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Digital Storytelling: Connecting Writing with New Media Kelly Jones Mercer University Sydney Chalfa Middle Georgia State College

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Collaborative presentation for the Teaching Matters conference in April 2013

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Page 1: Digital Storytelling: Connecting Writing with New Media

Digital Storytelling: Connecting Writing

with New Media

Kelly JonesMercer University

Sydney ChalfaMiddle Georgia State College

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What is Digital Storytelling?

Dana Atchley, Father of Digital Storytelling

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What Are the 7 Elements?

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

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Why teach Digital Storytelling?

Narrative New Media Creativity and Critical Thinking Bridge to Academic Writing

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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

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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

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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

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What is the secret ingredient?

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How do you grade a digital story?

As a writing assignment RUBRIC

Peer review Grade script separately Break assignment down into

separately graded deliverables

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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

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What resources are available?

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

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Questions? Kelly Jones, Instructor of Instructional

Design Mercer UniversityPhone: 478-301-2175Email: [email protected]

Sydney Chalfa, Associate Professor of Theatre Middle Georgia State CollegePhone: 478-471-5771Email: [email protected]