An introduction to digital storytelling

So what is “digital storytelling”?

Brian is a denizen of the DS106 community, which has inspired many of us. There are many other approaches. But Brian subscribes to a broad definition, essentially any story told using digital media. That can be video, audio, text, and other forms of multimedia.

Using the web

WordPress – hosted and supported at TRU by LT&I. Examples:

re Secwépemc – in progress site sharing history and culture.

FoodLoops – “stories of citizens who are passionate about local food production, food distribution, food festivals and events, food literacy, building community through food, and food assistance in Kamloops.”

Housing in Kamloops – utilizing integration with Google Maps to collect stories.

Caregiver Fatigue – Audio, video and interactive elements.

Girls Shred Pow – “a place to inspire women to shred barriers in the adventure industry.”

Nature Climbing – “Sport rock climbing at Dynamos Mexico City.”

Tour Maps – collections of BC tours using a simpler, reusable map framework.

Toolset Map – a starter site for building map-oriented sites.

Twine: an HTML framework for building interactive narratives

Let’s Play – Twine – example.

H5P: no-code interactive elements that can be embedded on any site

https://h5p.org (Plugin is active on TRU WordPress sites.)

Form-based, no account authoring

https://splot.ca/

Audio

Knowledge Mobilization and You – “Scholarly Podcasting for the Whole TRU Community”

https://podcastmasterclass.trubox.ca/ – “A Self-Directed Exploration of Scholarly Podcasting”

Indigenous Podcast Series

You Got This!

Learn Secwepemctsín Online – excellent use of embedded audio

Video

Travel Media – Simple text entries with video. Usually off of cameraphones.

Kaltura Capture – Suitable for screencast style videos, some editing tutorials.

Resources and help

TRU Makerspace – “learn about and experiment with technology and making in a safe, experiential, and supportive environment.”

Copyright and Creative Commons – overviews and sources of copyright friendly materials.

learningtech@tru.ca, blamb@tru.ca

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