Exploring Digital Storytelling
Developments in web technology and the variety of digital media now available provide easy access to a wide range of tools for creating and sharing stories.You don't need to be a skilled film maker to produce your own movies!
This workshop looks at why stories are a powerful and effective way of communicating with an audience and how the technique can be used effectively for a wide range of purposes; learning, publicity and marketing, community engagement and more.
The workshop will give you plenty of opportunities to get 'hands on' with the technology as well as offering you a chance to explore how you might use the technique for your own practice and share ideas with others.
Topics:
- Why stories are an effective method of communication
- The different forms digital storytelling can take
- Using web-based storytelling tools
- How digital storytelling can be an used for learning and assessment
- Generating interest and engagement with projects and research
- Finding and using web-based media
- Support offered by other JISC services
By the end of the workshop participants will have:
- Defined what is meant by digital storytelling and explored different narrative structures
- Examined various pedagogical uses of storytelling and potential methods of assessment
- Linked case study examples to their own practice
- Explored potential sources of media on the web and discussed using these responsibly
- Created their own digital stories using a range of web tools
Who is it for?
This workshop is for anyone with an interest in communicating with their audience in ways that have an impact. This might be:
Teachers looking to develop innovative learning activities for their students
People with an interest in public engagement with research
People who want to publicise their activities to a wide audience and encourage involvement for other reasons
Anyone who is interested in exploring creative uses of digital media
No previous knowledge of the subject is required but participants should be familiar with using a web browser. Experience using digital media equipment like stills and video cameras is useful but not essential.
Scheduled workshops
Scheduled public workshops: