A blog about digital inclusion
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Starting the digital storytelling process
Digital storytelling starts with finding a story. Without a story, it becomes a news piece. So, as a facilitator, you have to find ways to get people thinking of their stories. Sometimes that’s simply having them talk to each other with a particular topic or theme in mind; other times it starts with an interview.…
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Teaching Social Media
Okay, so what do I teach? I read articles predicting trends that discuss what skills are necessary for the 21st Century work force. In a standard class, with learners who have basic computer skills, I focus on the basic employment skills (using basic Office features, writing good email, using search engines effectively, understanding what “the…
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Realistic Goals
One of the most difficult things I find doing is balancing between everything I want to do and what I can realistically do. It’s easy to become overwhelmed. I know because it’s happened to me recently. So I’ve set out some guidelines for myself to keep the balance. Here’s the first Lists, lists, lists I’ve…
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Spring Break – tracking progress
With a week break from my usual routine, I’m taking this week to write a series of posts. There’s no theme, just thoughts I’ve been considering for a while. I’m an instructor in a couple of adult literacy program. Currently, my focus has been on numeracy (math). In my classes, there are usually 10-16 adults…
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Publishing Content
So here’s the current challenge I have with my work; I don’t have any examples of what I’m doing. In a digital storytelling workshop, I get people to tell their stories and show them the tools necessary to do. Often times, participants only want to share these stories with family and neighbours. The idea of…
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Developing Workshops
I just finished a four-day digital storytelling working. These workshops take a lot out of me because it’s short days (six hours) but it seems like i’m consistently being pulled in every direction. I’ve been slowly coming up with a couple of guidelines to help me keep things under control. Set a maximum number of…
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Next Steps
So a week into owning this space I’ve done a little bit of housekeeping but not much else. So while I’m writing a “real” bio I thought I’d take a moment to write a bit about myself. For the last four years, I’ve been working at a non-profit community organization that focuses on literacy and…
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Why a website now?
I’ve had an email account since the mid-90s, a blog since 2000, and so many social media accounts that I can barely keep track of them all. But I’ve never had a website. Now I do. I’ve developed a lot of material and content for my job as an digital technology instructor. Rather than hoard…
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