Geo-locate stories about place, change, and resistance. In this course, participants will reflect on changes in their immediate communities to create stories using app-based photography and video on iOS and Android devices, edit in WeVideo, and explore the ArcGIS StoryMaps and Google Maps softwares to create multi-point story map documentary projects.
How can participatory research approaches leverage the purpose and power of digital storytelling to more meaningfully center the lived experiences of research participants and impacted community members? This workshop offering draws on both popular education and participatory research frameworks to explore how digital storytelling can support with critically reflecting on and sharing personal narratives as a valuable form of knowledge throughout the research process.
This workshop is designed for individuals who are interested in developing their digital storytelling facilitation skills and have completed a StoryCenter workshop in which they create a digital story, or they have completed a digital story in a workshop that employs the StoryCenter approach.
This is the online version of the original in-person digital storytelling workshop that has supported tens of thousands of storytellers as they identify a personal experience to share, develop it into a script, and edit it into a video. Over the course of five weeks, guided by experienced StoryCenter facilitators, you will craft and produce a two to four-minute digital story based on a 300-word narration script.
During the 2-session workshop, participants will engage with StoryCenter’s participatory storytelling methods. They will come together with a community of storytellers to participate in a story circle and develop a short, compelling personal narrative.
Experience StoryCenter’s globally recognized workshop approach for developing personal narratives, building community and honoring your life experience. Over the course of TWO weeks, guided by experienced StoryCenter facilitators, you will craft and produce a two- to four-minute digital story based on a 300-word narration script. This workshop includes story sharing activities, support for writing and recording a script, access to our video editing platform, and easy-to-follow instructions for creating a beautiful short video.
In this experiential workshop, 6th to 12th-grade teachers explore StoryCenter’s longstanding practice of narrative and participatory media-making as an engaging form of knowledge-building and a rich way for students to demonstrate understanding. StoryCenter’s method centers community-building, structured collaboration, and reflection on each storyteller's personal connection to a variety of content areas.
