Overview
This guide is an introduction to how video can be utilized in the classroom for student assignments and projects. Student created videos possess the potential to further enhance the ways in which students learn and build real world skill sets. Broad in nature, digital storytelling represents a number of diverse methods and tools in which individuals utilize images, video, audio, and much more to develop a unique learning and research environment. The guide provides an overall introduction to the concepts of digital storytelling and the broad applications of video in the classroom. You will find suggestions for resources, tutorials, assessments, and learning goals in the guide.
For further questions or inquiries, feel free to reach out to any of the Educational Technology staff at their information below:
Jon Breitenbucher, Director: jbreitenbucher@wooster.edu
Emily Armour, Educational Technologist: earmour@wooster.edu
Megan Smeznik, Educational Technology Associate: msmeznik@wooster.edu
Maira Senoo, Educational Technology Associate: msenoo@wooster.edu
Goals
Student Learning Goals
Project Goals
- Demonstrate skills in research and collaboration
- Produce an effective, engaging narrative that either crafts an interpretive argument or demonstrates knowledge in a particular subject
- Expose students to the elements of video/digital storytelling such as the process and the tools to develop their digital skills
Expectations
Students will:
- Employ the use sound, images/other multimedia, and narrative to craft their piece
- Utilize software and technologies such as iMovie, cameras, and audacity as specified by the faculty member
- Attend and participate in any workshops and storyboarding/script writing sessions
Faculty will:
- Specify which types of technologies and tools that students should expect to utilize for the project
- Acknowledge this type of project requires work on the part of both students and the faculty member
- Clearly outline the project and its goals by working with Educational Technology and other collaborators
- Define and present to students a clear outline of the project assessment
- Decide the length of the project. 3-5 minutes is ample time as anything more will be difficult to complete.
Parts of a Successful Project
- Argument/narrative is made clear throughout the project
- Demonstrates an attempt to utilize a variety of tools, technologies, and methods in the project
- Collaborated with peers, faculty member, and other groups such as Educational Technology (where applicable)
- Meets the goals of the course and the assignment as set by the faculty member
Resources
On Campus Sources:
Educational Technology, Morgan Hall 4th Floor, educationaltechnology@wooster.edu
Jacob Heil, Digital Scholarship Librarian and Director of CoRE, jheil@wooster.edu
Digital Studio and Production Planning Studio, Andrews Library
Digital Media Bar, Andrews Library
Pedagogical and Course Implementation Sources:
“Digital Storytelling – Community Learning Initiative” from Trinity College
“Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling” from the University of Houston
“Multimodal Mondays: Digital Storytelling from the The Macmillan Community.”
“What’s Your Digital Flavor?” from Bucknell University
Media Sources:
“Audacity® | Free, Open Source, Cross-Platform Audio Software for Multi-Track Recording and Editing.” Accessed September 20, 2017. http://www.audacityteam.org/.
“CC Search.” Accessed September 20, 2017. https://search.creativecommons.org/.
“Copyright-Fair-Use-Public-Domain-and-Creative-Commons-1.Pdf.” Accessed September 20, 2017. https://louisvilledcc.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/copyright-fair-use-public-domain-and-creative-commons-1.pdf.
“Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives.” Accessed September 20, 2017. http://www.thedaln.org/#/home.
“Free Music Archive: Music for Video.” Accessed September 20, 2017. http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/video.
“Freeplay Music | Welcome | The Best Music Library on the Planet!” Accessed September 20, 2017. http://freeplaymusic.com/.
“Internet Archive: About IA.” Accessed September 20, 2017. http://archive.org/about/.
“Wikimedia Commons.” Accessed September 20, 2017. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page.
Video Editing Sources:
CITL, RU. IMovie Tutorial 2017, 2017. https://vimeo.com/210318794.
“IMovie.” Apple. Accessed September 20, 2017. http://www.apple.com/imovie/.
Tutorials
Hoonuit (Log in with your College credentials) has over 250 tutorials including ones about digital storytelling, audio best practices, and students as digital creators.
iMovie Support from Apple
iMovie Tutorial by Tech Talk America takes you through all the basics and introduces you to iMovie in an easy to learn format
Stay tuned for future tutorials from Educational Technology
Assessment
There are a number of ways in which these types of projects and assignments can be assessed. By establishing clear expectations for students early on in the process, the assessment the project will become an easier task. Below you will find examples of some of the types of assessments that you could potentially utilize for this project.
If you have any further questions or would like to discuss developing an assessment for a video project or assignment, please reach out to any of the Educational Technology staff members.
Assessment Examples
Example Video Assessment with Explanations
Resource about Single Point Rubrics from the Cult of Pedagogy Blog