Images of World's Shortest Short Stories (Zoom)
Summer (3 to 6.5 hrs) | Available (Membership Required)
This course will combine limited, yet powerful wording with intriguing images. It is an immense challenge to select six words maximum to tell a complete story. Modeled after an Ernest Hemingway legendary tale, in this story writing technique, the session leader will provide a plethora of personal and other examples coupled with images. Participants will be responsible for finding powerful personal images, in their cell phone, and crafting their own very short stories using a maximum of six words.
This course will combine lecture with class discussion.
A'Kena LongBenton
In her 30+ year teaching career (26 years at the collegiate level), A’Kena LongBenton has created over 70 instructional/ informational videos and made 70+ presentations at English, reading, and technology conferences. Further, two of her most humbling professional experiences are teaching English to Chinese professors in Beijing, China and having her co-edited online electric vehicle curriculum recognized by President Obama’s Executive Office of Science and Technology. Recently, from Harvard University, A’Kena has earned three post-graduate certificates in media and technology for education, instructional leadership, and universal design for learning programs. Moreover, from Yale Divinity School, A’Kena has earned a certificate in prayer, meditation, and mindfulness. Last, A’Kena will be a residential fellow at Yale Divinity School this summer in their limited clergy The Leader’s Way certificate program.