Anecdote. Open Thinking Wiki. Definitions: "... refers to using new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own real-life stories. " (Wikipedia)“Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Throughout history, storytelling has been used to share knowledge, wisdom, and values. Stories have taken many different forms. Stories have been adapted to each successive medium that has emerged, from the circle of the campfire to the silver screen, and now the computer screen.” (Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association) Why (Digital) Storytelling? Is Digital Different? Digital stories are inherently easy to replicate and share.Digital stories are not constrained to text, but can make use of imagery, audio, video, and social affordances available in the medium.Digital storytelling can foster innovation and creativity as there are unlimited genres & forms available for expression. Important Resources: Process: Media Resources: Examples of Digital Stories: Commercials & Commentaries:
Consider 2-5-1 Storytelling for Your Personal Year-End Review - Robert A. Swanwick recently reported on a storytelling framework that works well for gaining knowledge while evaluating projects. He learned of the framework from a presentation by Nancy Dixon, who in turn, learned of it from Lt Col Karuna Ramanathan. With 2009 ending in a few days, it occurred to me that individuals could apply this technique to constructing stories about the past year with an eye toward learning from the year’s experiences. Here’s the framework, called the 2-5-1 framework, along with my adaptations for applying it to it a personal year-end review: 2 Who you areSummary of your year’s experience 5 fingers Little finger – what aspects of your life did not get enough attention?
Ring finger – What relationships did you form? What did you learn about relationship building? Gary Hayes Social Emerging Media Diagrams. Photo Download: Distributed Story Online.