Digital Storytelling Digital stories in the classroom a

Digital Storytelling Digital stories in the classroom …a telling experience A digital storytelling workshop based on the book to be published by Corwin Press, Fall, 2006 www. jason. Ohler. com

Digital Storytelling All my handouts are available… Main site: www. jasonohler. com Storytelling site: www. jasonohler. com/storytelling Email: jason. ohler@uas. alaska. edu

Digital Storytelling Today’s plan: 1. Overview of digital storytelling, new media production… 2. Assessing new media… 3. Art of the story - creating stories that teach and stick… 4. Story as media prep… 5. Story for instruction… 6. Story for organizations

Digital Storytelling What’s digital story telling about? Living, learning, working in the Digital Age…

Digital Storytelling What’s digital storytelling about? • stories and storytelling… • speaking new media, joining the story culture… • shifting from consumer to producer, prosumer… • combining traditional, new literacies (including media literacy…) • constructivist, proj-based learning… • blending story, analytical thinking…

Digital Storytelling Assessment Reason teachers don’t require more new media projects from students? ? Not comfortable assessing new media… So, let’s help them…

Digital Storytelling Assessment Story on the digital stage is just tip of artifact/assessment iceberg… Beneath story: storyboards, story maps, scripts, photos, footage, music, logs, media lists, narratives, treatments…lots of writing “under the radar”…if it ain’t on the page…

Digital Storytelling DAOW of literacy… Digital storytelling blends a number of literacies… Including MEDIA LITERACY…

Digital Storytelling Assessment New Media Assessment Project Interested? Contact me: jason. ohler@uas. alaska. edu

Digital Storytelling The Art of the Story www. jason. Ohler. com

Digital Storytelling Two kinds of thinking STORIES <-----> REPORTS* Internal rhythm… Tension-resolution… Inquiry-discovery… - Not usually (can be…) Involvement… Flow structure… Info in context of expectation… - Not usually (marginal) - Not usually (episodic) - Not usually (listed info) Memorable info container… -Not usually * exceptional documentaries

Digital Storytelling Two kinds of thinking Story thinking Analytic thinking VS. Report/ Documentary Story where? …

Digital Storytelling Two kinds of thinking + = Next frontier

Digital Storytelling Once upon a time, there was a … Story planning…

Digital Storytelling No rules… only guidelines…

Digital Storytelling Traditional story planning process 1. Get a story idea 2. Develop storyboard or outline and script

Digital Storytelling Traditional story boarding Technical direction Angle: Shot: Movement: Audio:

Digital Storytelling Story board for “We Won’t Leave School” None - ambient happy school bus noise Technical direction Angle: wide Shot: side of bus, going to school Movement: follow bus Audio: music (Born to Learn) Teacher at door, greeting each child as they enter Technical direction Angle: wide, zoom in Shot: front of school, students entering Movement: stationary Audio: music, cont.

Digital Storytelling Story board for “We Won’t Leave School” None - voice over with ambient happy school, bus noise Technical direction Angle: wide Shot: side of bus, going to school Movement: follow bus Audio: music (Born to Learn) Script, voice over narration: Teacher at door, greeting each child as they enter “Once upon a time there were children so in love with school they refused to leave when summer vacation came. They demanded to keep learning. ‘More math problems!’ they cried. ” http: //www. csupomona. edu/~wcweber/325/storybd. htm

Digital Storytelling Traditional story planning process 1. Get a story idea 2. Develop storyboard or outline and script

Digital Storytelling Traditional story planning process 1. Get a story idea NO! 2. Develop storyboard or outline and script

Digital Storytelling New story planning process 1. Get a story idea 2. Develop story map 3. Develop storyboard or outline and script New!

Digital Storytelling VPS + transformation = quest (Dillingham, 2003; modified Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling Story Core Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) Transformation (Ohler, 2005)

Digital Storytelling Story Core Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) Transformation (Ohler, 2005)

Digital Storytelling Story Core - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) Transformation (Ohler, 2005) - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal

Digital Storytelling Story Core Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal growth) Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) Transformation (Ohler, 2005) - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal

Digital Storytelling Visual Portrait of Story (VPS) - the quest Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal growth) Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) “the call to adventure…” - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal closure Ordinary life… “Life” resumes… Transformation (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling Visual Portrait of Story (VPS) - the quest (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling Kinds of stories…

Digital Storytelling VPS + transformation = quest Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal growth) Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) “the call to adventure…” Ordinary life… - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal closure Transformation? Beginning “Life” resumes… End (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling VPS + realization/decision = personal story Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal growth) Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) “the call to adventure…” Ordinary life… Beginning - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal closure realization, decision? (narrator and/or listener) (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005) “Life” resumes… End

Digital Storytelling VPS + learning = curriculum story Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal growth) Inquiry (tension) Discovery (resolution) “the call to adventure…” Ordinary life… - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal closure learning? growth? Beginning “Life” resumes… End (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling Make students heroes of their own learning stories…

Digital Storytelling VPS + creative focus = art story Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal Inspiration (tension) growth) Realization (resolution) “the call to adventure…” Ordinary life… - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal closure artistic growth? Beginning “Life” resumes… End (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling Start your story anywhere… Opportunities or challenges for your students? Start here… - challenge - opportunity - obstacle - goal Problem (tension) I rarely start here… Ordinary life… Beginning Middle (conflict, growth) ‘Problem/ resolution scenario you want to flesh out? Start here… Build story around a key transformation you want illustrate… Solution (resolution) to Transformation? - meet challenge - realize opportunity - overcome obstacle - reach goal closure “Life” resumes… Do you have a “moral” you want students to understand? Start here and work backwards… (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005) End

