Something Old - Something New

Storytelling

A Presentation

by

Paul Doherty

The Art of Storytelling is not new

Aristotle

Ethos (ethical) The speaker’s character revealed through communication

Pathos (emotional) The audience and the emotions felt by them whilst listening

Logos (Logical) The actual words used by the speaker

Rhetoric (n) - the art of speaking or writing effectively.

According to Aristotle, rhetoric is "the ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion." He described three main forms of rhetoric:

Storytellers carried the key role in the preservation of historical information and communicating it to new generations.

Gutenberg Press (1450)

Storytelling and Technology

“Digital Storytelling is an exciting new art form that

combines one of the oldest skills - the art of storytelling –

with the imaginative use of new technology. Everyone has

a story to tell - a memory, an event or experience that holds

a personal or local significance.”

Breaking the Barriers

http://www.breakingbarriers.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/audiovideo/sites/galleries/pages/capturewales.shtml

DECS Learning Technologies

Professional Learning Program Aims:

• Build teacher confidence in the use of a range of ICT and Digital Tools

• Inform Educational Leaders on the impact of ICT on student learning and help them lead and manage change

Digital Storytelling• Planning

– Narrative development ,Scripting, Storyboarding• Digital Imaging

– Digital Camera operation– Preparing images for digital presentation

• Digital Audio Recording– Voice over– Sound track, music, sound effects

• Production– Putting it all together– Publishing as digital story

Seven Elements of Storytelling

Narrative Examples

http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/

http://www.storyarts.org/

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/gettingstarted.htm

Scripting and Storyboarding

Digital Tools

Digital Images: Digital camera, scanner, image editor

Audio: Audacity, Garageband, Microphone

Story editor: PhotoStory, Moviemaker, iMovie,

Something New!

What does the future hold?

Investigating Emerging Technologies

– Mobile Learning

Apple iPhone

The Changing Nature of Communication

Poetry writing, Mobile Phones, Bluetooth!

Mobile Poems by Students at Aberfoyle Park HS

Teacher

Michael Cowling

Simple Technology Powerful Outcomes

Enhancing literacy

– Writing– Creative storytelling– Narrative– Expressive oral communication– Recounting– Reporting– Procedure– Explanation– Description

Engagement

Paul DohertyDECS, Learning Technologies

doherty.paul@saugov.sa.gov.au

Ph: (08) 8226 3375