Collaborative presentation for the Teaching Matters conference in April 2013

1. Kelly Jones
Mercer University
Sydney Chalfa
Middle Georgia State College

2. Dana Atchley, Father of Digital Storytelling

3. 1. Point of View
2. Dramatic Question
3. Emotional Content
4. Your Voice
5. Soundtrack
6. Economy
7. Pacing

4. Narrative
New Media
Creativity and Critical Thinking
Bridge to Academic Writing

5. 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

6.  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

7. 1. Introduce the genre & play examples
2. Read the Digital Storytelling Cookbook
3. Draft a script
4. Story circle
5. Revise the script
6. Find images, scanning, photography
7. Storyboard
8. Narration
9. Software production
10. Story Showcase

9. As a writing assignment
RUBRIC
Peer review
Grade script separately
Break assignment down into separately
graded deliverables

10.  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

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

12.  Kelly Jones, Instructor of Instructional Design
Mercer University
Phone: 478-301-2175
Email: jones_kl@mercer.edu
 Sydney Chalfa, Associate Professor of Theatre
Middle Georgia State College
Phone: 478-471-5771
Email: sydney.chalfa@maconstate.edu