Upcoming Don’t Lecture Me! Tell Me a Story Turning Lecturing into Inclusive Pedagogical Practice
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This paper uses theoretical insight to argue in favor of narrative-based lecturing within the frameworks of Universal Based Design and inclusive pedagogy. In addition to positioning narrative as a unifying classroom tool that can foster belonging, the paper introduces two narrative structure models with examples that can be adapted for narrative-based lecturing in any discipline.
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