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Telling stories differently: engaging 21st century students through digital storytelling


Penny Gill and I were honoured to be part of a team that published a book Telling stories differently: engaging 21st-century students through digital storytelling(DST).  Published by Sun Media the book evolved as a collaboration between  Janet Condy, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), and CPUT academics to capture their research projects using DST.  The purpose of the book is to share a collection of studies using DST as a pedagogical tool in CPUT.  The book was launched on Thursday 3 September 2015 at the International RASA and Pan African Literacy Conference in the Baxter Hall.


The team included Daniela Gachago, Eunice Ivala, Agnes Chigona, Franci Cronje, Veronica Barnes, Rajendra Chetty, Subethra Pather, Chantyclaire Tiba, Ignatius Ticha, Anthea Adams, Ayesha Reiners, and Mandie Richards. 






I was privileged to have Dr. Agnes Chigona as a co-author as she steered me through the process of writing for an academic publication. Our chapter aimed to analyse the policies that impact the implementation of DST and other media technologies at CPUT.    The aim of Penny Gill’s chapter was to describe the origins of storytelling and DST in a nursing context within the Extended Curriculum Programme. Issues discussed were the impact of the study on teaching and learning, challenges encountered in the implementation of DST, strategies for enhancing use, and recommendations for further use. 

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  1. Rose Maria26 November 2015 at 06:28

    what qualifications do you need to be a registered nurse?
    nurse practitioner or crna

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    1. Nazma26 November 2015 at 21:49

      Entrance requirements for B Tech nursing 2016 CPUT/Western Cape College of Nursing. Campuses at Athlone Boland/Worcester, George.
      Matriculation in or after 2008
      Home language (HL) code 4
      First Additional Language (FAL) code 4- English or Afrikaans (HL or FAL) code 4
      Mathematics (M) code 3 or mathematics literacy (ML) code 4
      Life Sciences (LS) code4
      All senior certificates must state “ENDORSEMENT” or that the candidate has complied with minimum matriculation requirements for admission to Bachelors degree study.
      The final selection of a candidate will be based on the outcome of an interview. All applicants are required to complete the Nationl Benchmark Test (NBT). The outcome of the NBT test will deteremine your placement either on the main stream or extended curriculum.

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    2. Nazma26 November 2015 at 21:52

      CRNA-is that the "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist" CPUT doesn;t offer this course. Click on the link to view course offered by CPUT
      http://www.cput.ac.za/academic/faculties/healthwellness/prospectus

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  2. Gautam Singh7 February 2025 at 01:44

    Wow! It really nice blog you've shared. Thanks for this! Best Nursing College in Jharkhand

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