Week Seven Agenda | ED386 ED586

 Wednesday 1 March | Digtal Storytelling Across the Curriculum 

Readings: 

• Demarest, A. (2015) Chapter 3: Personal Connections are the foundation of all learning. Place-based Curriculum Design. New York : Routledge.
• Lambert, J. (2012) Chapter 5: Seven Steps of Digital Storytelling, Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community. (4th Edition). Routledge : New York, NY. pp. 53-69.

Viewing 1: Center for Digital Storytelling -> with your assigned partner, view one digital story with intention and focus

Discussion 1: Place-based Education & coming up with an idea for your digital story

• From the Preface, Smith & Sobel
• Demarest on Place-Based curriculum development
• The Shift to Place-Based Education (Demarest)

Viewing 2: What is WeVideo?

Workshop: WeVideo: video production and editing

Viewing 2: Center for Digital Storytelling -> with your assigned partner, view one digital story with intention and focus

Small group activity 

• Seven Steps of Digital Storytelling -> assign one step to each pair
• Read your step for the main ideas (relative to the digital story you just watched):
  • prepare a talking point or two based on the reading;
  • identify a brief quote or two from the reading;
  • relate the talking points and quotes to the digital story you watched;
  • Prepare to share with class.

Discussion: Discuss the digital story you previewed in relation to the points & quotes