OVERVIEW – Digital Storytelling in Higher Ed

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Prepared for COLTT 2011 I prepared these notes for a two-hour presentation and workshop for faculty at the Colorado Teaching and Learning with Technology conference, held at CU Boulder every …

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WEB RESOURCES on Teaching Digital Storytelling

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Theory and Practice Advanced Thinking in Digital Storytelling: Knowing ‘Why’ Seven Elements of Effective Digital Stories Also see my help page on this site: Narrative techniques for digital storytelling Project …

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HOW TO – Find All Your Files on Google Drive

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Use Google Drive

After you log into Google Drive, look at the menu on the left. At the bottom you’ll see an option for Owner, Type, More that gives you a variety of …

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QUICK TIPS – Insert Re-Positionable Audio Clip in iMovie '11

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If you tried inserting an audio clip into your iMovie project and found that it became the background soundtrack for the whole project, so you couldn’t reposition it or apply …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - CDS-Style Digital Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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Digital Story by Kathryn (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2012) AMY’S NOTE: This is one of the samples by students who took WRTG 3090/ATLS 3519 the first time it was offered, …

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LINKS – Web Resources on Photo Composition and Editing

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Find & Edit Images

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(a list under development) Photo Composition The best way to learn about composition (in photography) Improving your photography with five easy composition tricks Photographic Composition (also go up a level …

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HOW TO – Create an Image Slideshow in a Blog Post

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Use the Class Blog (Wordpress)

These instructions show you how to create a click-through slideshow that features images you uploaded to the blog. Our class blog has two options for slideshow layout, standard and carousel, …

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GUIDE – Writing Process for Audio Essays

CATEGORIES: PLANNING & DRAFTING New Media Projects

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STEP 1: ROUGH DRAFT If you’d like to produce an audio essay, the first step is to write a rough draft the same way you would for any other kind …

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COMMENTARY – The Rhetoric of Interface Design

CATEGORIES: RHETORIC OF DESIGN, TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

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Below is a short presentation I delivered in a session on Using Digital Tools for writing instructors at CU Boulder. I drew on many resources to develop this condensed version …

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HOW TO – Edit your account settings

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After you register for an account on the class domain, you’ll be able to log into the class web site and edit your WordPress account settings, which will allow you …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – There is no Women's National Hockey League

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - CDS-Style Digital Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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A Personal Narrative by Katie (WRTG 3020 – Summer 2011) Read her Rhetorical Rationale.

WEB APPS – You Can Connect & Use with Google Drive

CATEGORIES: RESOURCES: Apps for Creating New Media Projects

Check out the wide variety of web-based apps you can connect to your Google Drive account. The link takes you to the Chrome store, but once a tool is connected …

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TIPS – Troubleshooting Problems with Web Sites

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The steps below will help you with a variety of web-related issues. Step #1: If at first you don’t succeed, try again in a few minutes. Sometimes links just don’t …

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GUIDE – Strategies for Composing Stand-alone Presentations

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SLIDE VERSION Rhetorical Considerations for Presentation Design from Amy Goodloe ARTICLE VERSION What makes any form of communication “effective”? Following the principles of reader-friendly design. When does a presentation need …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Breaking the Gender Binary: Gender Neutral Bathrooms

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Mini-Documentary, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Mini-Doc by Jess (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) My project entitled “Breaking the Gender Binary” focused on the concept of gender neutral/inclusive bathrooms, specifically on the CU Boulder campus. The …

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GUIDE – Writing a Synopsis for a Visual Storytelling Project

CATEGORIES: PLANNING & DRAFTING New Media Projects

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NOTE: I wrote the material below for a previous semester, when I asked all students to write synopses. If you decide to try writing a synopsis this semester, use the …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – LGBTQ… PP?

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Presentation by Alex E. (LGBT Studies – Spring 2012) My target audience is really anyone open minded and knowledgeable with how to view a Prezi. The information is very straight …

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GUIDE – Rhetorical Strategies for Blog Design

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The design of the study guide blog includes elements that impact its visual appeal. Although you may not have thought about it this way, you have to make design decisions …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Top 10 Lesbian Young Adult Books

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Presentation by Alex A. (LGBT Studies – Spring 2012) This project is for all of the young adults, like myself, that struggle with finding books they can relate to. When …

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SAMPLES – Links to Digital Stories about Gender and Sexuality

CATEGORIES: INSPIRATIONS & FYI'S

I’ve gathered these links specifically for my WRTG 3020 students, but they may also be of interest to other visitors: Amy’s story: This is what a lesbian looks like (made …

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PREZI EXAMPLE – Technologies and the Future of Writing

CATEGORIES: INSPIRATIONS & FYI'S, TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

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I don’t know anything about the person who made this, but the info and method of presentation are both relevant to learning about digital writing!

