digital storytelling: connecting writing with new media

Digital Storytelling: Connecting Writing

with New Media

Kelly JonesMercer University

Sydney ChalfaMiddle Georgia State College

What is Digital Storytelling?

Dana Atchley, Father of Digital Storytelling

What Are the 7 Elements?

1. Point of View2. Dramatic Question3. Emotional Content 4. Your Voice5. Soundtrack6. Economy7. Pacing

Why teach Digital Storytelling?

Narrative New Media Creativity and Critical Thinking Bridge to Academic Writing

How do we teach Digital Storytelling?

SYDNEY KELLY

DS Course Traditional undergrads Mac Lab & YouTube Prompts Focus is on writing

DS Assignment Nontraditional adults “Shoestring” technology Themes Focus is on writing

Other ideas for digital stories? Service learning Mobile learning (iPads) Study abroad Internships Research projects Oral history projects Capstones Portfolios Advocacy Community development K-12 Education

• NOTE: You may need IRB approval

What is the process?1. Introduce the genre & play examples2. Read the Digital Storytelling Cookbook3. Draft a script4. Story circle5. Revise the script6. Find images, scanning, photography7. Storyboard8. Narration9. Software production10. Story Showcase

What is the secret ingredient?

How do you grade a digital story?

As a writing assignment RUBRIC

Peer review Grade script separately Break assignment down into

separately graded deliverables

What technologies are required? Images + Audio = Video

• iMovie• Movie Maker• Jing• PowerPoint• PhotoStory (for older PCs)• Photo editor

Mobile Apps (smart phones & tablets)

Nice to have: audio recorder & scanner

BE AWARE OF COPYRIGHT ISSUES

What resources are available?

Top 3:• 50+ Ways to Tell a Story Wiki• Center for Digital Storytelling• University of Houston

Questions? Kelly Jones, Instructor of Instructional

Design Mercer UniversityPhone: 478-301-2175Email: jones_kl@mercer.edu

Sydney Chalfa, Associate Professor of Theatre Middle Georgia State CollegePhone: 478-471-5771Email: sydney.chalfa@maconstate.edu