Projects

Pathfinder Project

Enhancing Students' Learning Experiences Through the Use of Digital Storytelling

Phase 1 of The Higher Education Academy/JISC Higher Education e-Learning Pathfinder Programme

Resources

Internal

Digital Storytelling for Reflection and Engagement (113Kb MS Word) : a review of the potential of digital storytelling by Catherine Boase (April 2008).

Evaluation and Assessment Framework for Digital Storytelling (83Kb MS Word)  (draft): a developing resource by Martin Jenkins (Academic Manager, Centre for Active Learning) consisting of a number of criteria that could be applied to the evaluation or assessment of digital stories.

Pathfinder Journey (66Kb MS Word) : a report for the Higher Education Academy/JISC Pathfinder programme, describing the 'journey' undertaken by the project team (May 2008).

External

Digital Storytelling: tips and resources - a useful introduction to digital storytelling by Gail Matthes-DeNatale (Simmons College, Boston, MA)

A Guide to Digital Storytelling - practical tips for organising and facilitating group digital storytellling sessions from members of the BBC Capture Wales team.

The following sites provide images and music files that can be used in digital stories.

Image sites:

Bigfoto.com

Creative Commons Images

Dreamstime

Everystockphoto

FlickrCC

Flickr Creative Commons

Free Images

Image After

istockphoto

morgueFile

Openphoto

Piotr.Pix

Pixel Perfect Digital

Stock.XNHNG

Music sites:

Creative Commons Audio

Free Play

The Freesound Project

Ghost Note

Jamendo

Magnatune

Opsound

Partners in Rhyme

Events

And They All Learned Happily Ever After... (19/20 May 2008)

Photographs from the event are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27152917@N08/sets/72157605301290513.