Linda Hicks and Rachel Woodburn (Scottsdale)
Linda Hicks and Rachel Woodburn used a learning grant to fund three different digital storytelling DVDs: Power Story, Voice and Place Part I and Part II. The DVDs were edited by Cheryl Colan and can be found in the lending library. The learning grant was used for hours and materials.
The Intercultural storytelling tells how places affect your story. Another idea that intercultural storytelling denotes is identity, Debra Glasper used the example of her hair. Linda and Rachel shared a self-reflection story created by Jason Martinez (Estrella Mountain called "What Are You?".
Linda Hicks: Digital Stories in Intercultural Communication (24 minutes) Download audio [5.5 Mb MP3 audio]
Digital Stories As Documentaries / Journalism
Julie Knapp (Glendale)
Julie has 16 years of experience working in journalism from ASU West. She uses digital storytelling in her photo essay class. Students in her photo essay class are encouraged to take 200 photos for articles.
Julie tries to figure out which way is the best way to use products to help build resources. Her students create digital stories with a documentary approach in mind. In addition, they create digital online stories and video broadcast stories. An example of one of the documentaries is the AIDS awareness convention. http://gecko.gc.maricopa.edu/~jknapp/
Julie Knapp: Digital Stories As Documentaries (21 minutes) Download audio [4.9 Mb MP3 audio]
Phoenix College Digital Storytelling
Dale Doubleday and Cheryl Colan (Phoenix College)
Dale Doubleday, Computer Graphic Design/ Media Arts Faculty gave a brief presentation on how digital storytelling is used in the classroom. The pilot storytelling class started in graphic design.
Cheryl Colan demonstrated How to use Windows MovieMaker for Digital Storytelling. PCÕs are equipped with Windows Media player. You will need a digital camera and the plug to make sure all pictures come out right. Cheryl prepared a packet to help new users learn how to create a digital story using a PC.
Dale Doubleday and Cheryl Colan : Phoenix College Digital Storytelling (13 minutes) Download audio [3.0 Mb MP3 audio]
LynnAnn Wojciechowicz (South Mountain)
LynnAnn Wojciechowicz is the Director of the South Mountain Storytelling Institute, a program which is designed to provide students with knowledge of humane, literary, dramatic and historical perspectives which are the foundation for story. For more, see the Storytelling Institute ePortfolio
LynnAnn was first introduced to digital storytelling after her experience with the faculty exchange traditional storytelling program in Australia. Digital Storytelling became her tool to give back to the District what had been given to her. She encourages her students to share one thing that they like or learned during the course of the semester, and then she advertises their comments at the beginning of the Art of Storytelling class.
She uses her "I Love Stories!" digital story in all of her storytelling classes during the first week of class. She created this in the This was created in the August 2004 Digital Storytelling Learnshop.
LynnAnn Wojciechowicz : "I Love Stories" at South Mountain (12 minutes) Download audio [2.8 Mb MP3 audio]
Fred Amador (Phoenix College)
Fred Amador spoke briefly about his personal self-reflection digital story created as a tribute to a high school mentor of his who changed his perspective of life. He has used it in several presentations in classes relating to students and other that you can change your personal story if the right door opens. In addition, he mentioned hearing information from different medium could bring a certain life to the information. He believes that digital storytelling is a self-reflection and can be personal medicine. Fred encourages his students to do self-reflections.
