"Using Technology to Build Connections"

How to Create a Ghost Story Podcast

March 25, 3:00 pm

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In the fall of 2020, Professor Derek Lee had students from his English class on “The Ghost” retell family ghost stories and local supernatural legends as “campfire tales.” The resulting podcasts were an innovative blend of old-fashioned storytelling, cutting-edge technology, and ghoulish terror. In this presentation, learn about the origins and pedagogical aims of this project from Professor Lee and how to create your own spooky podcasts, courtesy IS’s Manager of Advanced Learning Projects Brianna Derr.


Presenter Information

Brianna Healey

Assistant Director of Academic Technology

Brianna Healey is the Assistant Director of Academic Technology, a division of Information Systems. Her position aims to enhance teaching and learning in the curriculum using digital technologies. Brianna aims to stay at the forefront of teaching, learning, and technology to provide transformative learning experiences for students at Wake Forest University.

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Derek Lee

Assistant Professor, Department of English

Derek Lee is an Assistant Professor of English at Wake Forest University. His research focuses on twentieth and twenty-first century literature with an emphasis on modernist and contemporary culture, multi-ethnic fiction, and science & technology studies. Since joining Wake Forest in 2020 he has taught courses on ghosts, multicultural science fiction & fantasy, Asian American literature, and narrative medicine.


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