Journal article
Digital storytelling: New opportunities for humanities scholarship and pedagogy
Cogent arts & humanities, Vol.3(1), p.1181037
12/31/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117454
Abstract
At first thought, combining storytelling, digital tools, and humanities seems improbable. For example, digital storytelling is characterized by interactivity, nonlinearity, flexible outcomes, user participation, even co-creation. Such affordances may be disruptive to traditional humanities scholars accustomed to working alone, with physical objects, and following established theoretical guidelines. However, they may be quite appealing to those seeking new opportunities for cross-disciplinary, iterative approaches to practice-based humanities scholarship and pedagogy. This essay defines digital storytelling as a combination of storytelling techniques, digital affordances, and humanities foci, describes several forms of digital storytelling, outlines frameworks and outcomes associated with their use, and promotes digital storytelling as providing new opportunities for humanities scholarship and teaching, especially with regard to critical thinking, communication, digital literacy, and civic engagement.
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- Title
- Digital storytelling: New opportunities for humanities scholarship and pedagogy
- Creators
- John F Barber - Creative Media & Digital Culture Program, Washington State University Vancouver
- Publication Details
- Cogent arts & humanities, Vol.3(1), p.1181037
- Publisher
- Cogent
- Identifiers
- 99900548176701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article