{"id":7118,"date":"2015-06-22T14:02:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=7118"},"modified":"2015-06-22T14:02:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:02:39","slug":"digital-storytelling-for-teaching-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/digital-storytelling-for-teaching-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Storytelling for Teaching and Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Bart Everson<\/p>\n<p>Many teachers know about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/effective-teaching-strategies\/power-storytelling-college-classroom\/\">the power of storytelling in the college classroom<\/a>. You might start class with a personal story, which helps you connect with your students, or helps your students connect with the course content. You might even get your students telling stories to one another.<\/p>\n<p>Less well known, perhaps, is the power of <em>digital<\/em> storytelling \u2014\u00a0of using digital technology to tell stories. This takes a little more doing, but with today's tools it's not as hard as it might seem. Write a script, record your voice, throw in some photos and background music \u2014\u00a0<em>voil\u00e0<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>As an an example, I'd like to point you to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c9xdOW_hRfQ\">The Joy of Summer<\/a> by Lisa Garza.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c9xdOW_hRfQ?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For teachers, this can be a new avenue for delivering your own stories to your students. It can also be an exciting assignment for your students; properly integrated into the course as a whole and combined with reflection, it can lead to a truly transformative experience.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there are some great resources to help you get started. The <a href=\"http:\/\/storycenter.org\/\">Center for Digital Storytelling<\/a> is the premier organization that has championed this new form. You'll also want to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu\/\">Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling<\/a> from the University of Houston.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like CAT to offer a workshop on this topic, leave a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Bart Everson Many teachers know about the power of storytelling in the college classroom. You might start class with a personal story, which helps you connect with your students, or helps your students connect with the course content. You might even get your students telling stories to one another. Less well known, perhaps, is <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/digital-storytelling-for-teaching-and-learning\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Digital Storytelling for Teaching and Learning\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[105,329],"class_list":{"0":"post-7118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-online","7":"tag-digital-storytelling","8":"tag-video","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-1QO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6930,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/create-a-sense-of-community-for-online-learners\/","url_meta":{"origin":7118,"position":0},"title":"Create a Sense of Community for Online Learners","author":"Janice Florent","date":"June 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by Janice Florent Online instructors must find new ways to engage their students and create a sense of community in a virtual world. 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