Digital story (DS) is a concept that incorporates narrative, multimedia, and reflective learning to foster creativity, communication, and digital literacy among higher education institutions. This was a qualitative participatory research study that investigated the perception of undergraduate and master’s level students at the Asian University of Women (AUW) in relation to DS following a guided storytelling activity. Six learners were asked to make short multimedia stories with Canva and comment on them, and observations in the classroom were recorded of their interactions, responses, and difficulties. Thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) showed that there were four primary outcomes, namely:

1. Greater confidence in sharing personal experiences,
2. Growth of communication, creativity, and digital skills,
3. Enhanced empathy and interpersonal connection, and
4. Greater reflection and personal growth.

Even though the students had to face minute obstacles, such as technical problems and time constraints, these experiences helped them to collaborate, solve problems, and become resilient. On the whole, the results show that DS is an effective, humanistic, pedagogic model that facilitates expression and identity as well as agency of the learner in multilingual classes in higher education.