ASSIGNMENT – Image Story

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(From my Fall 2013 section of WRTG 3090) APPROACH Tell your story through a sequence of about 5-10 still images, from the sources listed below. Deliver the final version in …

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Digital Writing Assignments

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To view some examples of digital writing assignments I’ve used over the past five or six years, browse through the ASSIGNMENTS ARCHIVE category.

STUDENT SAMPLE – The Science of Gender and Science: Pinker vs. Spelke

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Academic Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

Presentation by Stephanie Mitchell for WRTG 3020 Fall 2010. [slideshare id=7198739&doc=mitchell-presentation-final1-110308212710-phpapp02]

STUDENT SAMPLE – Review of the Pinker/Spelke Debate (presentation with audio narration)

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Academic Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Presentation by Kay Davis for WRTG 3020 Fall 2010.

GUIDE – Storyboarding a Visual Project

CATEGORIES: PLANNING & DRAFTING New Media Projects

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If you’re planning to develop a project that conveys a message visually, whether it has an audio narration or not, the traditional method of outlining may not be sufficient for …

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WEB RESOURCES – Guides to Video Editing and Production

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Although many of the links below refer specifically to working with live video, you can apply anything you learn about live video to working with images or animation. VIDEO EDITING …

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HOW TO – Export a Web-Ready Video (m4v) Out of QuickTime X

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NOTE: The instructions below were originally a part of this post: How to Make a Screencast with QuickTime X for Mac I decided to post them separately because the process …

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HOW TO – Change the Default App that Opens Files on a Mac

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Are you tired of having media files open in iTunes on your Mac? I was, so I changed the default app that opens mp3, m4a, m4v, and mov files to …

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HOW TO – Edit an image after you've embedded it in a blog post

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Use the Class Blog (Wordpress)

Short guide to editing an image after you’ve uploaded it to a blog post. Editing Image after uploading

WEB RESOURCE – Anatomy of Effective Web Design

CATEGORIES: RHETORIC OF DESIGN

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This infographic does a nice job of introducing some basic principles of reader-friendly site design. What appears below is the top portion. To see the full infographic, go to: Anatomy …

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INSPIRATION – Quotes on Storytelling

CATEGORIES: PLANNING & DRAFTING New Media Projects

About Digital Storytelling “Telling weak stories with technology is like giving a bad guitar player a bigger amplifier.” “Writing is the primary tool used to plan and create a digital …

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Presentations on the Pedagogy and Practice of Digital Composition

CATEGORIES: TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

Below are a few of my presentations that might be of interest to anyone who teaches writing at the college level. The first one focuses more heavily on providing a …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Gender Norms Through the Generations

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Mini-Documentary, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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[youtube Nw0drPFCqxA] This video project was composed by Mara Race for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. Read Mara’s rhetorical analysis of her project on the class blog …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – End Violence Against the Transgendered

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Multimedia Commentary, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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PSA by WRTG 3020 Students – Fall 2010 Two students in one of my Spring 2010 sections of WRTG 3020 created this short multimedia message, which is designed to persuade …

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HOW TO – Upload a File to Shared Folder on Google Drive

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Merged with: HOW TO – Get a file into a shared folder on Google Drive

STUDENT SAMPLE – C Student Doesn't Even See it Coming

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Audio Narratives & Essays, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio Narrative by Beau (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013 About the Story: This is an accurate account of a student who has no perception of possible future consequences …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Grandma's House

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

Grandma's house final from Kate Limebrook Image Story by Kate My Grandma’s house has been in the family for the past 54 years and it is a place family members …

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GUIDE – Use PDF annotation tools to teach academic reading

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Common Teaching Issue: Students could use more help reading academic articles I notice this problem in two ways: in how students respond to articles as assigned readings and in how …

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HOW TO – Create a "read more" button for long blog posts

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For long blog posts as well as drafts and final versions of projects, put the content of the post behind a “read more” tag. That way the long content won’t …

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