2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Storytelling Approaches for Elevating Student Voices in Research and Dissemination

Presented at Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 20

In this work in progress paper we focus on storytelling as a research approach for learning from and disseminating the stories of students’ experiences and change efforts. This emerging form of narrative research is ideally positioned to allow us to gain research insight while continuing to promote student agency. In this paper we describe storytelling approaches and detail how we enacted it in our work related to a project that focuses on engaging and elevating undergraduates as partners and leaders in change projects.

Authors

Dorothy Decontee Gocol Florida International University [biography]

Dorothy Decontee Gocol is a first-year PhD student at the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University. She is also a Graduate Assistant at SUCCEED, and a Global Ambassador for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) FY24.
Dr. Helen Urpi Wagner-Coello http://orcid.org/0009-0004-6383-5053 Florida International University [biography]

Helen Urpi Wagner Coello is a Postdoctoral Associate and Project Manager for the Voices for Organizing Change in Educational Systems (VOCES) program at the STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University. She earned her PhD in Biology at Florida International University, focused on using citizen science as a gateway for mosquito monitoring in Miami-Dade County households. This citizen science initiative gained recognition in the 2022 CDC – Southeastern Centre of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases newsletter. She is deeply committed to advocating for accessible education and fostering community connections. Her work with VOCES aligns with her broader mission of driving positive change in education, ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to thrive in STEM fields.
Dr. Monica E. Cardella http://orcid.org/https://0000-0002-4229-6183 Florida International University [biography]

Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University. She is also a Professor of Engineering and Computing Education in SUCCEED and FIU's STEM Transformation Institute

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