Exploring Digital Storytelling

HAVE A GO!

AgendaThe power of StoriesDigital Storytelling

BreakTools and TechniquesCapturing the process

LunchPractical considerationsFinding Materials

BreakAssessmentFinal Activity

THE POWER OF STORIES

Where do you find stories?

Stories“Stories are about how we experience things and not about how things actually are.”

“We remember stories with ease and struggle to make sense of abstractly presented facts and figures”

Dr Chris McKillop (2004)

StoriesNarrative (strong vs weak)MeaningSharedEmotional aspect

Creating storiesTricks for creating narrative:

OpeningTriggerDevelopmentClimaxResolution

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Digital StorytellingAmalgamation of digital media to

tell a story

Not actually about “digital”

Uses for StorytellingEducationPublicity and MarketingPublic EngagementPersonal ReflectionRecreation

Teaching and LearningPedagogyEngagementInclusionPlanningCollaborationReflection

ExamplesLiterature StudiesScienceMedicineMathematicsHumanitiesReflective LearningResearch and Projects

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

TechnologyVideo Tools

◦ Photostory, iMovie, Animoto, Flixtime, JaycutCollaborative

◦ Voicethread, Google Docs,Social

◦ StorifyAudio

◦ Audacity, Myna, Garageband, AudiobooLocation driven

◦ Google Earth, @Trip

What about gaming?

Hands-onAnimotoVoicethreadMyna

Have a go!

Going mobileSounds and imagesPutting together stories

CAPTURING THE PROCESS

Capturing the ProcessPlanningCitationsCritical CommentaryReflections

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PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Things to be aware ofTechnicalLegalTeaching & LearningCreative

Technical ConsiderationsDo I need to choose at all?Online or offline?Working with media files

For more information

GATHERING MATERIALS

What is the Creative Commons?AttributionNon-commercialNon-derivativeShare-alike

SourcesCreative Commons sitesGoogle Images (advanced

search)Creative Archive License

◦OU◦BFI

British Universities Film & Video Council

ASSESSMENT

AssessmentProject 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 selectionLiteracies Blend of different literaciesTechnical Delivery Length of story, sound, musicFlow, organisation and pacing

Is the story well organised?

Creativity Evidence of originality (to student)Emotional impact Evidence of personal engagement with

the storyCitations, permissions Permissions obtained, correct citationsAcademic Understanding

How well the story meets the academic goalsfrom Gravestock P, and Jenkins, M (2009) Digital Storytelling and

it’s pedagogical impact, York, HEA (after Ohler)

AssessmentOpportunitiesDifficultiesPeer ReviewCreating Rubrics

◦Rubistar

With that in mind…

ReferencesMcKillop, C (2004) ‘Stories about…Assessment: supporting reflection in art and design higher education through online digital storytelling’, paper presented at International Narrative and Interactive Learning Environments Conference (NILE, 2004), Edinburgh, Scotland