Share Paper: Design Parameters for Learning with Digital Stories

  1. Helge Høivik, Oslo University College, Norway
Tuesday, October 27 5:15 PM-6:15 PM Pavilion Ballroom A

Abstract: Digital storytelling is positioned to become an important tool in the teacher’s toolbox. This paper reports on an international collaborative project with partners from China and Norway. Children in schools from three cities in both countries were invited to produce their own digital stories of city life. A class of Norwegian bachelor students in Arts and Crafts evaluated the contributions as part of their own training as future teachers and researchers. Based on our experience with this limited group of participants, we conclude that digital storytelling is promising. We also experienced that the formal technical, aesthetical and conceptual requirements of ...