e-Learning Summit Breakout Session: Creating a Common Vocabulary in Digital Story Creation

Heather Wells from TIES presented on creating a common vocabulary for digital storytelling.

She started by defining digital storytelling as one that incorporates media and visual images.

Story

Beginning
Middle
End

Digital Story
Content, storyline, soundtrack, narration, editing, plot, ...

Most important: Visual Literacy

References:
She used some of the writings of Dr. Anne Bamford
Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework-Part III discusses this.
Visual Literacy Toolbox has some good info.

Syntax-Examples

Light and Shaddow
Color
Scale
Symbolism
Balance-Symetrical and Asymetrical
Context-Who created it?, In what context is it seen?
Intended Audience

Elements of Media Arts

Image
Sound
Space-Rule of Thirds
Time
Motion
Sequence

Copyright- Use Creative Commons guidelines for images and video. In order to use an image from say, "Flickr", there are 3 types of licensing- Copyright, Creative Commons-which allows for varied levels of sharing capability, and Public Domain. Using the Advanced Search in Flickr, you can check a box to only show images that can be used and altered.

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