this, she has been coordinating the English Access Microscholarship Program since it inception in Moldova in spring, 2011.

Additionally, she has designed and taught courses in Social and Education Sciences, as well as Management and Leadership for students of all ages whose areas of interest include psychology, education, and management; future leaders of the Moldovan society.

      
Session Details

Type: Interactive Workshop

Location: Room 1104

Date: Monday

Time: 3:00-3:50 PM

This session is associated with a UN SDG!

Session Description

The workshop will showcase best practices of the iEARN-Moldova EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Youth Voice Project that aims to teach educators and youth about the importance of online digital storytelling as a powerful tool to develop 21st century skills and raise awareness about the project key themes, such as tolerance and appreciation for diversity, women and girls empowerment, environmental issues and civic engagement, through music, art and film.  

What will educators learn and be able to do at the end of the session?

At the end of the workshop, the educators and youth will: 

  • get familiar with best digital storytelling examples Moldovan students developed to raise awareness on global issues among their communities; 
  • find ways regarding how to integrate digital storytelling in their school curricula;
  • draft a digital story by following 8 action plan steps; and 
  • learn how to use various online tools to foster students creativity through media production. 

Session Resources

Enhancing Youth Creativity & Active Citizenship through Digital Storytelling: A Case of iEARN-Moldova EFL Youth Voice Project
The project web site

Enhancing Youth Creativity & Active Citizenship through Digital Storytelling: A Case of iEARN-Moldova EFL Youth Voice Project
Project participants videos

Enhancing Youth Creativity & Active Citizenship through Digital Storytelling: A Case of iEARN-Moldova EFL Youth Voice Project
Project page in the iEARN space

Enhancing Youth Creativity & Active Citizenship through Digital Storytelling: A Case of iEARN-Moldova EFL Youth Voice Project
The platform to engage participants in an online interactive activity (survey)

Enhancing Youth Creativity & Active Citizenship through Digital Storytelling: A Case of iEARN-Moldova EFL Youth Voice Project
Tool to create online surveys ( to involve participants in an interactive Q&A session)

Enhancing Youth Creativity & Active Citizenship through Digital Storytelling: A Case of iEARN-Moldova EFL Youth Voice Project
The tool to create digital stories

​Enhancing Youth Creativity & Active Citizenship through Digital Storytelling: A Case of iEARN-Moldova EFL Youth Voice Project
This video is a part of an exercise from the workshop.

Enhancing Youth Creativity and Citizenship through Digital Storytelling
presentation link