Digital Storytelling

1. Medical Education Unit School of Medicine Digital Storytelling John Sandars Senior Lecturer / Academic lead for e-learning j.e.sandars@leeds.ac.uk Christopher Murray ELP Project Officer c.murray@leeds.ac.uk

2. What is digital storytelling? • Why are we using it?

3. A digital story is a story created by the use of multimedia (Video, photographs and sound)

4. A digital story is a story created by the use of multimedia (Video, photographs and sound) Stories convey meanings, thoughts, emotions and ideas.

5. “digital storytelling is a highly motivating strategy that can make reflection concrete and visible” Barrett HC. Researching and Evaluating Digital Storytelling as a Deep Learning Tool helenbarrett.com/portfolios/SITEStorytelling2006.pdf

6. The opportunity to be creative can liberate many learners and enable tacit aspects of self identity to be revealed David Gauntlett Creative Explorations 2007

7. Decide • The focus of the story

8. Decide • The focus of the story • Write • A script

9. Decide • The focus of the story • Write • A script • Collect and Select • “media tells the story”

10. Decide • The focus of the story • Write • A script • Collect and Select • “media tells the story” • Create • Assembling the media to form a story

11. Decide • The focus of the story • Write • A script • Collect and Select • “media tells the story” • Create • Assembling the media to form a story • Present REFLECT SHARE CO-CREATE / CO-REFLECT

12. A new type of learner ! Digital natives Learning styles - VARK Learn, work, play and shop differently Use of new technologies - Web 2.0

13. Decide • The focus of the story • Write • A script • Collect and Select • “media tells the story” • Create • Assembling the media to form a story • Present • MULTIMEDIA • COLLECTION • ASSEMBLY • PRESENTATION