offer.
We are dipping our toes into elearning in a low-risk manner by offering =
our
first online course in our summer program. Shameless plug: feel free to
distribute this to those who may be interested!
> Digital Storytelling: An Online Course
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> Web artists, game designers, filmmakers, journalists, advertisers, and =
amateur
> bloggers combine multiple digital media platforms to tell their =
stories. How
> do these new methods relate to our traditional sense of what a story =
is? Has
> storytelling changed? Or is it just the media that has changed? In =
this
> intensive online class students are exposed and respond to a variety =
of new
> and old storytelling methods; from Renaissance frescoes to movies, =
from
> narrative poetry to video blogs, from graphic novels to alternate =
reality
> games. Students work independently or in groups to author digital =
stories
> combining text, image, video, and audio. Through online discussions, a =
series
> of short assignments, and one final project, this class helps students =
build
> on fundamental storytelling skills, while allowing them to explore =
exciting
> new storytelling possibilities.
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> Required: access to a computer, Internet access, and basic media =
tools, such
> as a digital camera.
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> https://ww2.catlin.edu/summer/digitalstorytelling
Richard
On 3/11/09 7:28 AM, "Norman Maynard" <nmaynard@thorntonfriends.org> =
wrote:
> Fred, Bill, Peter, Bob, Jeanne, Chris and others,
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> Bob and I were just IM'ing a bit out of this thread, and there seems =
to be
> enough of an interest here and enough of a *need *- would people be
> interested in as 1 or 2 day conference sometime early this summer? I'm
> thinking about a get together which would include a face to face =
gathering
> for those who could make it with others skyped or teleconferenced in.
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> Not sure if I have a good sense of a locus of geography for all of us, =
but
> I'm feeling as though taking a day or two out to meet some of you all =
in
> person and brainstorm ideas and begin to really push some of these =
ideas
> forward would be a very valuable use of my time.
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> Others?
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> In peace,
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> *Norman Maynard*
> Interim Head of School
> *Thornton Friends School* <http://www.thorntonfriends.org/>
> Silver Spring, MD 20904
> 301.384.6672 **
> Google Talk: daoist56
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> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Jeanne Rice <jrice@schacademy.org> =
wrote:
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>> > I agree...it would be great to have a discussion group about =
this...and
>> > pool
>> > the resources!
>> >
>> > We used Brigham Young University on-line courses for our HS. They =
have an
>> > independent study program that fit in well for us.
>> >
>> > Jeanne Rice
>> > Southern CT Hebrew Academy
>> > Beth Chana High School for Girls
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Bob Irving <irvingb@e-lcds.org> =
wrote:
>> >
>>> > > I didn't respond immediately because at this point, we offer no =
online
>>> > > courses. However, I completely agree that this is coming fast =
and I >>>
think
>>> > > that pooling resources as independent schools is a fantastic =
idea.
>>> > >
>>> > > Perhaps, even if we don't offer any courses at the moment, we =
could set
>> > up
>>> > > a wiki for discussing ideas, logistics, etc. I'd be happy to set
>> > something
>>> > > up on PBWiki.
>>> > >
>>> > > Any ideas, takers?
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Bob Irving
>>> > > Middle School Technology Facilitator
>>> > > Lancaster Country Day School
>>> > > Lancaster, PA
>>> > > Blog: http://www.elementalsource.com/drupal/
>>> > > "In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the =
Learned find
>>> > > themselves equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."
>>> > > Eric Hoffer
>>> > >
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>> >
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