Using Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

ABSTRACT

Digital storytelling is the use of multimedia
presentations to convey information in a way that is
logical, yet often deeply emotional. Through the use
of global media like images and music, stories can be
told that span language, culture, and disciplinary
boundaries. In this paper, we describe the ways that
digital storytelling can be used in the classroom, both
as a learning assessment method and as a teaching
tool. We show how the use of digital storytelling in
classes can make computing skills relevant in a noncomputing
class, as well as attract non-technical
students to the computing field.

Michele Kleckner, Elon University
Shannon Duvall, Elon University

http://www.iacis.org/iis/2007_iis/PDFs/Kleckner_Duvall.pdf