{"id":263,"date":"2019-06-04T19:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T01:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/?p=263"},"modified":"2020-10-09T17:26:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T23:26:19","slug":"narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/2019\/06\/04\/narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Narrative Arc Tie a Course Together?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A three day storytelling and teaching workshop for Kenyon College, June 4-6, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to a three day adventure \/ exploration of an\u2026 untested idea.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>That\u2019s where I need your help. An elusive consortium out there wants you to interrogate if this is even viable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Course as Narrative?\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bUud96AWk1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/cogdogblog.com\/2019\/04\/narrative-tie-a-course\/\">background material<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Now while I described a \u201cnarrative\u201d tying a course together, I asked participants to think even more broadly for a theme, metaphor, topic, question that could provide that thread woven across a course (or project) that would create an \u201carc\u201d of experience.<\/p>\n<p>We explored the characteristics of storytelling and use of digital media that make it a powerful combination\u2013 but do not think this limits the scope to fiction or the imaginary.<\/p>\n<p>See the workshop materials <a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/\">https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Three Days<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/blog\/day-1\/\">Day 1: Exploring the idea of a Narrative Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/blog\/day-2\/\">Day 2: Exploring a Thematic Arc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/blog\/day-3\/\">Day 3: Your Own Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_265\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/make\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-265\" class=\"size-large wp-image-265\" src=\"https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/make-bank-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/make-bank-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/make-bank-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/make-bank-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/make-bank-1240x679.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/make-bank-508x278.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workshop Activities<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Resources and Products<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/make\/\"><strong>Storied Make Bank<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; activities and examples of participant responses<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/pitch\/\">Arc Tank<\/a> pitches made by participant for course tying ideas made to a visiting panel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cogdogblog.com\/2019\/06\/chasing-the-course-arc\/\">Blogged summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storied.kenyoncip.org\/pitch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-266\" src=\"https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/arc-tank-1440x754-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/arc-tank-1440x754-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/arc-tank-1440x754-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/arc-tank-1440x754-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/arc-tank-1440x754-1240x649.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/arc-tank-1440x754-508x266.jpg 508w, https:\/\/cog.dog\/show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/arc-tank-1440x754.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Even More Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/nejo.12339\">Designing Binge\u2010Worthy Courses: Pandemic Pleasures and COVID\u201019 Consequences<\/a> (Negotiation Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:83,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cogdogblog.com\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/narrative-tie-a-course&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104045822\\\/https:\\\/\\\/cogdogblog.com\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/narrative-tie-a-course\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-28 20:07:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-29 17:17:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-10-23 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