Domain storytelling
Scientific research has now proven that learning methods that employ audiovisual aids assist both teachers and students in retaining and internalizing concepts very effectively. In addition, teaching what we have learned helps reinforce ideas and stimulate the formation of new ones.
Domain storytelling is a collaborative modeling technique that combines a pictorial language, real-world examples, and a workshop format to serve as a very simple, quick, and effective technique for sharing knowledge among team members. Domain storytelling is a technique invented and popularized by Stefan Hofer and Henning Schwentner, based on some related work done at the University of Hamburg called cooperation pictures.
A pictorial notation of the technique is illustrated in the following diagram:
Figure 4.1 – Domain storytelling summarized
A domain story is conveyed using the following attributes:
- Actors: Stories are communicated from...
