Sunday, September 25, 2011

Digital Storytelling promotes Critical Thinking

As an assignment in our EDUC 2201 class we were asked to create a digital story that explained a quote about teaching. Creating a digital story was a very fun and enlightening experience. Expressing myself through digital story made me relate how this type of media could be used to solve authentic problems. We want students to not only learn with media, but also learn and think critically about media. (Ohler, 2006) There are a lot of ways this digital tool can be used to explore real world issues.

Abstract: The purpose of this research study was to determine how educators, students 
and others around the world are using digital storytelling to support the educational 
process. This study provides a general framework about educational uses of digital 
storytelling in different countries and describes the different perceptions of people in 
different cultures about this technology. An online survey was used to collect responses 
from a group of educators, students and others in educational settings to determine how 
they are using digital storytelling for educational purposes. The results show the current 
situation of educational uses of digital storytelling around the world and explore some of 
the benefits and challenges educators face in implementing digital storytelling in their 
institutions. (Yuksel, Bernard & McNeil)


Ohler, J. (2006, January). The world of digital storytelling. Educational Leadership, Retrieved from http://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytellingArticle1-2006.pdf

Yuksel, P., Bernard, R. R., & McNeil, S.Educational uses of digital storytelling around the world . Retrieved from http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/survey/SITE_DigitalStorytelling.pdf


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