HEATHER ROGERS EDUC – 7101 Digital Storytelling in Education

What is Digital Storytelling?

Digital Storytelling Process

History

Stage 1: Need What was the need that paved the way to the rise of digital storytelling?

Stage 2: Research Leading Researchers: ◦ Joe Lambert & Dana Atchley - Center for Digital Storytelling ◦ Abbe Don ◦ KQED Digital Storytelling Initiative ◦ Story Corps ◦ Brenda Laurel ◦ John Hartley

Possible Obstacles: Availability of technology Time Training Maintenance Stage 3: Development

Stage 4: Commercialization

Diffusion of an Innovation ◦ Image representing diffusion

Knowledge Joe Lambert Joe Lambert Dana Atchley

Persuasion

Decision

Implementation

Confirmation

The S- Curve of Digital Storytelling : Joe Lambert & Dana Atchley developed Next Exit – a multimedia autobiography Lambert and Atchley teach digital storytelling workshop at the American Film Institute Creation of the San Francisco Digital Media Center. Organization spread to Europe, and news stories presented on CNN and MSNBC Digital Storytelling Cook Book Published The Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) is established CDS begins annual conference on the establishment of digital storytelling in higher education Kentucky initiates the first digital storytelling program in k-12 educational settings. (Center for Digital Storytelling, 2011) (Wikipedia, 2011) Silence Sparks Project was developed which expanded digital storytelling to public health The BBC held the first international conference on digital storytelling Bridges to Understanding was established to incorporate digital storytelling in countries of Latin America, Canada, and India Workshop for educators is established to train teachers on incorporating digital storytelling in the k-12 setting CDS opens an east coast center with will offer custom trainings and assist in the establishment of national programs on digital storytelling ICIDS (International Conference of Interactive Digital Storytelling) will hold its 4 th annual conference- this is one of the largest in the world.

Innovators & Early Adopters Educators

Laggards

How to speed up adoption? Workshops Tutorials Classroom Implementation

Perceived Attributes

CRITICAL MASS HAS BEEN MET WHEN 10-20% OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE ADOPTED AN INNOVATION Critical Mass

Critical Mass Met for Digital Storytelling (society)

Key Change Agents Media Specialists

YOU CAN BE A CHAMPION... Champions of Digital Storytelling

The ‘Champions’ or change agents include lead teachers, and staff who implement this innovation in cross- curricular assignments.

The Plan… 1. Identify students reading and writing abilities and weaknesses 2.Scores are discussed and strategies are implemented 3. The knowledge of digital storytelling is spread to show the relativity of increasing students performance to digital storytelling.

Benefits of Incorporating Digital Storytelling in the Classroom Assist struggling students with the writing processPromote creative thinkingIncrease oral fluencyBuild public speaking skillsExpose students to 21 st Century technologyAllows students to create a voiceMotivates students through creativity

Student Examples of Digital Storytelling

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