Designing and evaluating a seminar on cultural heritage and tourism using digital storytelling

This paper aims to present the educational design, the implementation, and the evaluation of a Travelling Seminar focused on cultural heritage and tourism, using digital storytelling. The seminar was organized collaboratively by two universities, members of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA). Participants were 12 students, 8 from the University of the Aegean and 4 from the University of Macerata. Participants attended a series of lectures on digital storytelling and its potential to promote and teach cultural heritage and tourism through a variety of digital tools. Afterwards, they divided into four mixed groups and worked collaboratively to design and present digital stories on cultural heritage and tourism. The project’s outputs were one video, two e-comics, and one educational e-poster. The evaluation of the project shows that students benefited from the seminar by enhancing their knowledge and skills to design digital stories by adopting diverse digital means.