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Digital Storytelling

Chris Thomson @cbthomson

What is digital storytelling?

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinkohlenbergphoto/5406459295/

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Stories…

• …describe change

• …create meaning out of experience

• …make complex ideas memorable

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Change

http://www.flickr.com/photos/proimos/4199675334/

Creating meaning

Memory

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fukagawa/111301384/

Using Digital Storytelling

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2693526336/

Teaching & Learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/hygienematters/4275577335/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/4773693893/

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or

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoghal/2385281058/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/6051805616/

• Splice (free or ad-less versions)

• iMovie

• Andromedia

• (Samsung video editor)

Projects and Community Engagement

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrtopf/4074083883/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterhess/2400048680/

Creating your own

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Story writing tips

•Focus on people or events •Your audience will relate to the story better

•Tell small stories to make a big point

•Nail the first and last sentences •You need high impact at the start •The last sentence should resonate with your audience

•Create tension •Your audience will want to stick with the story to find out what happens

•Provide resolution…

•…or don’t provide resolution! •Leaving things hanging can spur someone on to do something

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Things to bear in mind…

• Environment

• Time-consuming

• Skill sets

• Vulnerability

• "Disruptive"

• Price of "failure"

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Resources

http://bit.ly/cll_story