Reflection Day 3
I wasn't sure quite what form the digital storytelling would take at the start of the course and the ideas covered so far illustrate powerful opportunities for children to think about and express opinions and personal concerns about topics affecting their lives and communities. I think the empathy map is a really useful tool for focusing on how issues/behaviours affect ourselves and others and can see how this could also be applied to traditional storytelling and in wider contexts. The use of the advert made me think of how valuable it will be for students to make their own digital stories in terms of developing digital literacy and being able to critically evaluate other videos they see. The activities in session 3 made me realise how much critical thinking and decision making is involved in creating a digital story, in terms of selecting images, considering audience, choosing characters and finding ways to reach emotions etc.
I also was interested to take part in digital learning from the point of view of a student and found it quite challenging to manage information coming simultaneously from several platforms and in different forms (following a presentation, reading and participating in chats, uploading photos, keeping my own notes). This highlights the cognitive challenges students face with online learning. However, I think the digital storytelling idea will also be useful if we have to go back to an online/blended learning setting since much of the work can be done outside school.
I'm looking forward to using the digital tools now but as I don't have much experience of using them, I would maybe like to see some examples of students' work (I think you may be going to put some on the blog though). I'm still not very comfortable seeing myself on video though – so I am writing this in words!
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