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How Digital Storytelling Can Be Used in Postsecondary Instruction: A case study of ds106, an online course at the University of Mary Washington
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Digital storytelling has existed since the early 1990s and has since been adapted for use in various educational settings. With changing technologies and pedagogical techniques, the traditional definition coined by the StoryCenter of a true story as one told using video, voice over, audio, and images does not fit today’s digital culture. Classrooms and storytellers are moving to a more diverse definition of digital storytelling that incorporates different forms of media and focusing on a range of stories beyond personal, non-fiction ones. New ways to engage students and spark interest in course content while teaching valuable skills are consistently in demand for educators; digital storytelling could be a tool for postsecondary instructors or other levels with alteration. Guided by the narrative paradigm and the theoretical perspective of connectivism, the research examined a case study of publicly posted student work for indications of favourable reactions of digital storytelling assignments, characteristics that interest learners, and levels of student engagement to help improve future digital storytelling pedagogy. This Capstone project explores various forms of digital storytelling through the case study of an open access online undergraduate class taught at the University of Mary Washington nicknamed ds106 from January to April 2022. Three assignments spread out over the semester were evaluated using qualitative deductive content analysis techniques for reaction, effort, completeness, and deadline adherence. Inductive coding was used for topics of student submissions and tones used in both submissions and peer comments on the identified assignments. It was discovered that within this course, students reacted most favourably to assignments where they were given creative freedom and where they were provided opportunities to revisit and improve their own work. As the case study only included 17 students’ work, interpretations are not widely applicable, but observations and resources will benefit digital storytelling facilitators.
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- 2023-03-31
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