With MLS2, you as a learning guide can design practical and motivating learning tasks - ideal for young trainees! The storytelling approach is particularly effective, embedding specialised content in a lively story. This makes learning more tangible and more fun. 😃
What is storytelling in a learning context?
In storytelling, you impart knowledge embedded in a short story 🧙🏼 - e.g. a typical working day, a customer order or an unexpected challenge in the company. Trainees often take on an active role themselves (e.g. as a ‘new employee’ or ‘error detective’), which strengthens the practical relevance.
How to create a storytelling task in MLS2:
1 Choose a Topic
Think about which professional skill or work situation should be conveyed (e.g., “Setting up a drilling machine” or “Conducting material testing”).
2 Develop a Framing Story
Build a short, realistic story:
“The customer is waiting for a spare part – you're needed in production!”
or
“Your trainer asks you to find the cause of a faulty component.”
3 Assign Roles and Add Tension
Let the trainees take on an active role and give the task a small challenge or goal.
4 Integrate Interactive Tasks
Use images, quizzes, step-by-step guides, or media in MLS2 to connect the story with tasks.
5 Ensure Practical Relevance
Make sure the scenario is linked to real work processes – this way, trainees immediately see the benefit.
6 Include Feedback and Reflection
Provide feedback, add short hints from your avatar, or pose reflection questions at the end.
Would you like an example?
Stretched length is one of the topics that many trainees find challenging. Here we have packed the learning task as a story into the expansion of a skate park. This makes the task exciting and many trainees can relate to it.
💡 Tip:
Keep the language simple, direct and ‘from the workshop’. This keeps it authentic and youthful.
Further reading: The Q4.0 network has published a handbook on storytelling in education.