During our audio and video workshops this June we’ve seen several faculty give demonstrations of how they have their students produce short video or audio projects as assignments. In some cases, these are simple personal statements (several based their assigments on the format used in the NPR “This I Believe” Project), others had their students create presentations of content in a video format with voice-over narration (rather than a paper or PowerPoint presentation).
This kind of assignment is getting more attention in the Instructional Technology field and is typically referred to as “Digital Storytelling”. For more information on using audio or video assignments in your class, refer to the following links:
ELI: Seven things You Should Know about Digital Storytelling
http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/7ThingsYouShouldKnow/39398
Center for Digital Storytelling
http://www.storycenter.org
EXAMPLE: Video Dean’s Book – Commonwealth College
http://videodbc.comcol.umass.edu/
EXAMPLE: Stories of Service – Digital Clubhouse Network
http://www.digiclub.org/sofs/
EXAMPLE: D.U.S.T.Y.
http://oaklanddusty.org