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Presentation from the Food for Thought event at the Cambridge Uni English Faculty Library, June 27th 2011
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Digital storytelling
Chris Thomson@cbthomson
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Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
“Stories are about how we experience things and not about how things actually are.”
Dr Chris McKillop (2004)
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
“We remember stories with ease and struggle to make sense of abstractly presented facts and figures”
Dr Chris McKillop (2004)
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
Building a story
• Opening• Trigger• Development• Climax• Resolution
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
This is the way things were……and this is how they are now.
Or…
Change
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Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
Uses for Storytelling
Education Publicity and Marketing Public Engagement Personal Reflection Recreation
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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Story writing tips
• Focus on people or events• Your audience will relate to the story better
• Use small things to explain big things• Nail the first and last sentences
• You need high impact at the start• The last sentence should resonate with your audience
• Create tension• Your audience will want to stick with the story to find
out what happens• Provide resolution…• …or don’t provide resolution!
• Leaving things hanging can spur someone on to do something
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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Making stories digital
• Show, don’t tell• Avoid phrases like “this is a picture of…”
• Choose simple images• Don’t overload the screen
• Images don’t have to literally match the words of the story
• Abstract images can be powerful• Leave things to the imagination
• Choose music carefully• Sometimes ambient sound effects work better
than music
Simple
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Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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Keeping it simple
• Let learners play to their strengths• Use technologies with their grasp• Link small elements together• Provide a commentary
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
Diigo
Delicious
Evernote
Animoto
Vimeo
iMovie
PosterousWordpressTumblr
AudiobooWoices
Google EarthMotionX
Flickr
TwitterFacebook
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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Animoto
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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Project Planning Evidence of storyboard, critical evaluation, mapped to assessment framework
Story Success of the story, evidence of reflection against assessment criteria
Media Application Appropriate use of media, image selection
Literacies Blend of different literacies
Technical Delivery Length of story, sound, music
Flow, organisation and pacing Is the story well organised?
Creativity Evidence of originality (to student)
Emotional impact Evidence of personal engagement with the story
Citations, permissions Permissions obtained, correct citations
Academic Understanding How well the story meets the academic goals
Assessment
from Gravestock P, and Jenkins, M (2009) Digital Storytelling andit’s pedagogical impact, York, HEA (after Ohler)
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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Planning– Scripts, storyboards, literature review, citations,
media credit.
Critical Commentary– Explanation for choices, cutting room floor,
Reflections– Personal perspectives, blog posts
Peer assessment
Capturing the Process
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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In summary
Stories describe changeKeeping it simpleAssess around the story
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
Netskills workshop
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
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For more information
• [email protected]• @cbthomson• Find the slides, links and workshop details at:
http://bit.ly/kxP5HK
Digital storytelling to capture informal learning
© JISC Netskills 2011
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