Digital Storytelling Transformation

Digital Storytelling What’s the nature of transformation? Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - goal opportunity) Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) closure Ordinary life… Transformation? Beginning “Life” resumes… End (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling 8 Levels of character transformation… 1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength, dexterity, realizing potential 2. Inner strength - courage, realizing potential

Digital Storytelling 8 Levels of character transformation… 1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength, dexterity, realizing potential 2. Inner strength - courage, realizing potential 3. Emotional - maturity, realization 4. Moral - conscience, realizing “right”

Digital Storytelling 8 Levels of character transformation… 1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength, dexterity, realizing potential 2. Inner strength - courage, realizing potential 3. Emotional - maturity, realization 4. Moral - conscience, realizing “right” 5. Psychological - insight, self-awareness, realization, revelation 6. Social - realizing responsibility

Digital Storytelling 8 Levels of character transformation… 1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength, dexterity, realizing potential 2. Inner strength - courage, realizing potential 3. Emotional - maturity, realization 4. Moral - conscience, realizing “right” 5. Psychological - insight, self-awareness, realization, revelation 6. Social - realizing responsibility 7. Intellectual/creative - learning, problem solving, critical thinking, realizing new understandings 8. Spiritual - awakening, revelation

Digital Storytelling 8 Levels of character transformation… 1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength, dexterity, realizing potential 2. Inner strength - courage, realizing potential 3. Emotional - maturity, realization 4. Moral - conscience, realizing “right” 5. Psychological - insight, self-awareness, realization, revelation 6. Social - realizing responsibility 7. Intellectual/creative - learning, problem solving, critical thinking, realizing new understandings 1. 8. Spiritual - awakening, revelation

Digital Storytelling Bloom’s taxonomy as transformation… Level Kind Explanation #6 Evaluation Character assesses situation, critiques and/or defends idea, person; evaluates a situation in order to respond to it… #5 Synthesis Character pieces together parts to form new understanding of situation… #4 Analysis Character deconstructs a situation, distinguishes among options, plans or organizes something, compares and contrasts different things… #3 Application Character discovers, constructs or changes something; applies understanding to a new situation… #2 Comprehension Character explains, interprets, predicts something… #1 Knowledge Character knows, remembers, describes something…

“ William Tell and the Little Girl Who Could Fix Computers…” (I tell a story… we debrief)

Digital Storytelling VPS + transformation = quest Middle (conflict, - challenge - opportunity - goal growth) Problem (tension) Solution (resolution) “the call to adventure…” Ordinary life… closure Transformation? Beginning “Life” resumes… End (Dillingham, 2003; modified, Ohler 2005)

Digital Storytelling Play Hannah’s story…

Digital Storytelling Play Rolling Ball…

Digital Storytelling Digital story rubric No rules, just guidelines… No formulas, just forms of you… Story teller covenant…

Digital Storytelling Digital story rubric Story- Story core? Transformation? Engagement? What’s learned? What if technology were removed? Voice- Authentic? Tone consistent? Scope, length, flow- Economy? Length appropriate? Anything extraneous?

Digital Storytelling Digital story rubric Story- Story core? Transformation? Engagement? What’s learned? What if technology were removed? Voice- Authentic? Tone consistent? Scope, length, flow- Economy? Length appropriate? Anything extraneous?

Digital Storytelling Digital story rubric Story- Story core? Transformation? Engagement? What’s learned? What if technology were removed? Voice- Authentic? Tone consistent? Scope, length, flow- Economy? Length appropriate? Anything extraneous?

Digital Storytelling Digital story rubric Media- Media support story, not vice versa? Explain media choices? Media literacy moments? Technique- Media grammar? Well-mixed? Squinting? Confusion? Assessable artifacts. Writing? Planning docs? Story map? Board? Copyright? Citations?

Digital Storytelling Digital story rubric Media- Media support story, not vice versa? Explain media choices? Media literacy moments? Technique- Media grammar? Well-mixed? Squinting? Confusion? Assessable artifacts. Writing? Planning docs? Story map? Board? Copyright? Citations?

Digital Storytelling Media grammar-video Steady camera… Clear audio… (ear squinting? ) Well-mixed audio… Clear, effective lighting… (squinting? ) Subject-oriented shot… Relevant background… Unless on purpose!

Digital Storytelling last 80% glitz, fixing every little thing… 20% - costs, resources - Rule of 80/20 First 80% - project completion - the production wall Hitting the production wall Last 20%

Digital Storytelling last 80% My advice? Forget the last 20%!!! 20% - costs, resources - Rule of 80/20 First 80% - project completion - Last 20%

Digital Storytelling Digital story rubric Media- Media support story, not vice versa? Explain media choices? Media literacy moments? Technique- Media grammar? Well-mixed? Squinting? Confusion? Assessable artifacts. Writing? Planning docs? Story map? Board? Copyright? Citations?

Digital Storytelling Go tell your story! Thank you… www. jason. Ohler. com