{"id":39,"date":"2011-05-13T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T21:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/hwik\/"},"modified":"2011-07-18T19:34:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T01:34:45","slug":"digital-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/hwik\/digital-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:425px;height:344px;\"><span id=\"vvq-39-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fZYDb_wRQwU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/fZYDb_wRQwU\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Why is this story worth telling? \u00a0What does it contribute to learning?\u00a0 What is my pedagogical rationale for doing this?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The story I chose to tell was a personal introduction to use in my online college courses.\u00a0 I wanted to share a bit of \u201cme\u201d with my students, to begin the process of building relationships and opening doors for communication with my students.\u00a0 By providing a glimpse of my life outside of work, I hope to provide opportunities for my students to connect with me and get a sense of who I am.\u00a0 With online learning, building in opportunities to interact and share with each other helps to establish a more open and trusting learning environment. \u00a0The more meaningful interactions that occur (as early in the course as possible!) the more students feel connected to both course content and to me.\u00a0 Establishing positive relationships with students provides an important foundation for learning to take place.\u00a0 By providing the story of my life outside of work, I hope to open doors for more personal interaction with my students.<\/p>\n<p>Chickering and Ehrmann (1996) discuss principles of \u201cgood practice\u201d.\u00a0 One principle is to encourage contact between students and instructors.\u00a0 My digital story, and the interactive discussions that follow, will help foster communication between my students and me.<\/p>\n<p>The International Society for Technology in Education\u2019s \u201cNets for Teachers\u201d (2006) document identifies a variety of competencies that support my rationale for choosing a digital story to introduce myself to students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitates and inspires student learning and creativity<\/li>\n<li>Models digital-age work and learning<\/li>\n<li>Promotes and models digital citizenship and responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A digital story, such as the one I created using Animoto, provides a model for students in all three of these ways.\u00a0 Not only do I present information in a creative digital format, but I also provide an example of how to present digital information in an ethical way that respects copyright laws.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson (2008) discusses the importance of online learning being community-centred.\u00a0 Social interaction is a vital part of online learning.\u00a0 I want to build more social interaction into my courses, and by providing my digital story at the beginning of my course, I provide a more powerful starting point for building community.\u00a0 If I model some risk taking, in terms of sharing bits of my life and my ideas with students, I hope they will in turn been encouraged to do likewise.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Why was this the right tool for me to use to tell my story?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When I first looked at Levine\u2019s (2007) \u201c50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story\u201d I wasn\u2019t sure where to begin.\u00a0 What an amazing list of resources!\u00a0 I looked at a variety of tools, and then settled on Animoto to tell my story.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to share a lot of pictures with my students.\u00a0 The old saying, \u201ca picture is worth a thousand words\u201d can be oh so true!\u00a0 I wanted my students to get a sense of who I am.\u00a0 Animoto provided me with the framework to share a lot of images, chose from an adequate range of music, and add limited but powerful text to convey my story.\u00a0 It was easy and effective.<\/p>\n<p>Before committing to using Animoto, I did analyze it using the \u201cSECTIONS\u201d model by Bates and Poole (2003).\u00a0 The decision to go ahead and use this tool for telling my digital story was supported by several sections of this framework.\u00a0\u00a0 In particular, the following elements reinforce my rationale for telling my story using Animoto:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ease of use \u2013 Animoto is extremely easy to create and edit<\/li>\n<li>Cost \u2013 Animoto is free for a 30 second clip, and very reasonably priced for a one-year license to use<\/li>\n<li>Interactivtiy \u2013 Animoto allowed me to create a story to share with students<\/li>\n<li>Speed \u2013 Animoto enabled me to create my story in a very short period of time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What are the strengths of a storytelling approach?\u00a0 Limitations?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The strengths of a storytelling approach include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creates a multi-sensory presentation (words, images, and sounds)<\/li>\n<li>Increases digital literacy<\/li>\n<li>Allows students\/teachers to present information using their own learning style<\/li>\n<li>Encourages creativity<\/li>\n<li>Promotes self-reflection<\/li>\n<li>Provides a more memorable presentation than text-only<\/li>\n<li>Many free tools<\/li>\n<li>Can be very motivating<\/li>\n<li>Promotes community building<\/li>\n<li>Provides authentic material<\/li>\n<li>Can be published online easily<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Potential limitations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical difficulties<\/li>\n<li>Can be time consuming (I \u201cplayed\u201d for way too long!)<\/li>\n<li>May be challenging to use for complex topics<\/li>\n<li>Can be challenging to assess (developing good rubrics will help)<\/li>\n<li>Copyright issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>Anderson, T. (2008).\u00a0 <em>Towards a theory of online learning<\/em>.\u00a0 In T. Anderson &amp; F. Elloumi (Eds.),\u00a0 <em>Theory and Practice of online Learning<\/em>.\u00a0 Edmonton AB:\u00a0 Athabasca University.\u00a0 Retrieved June 14, 2011 from http:\/\/www.aupress.ca\/books\/120146\/ebook\/02 Anderson_2008_Anderson_Online Learning.pdf<\/p>\n<p>Bates, A.W. &amp; Poole, G. (2003). <em>Chapter 4: A framework for selecting and using technology<\/em>. In Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education: Foundations for Success. (pp. 77-105). San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers.<\/p>\n<p>Chickering, A &amp; Ehrmann, S.\u00a0 (1996).\u00a0 <em>Implementing the seven principles:\u00a0 Technology as lever<\/em>.\u00a0 American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 49(2), p. 3-6.<\/p>\n<p>International Society for Technology in Education.\u00a0 (2008).\u00a0 <em>National educational technology standards for teachers<\/em>.\u00a0 Retrieved June 6, 2011 from http:\/\/www.iste.org\/standards\/nets-for-teachers\/nets-for-teachers-2008.aspx<\/p>\n<p>Levine, A.\u00a0 (2007). <em>50 Web 2.0 ways to tell a story<\/em>. \u00a0Retrieved July 13, 2011 from http:\/\/cogdogroo.wikispaces.com\/StoryTools<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Why is this story worth telling? \u00a0What does it contribute to learning?\u00a0 What is my pedagogical rationale for doing this? 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