Theories of Digital Storytelling

Place based digital storytelling is an interesting theory to explore and can be used often in the class room. In Brenda Dyck's article, she explains that an Alchemist, according to Annette Moser-Wellman, are those who use other people's ideas and thoughts that they have shared with others and apply those thoughts to new ideas and fun activities. The author of this article lets us know that this is exactly what teachers do. Teachers can go to conferences, converse among themselves, or even listen in on their students for new ideas and creative ways of learning. With place based storytelling, you could incorporate your ideas into an interactive learning experience for students.




Instead of students using their imagination only, the internet is a new tool that students can use now to help them get a better understanding of what they are learning. Dyck gives an example of Google earth being used by a teacher to bring different classic novel settings to life. To cut down on all that internet search time to find what you are looking for, why not incorporate all the information into one place based learning digital storytelling slide show? All teachers have to do is incorporate photos and narrate through text or speaking to instruct their students about how to use this presentation for learning purposes. Easy right? I think it is a perfect and compact way to incorporate learning with modern technology.