So “those who tell stories rule the world.” Is that a reason to celebrate our empowerment or a warning to the unwary?
Author: Chris Thomson
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New Flickr Set: Personal Faves
I suppose this is a showcase of some of my favourite images that I’ve taken recently. I feel like I’m getting slightly better at this photo malarkey but I’ve still got a long way to go.
I love just about anything to do with stories and storytelling but this video by Jonah Sachs left me more than a little depressed. What does it do for you? It comes from the Future of Storytelling site (def worth a look!). It’s beautifully done an…
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Digital Storytelling for Researchers
I’ve been part of a discussion on a Facebook digital storytelling group this week about people using DS for research communication. It seems many researchers don’t see it as useful as it will never be able to convey the complexity of their researc…
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Digital Storytellers on Twitter
I follow a few people on Twitter who say and do very useful things about digital storytelling. Some do it as their job, some do it as part of their wider practice, some teach it, some think about it. So I created a list on Twitter. Please feel fre…
I wondered how people taking students out on fieldwork might make use of something like the AR Drone… For doing remote HD filming/imaging of locations… …and flips! (rad!) It’s not cheap, mind. And the range and battery life are limited (alth…
Hat tip to Google Maps Mania for posting about this. In my later years I hope to be able to walk around any part of Scotland, point to the horizon and exclaim without hesitation things like, “ah yes, Buachaille Etive Mor. A challenging climb but w…
Just a quickie (although it took me ages to get Storify to do what I wanted. Grr!)
Digested Read A welcome return for an event that really should be a regular feature of the calendar. The technology has moved on in the last year and there seems to be more confidence and a sort of academic mischief-making in the air! The full sto…
I had obviously behaved well enough at last year’s showcase in Wales to be invited back for another event from the HEA funded Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Team. This year was at the rather lovely Preston Montford FSC just outside Shrewsbury. I had…