When I first received the topic of digital storytelling, I
thought about using computers and devices to connect stories to readers, much
like a read aloud done on the computer.
While there is definitely a lot of potential for this format of listening to a story, there is another, much more powerful manner of digital storytelling. Digital storytelling is a way of
telling a person’s story, giving a person a voice that others can hear, connect with and learn from in a community.
Storytelling has been the way of passing on information and
entertaining people throughout the ages.
So it is no surprise that we are finding powerful ways to share our
stories, even in these digitally diverse days. Digital storytelling is going
beyond a simple story or isolated event and finding ways to connect your voice
with and for a community. According to
Troung-White and McLean (2015), “Digital storytelling is evolving as a
potentially powerful innovation to support the aims of global citizenship education
while meeting the demands of a digitally immersed student population (pg. 6).” So the potential of digital storytelling is
great, but what is it?
Here is a brief video of what digital storytelling is… and
isn’t.
Digital storytelling has applications in the classroom, with the media, in
libraries and communities, even marketers are taking note of the power of a
well told story. Here are some examples
of digital storytelling. Pick one or two
and take a look!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGJyrScH_hk
Digital storytelling is a diverse and powerful tool. Librarians are looking into ways to use this
tool within their sphere of influence. With digital storytelling comes “a shift
from libraries being a provider of materials to a facilitator for the creation
of materials that come from users” (Balko, R., Chan, F., Henkenhaf, H.,
& Watkins, E., 2011). Digital
storytelling has the ability to connect users in this increasingly disconnected
era and to transform communities.
References
Balko, R., Chan, F., Henkenhaf, H., & Watkins, E. (2011,
August 12) Digital Storytelling for Communities. Retrieved from https://librarydigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/what/Truong-White, H., & McLean, L. (2015). Digital Storytelling for Transformative Global Citizenship Education. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue Canadienne De L'éducation, 38(2), 1-28. doi:10.2307/canajeducrevucan.38.2.11
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