Presentation given by Gail Matthews-DeNatale during a NERCOMP conference.

1. “ Stories are the large and small instruments of meaning, of explanation, that we store in our memories.” Joe Lambert / Roger Schank “ Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. Tell me a story and I’ll remember forever.” Saying

2. Digital Storytelling: What and How are They Learning? Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Ph.D. Associate Director, Academic Technology Simmons College

5. Part I How are we using digital stories at Simmons College?

8. “ Creating a digital case was a great experience. Never before have I been so into doing a final project, but I found myself putting other things aside so I could work on it. The feeling of accomplishment is much greater than just writing a paper and it was such a different kind of assignment, it was fun to work on. ” Feedback from Students

9. Faculty-Produced Digital Story Reflection on an Unresolved Life Experience

10. What can story-makers tell us about what it feels like to make a story? What do we learn from listening to learners? Part II

11. Digital Storytelling and Writing Flow, Senses, Represent Internal/External

14. If life is like a box of chocolates Digital Storytelling is like three dimensional tic-tac-toe Digital Storytelling as 3D Tic Tac Toe time sound image

16. Storyboard You as Learner: Think, Pair , Share effect sound effect sound effect sound effect sound script script script script Image 4 Image 3 Image 2 Image 1

17. Thoughts? Experiences? Challenges? Insights? Anybody care to share? From the teacher’s perspective, how the heck do you assess this? You as Learner: Think, Pair, Share

18. A Word on the Value of Rubrics Wise Economy/Detail - pacing - pare away AND - dig deeper Use of Images/Video - w. voice, adds new dimension - visual flow Quality Script/Voice - well spoken - good pacing - music, if any, furthers message Engaging - interesting - surprising - thought-provoking Has A Point (of View) - purpose - stance Why? Poor Satisfactory Outstanding Criteria Storyboard/Script Feedback

19. Based on faculty/learner feedback, Wwhat’s the value of (digital) storytelling for higher education? Part IV

20. Challenging Questions for Educators How can we help students increase the amount of time they devote to reflection and critical thinking? How can we help students articulate what they are learning? How can we help students remember and care about learning?

21. The Value of Digital Storytelling Memorable, Reflective, Transformative …

23. Story-Making Learning Cycle Reflection & Analysis Share with Others Experience Deeper Personal Understanding Future Stories

24. “ Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts. ” Salman Rushdie Final Words