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Digital Storytelling for Researchers

October 4, 2012 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

I’ve been part of a discussion on a Facebook digital storytelling group this week about people using DS for research communication.
It seems many researchers don’t see it as useful as it will never be able to convey the complexity…

Footloose Digital Storytelling at the EFL Showcase 2012 (#efl2012)

September 18, 2012 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: Enhancing Fieldwork Learning 2012 Showcase
I had obviously behaved well enough at last year’s showcase in Wales to be invited back for another event from the HEA funded Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Team. This year was at the rather lovely Preston Montford FSC… just outside Shrewsbury.

Anatomy of a story – personal storytelling with Curiosity Creative

August 6, 2012 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Still catching up on blogging stuff I should have done months ago.
Back in April and May some of us at Netskills and our colleagues at JISC Infonet took part in 4 days of digital storytelling workshops with Alex Henry…

WeVideo – online video editing tool

August 1, 2012 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

The summary
WeVideo is an online video editor that allows cloud storage of assets and finished videos. It’s got a good feature set and nice links to social media tools. But it won’t do everything.
Pros

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Telling stories in the digital domain: 2 examples

February 23, 2012 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

I’ve been reading a lot about narrative for my dissertation recently and came across 2 examples this morning that illustrate some of the ideas I’ve come across.
Oatmeal on Game of Thrones
The first simple example is from the Oatmeal.…

Vimeo on the iPhone – shoot and edit on the move

April 1, 2011 - Technology - By: Chris

Pic: Vimeo timelineI’ve just finished having a play with the new Vimeo iPhone/iPad app. And it’s more than a little bit good.

It does 2 jobs; giving you the ability to administer your Vimeo account on the go, but more importantly, shoot, edit and upload videos just from your mobile. It makes for a great digital storytelling tool.

Digital Storytelling 3 – Embrace the Simplicity!

January 28, 2011 - Learning - By: Chris

Pic: Dandelion clock

Although no one’s actually challenged me yet I’ve often felt I should be ready to answer questions about whether digital storytelling is too insubstantial to be a worthwhile academic or personal development activity. How, after all, can you say anything

Digital Storytelling 2 – beyond slideshows

December 3, 2010 - Learning - By: Chris

Pic: Man with arms outstretchedDigital storytelling doesn’t just have to be about slideshows. A freer approach to narrative than thinking it has to be about beginning, middle and end means that many more approaches can be used. I look at 2 quick examples here.

Digital Storytelling 1 – Why tell stories?

November 25, 2010 - Learning - By: Chris

Pic: Squeezed out - New York subwayGiven that humanity has been telling stories for thousands of years, it’s not something I think we do enough of. At least in education for “grown-ups”. In other areas we’re telling and absorbing stories all the time So why are stories important and why use them in education?

Nanostudio – creating music on your mobile

October 4, 2010 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: Nanostudio screen dump
At school, I spent more time than was healthy trying to create a synth epic a la Vangelis using the music department’s (at the time quite advanced) Roland D20. Unsuccessfully, as it turned out.
The keyboard had cost over £1200,