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Digital Storytelling as Design Thinking |
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Michael Hernandez
Designing for an audience. Iteration, testing and revision. These are the key tenets of the design thinking process, but they’re also central to creating stories. Learn how to create digital storytelling projects that help students scaffold their learning, and create engaging experiences and share their learning with the world.
| Audience: | Curriculum/district specialists, Principals/head teachers, Teachers |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
| Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC |
| Topic: | Storytelling/multimedia |
| Grade level: | PK-12 |
| Subject area: | Language arts, Social studies |
| ISTE Standards: | For Educators: Designer
Innovative Designer
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Digital storytelling is often seen as an extra, or add-on activity to existing curriculum, rather than a natural way for students to process information and demonstrate their learning. This session will show how the methods of creating a story are the same as design thinking, and how these two processes can be used to make learning engaging.
Intro (5 min)
Design Thinking: What does that look like in different subject areas (10 min)
Digital Storytelling: How is this similar to design thinking? (5 min)
Case Studies: Sample stories from a variety of subject areas (15 min)
Activity: How to transform a current lesson into a digital storytelling project (15)
Workflow, Tips and Best Practices for the classroom (10 min)
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-eams3-fc84a7
https://ed.stanford.edu/news/will-design-thinking-strategies-benefit-students-after-class-dismissed
https://theconversation.com/how-student-designed-video-games-made-me-rethink-how-i-teach-history-159310?fbclid=IwAR3CKTdH730tD8G5GDrnV5nCMc_zpLP3ytTqPzd6o2Utgl2QeZKk4xp36aE
https://theconversation.com/how-student-designed-video-games-made-me-rethink-how-i-teach-history-159310?fbclid=IwAR3CKTdH730tD8G5GDrnV5nCMc_zpLP3ytTqPzd6o2Utgl2QeZKk4xp36aE
Michael is an award-winning teacher whose work focuses on digital storytelling, media literacy, project-based learning, and social justice. His published work addresses student voice and the intersection of education and social policy, and his podcast and newsletter, Change The Narrative, has found subscribers around the world. He has presented in North America, Asia and Africa on these topics, including SXSW EDU, TCEA, and ISTE. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Adobe Education Leader, and National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. Follow him on Twitter: @cinehead and Instagram: @changing.the.narrative www.michael-hernandez.net
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