Creating your own digital story

This WebQuest should be completed in two 1-hour long sessions in a computer lab.

Standards

Students should have a B2 level of English of the CEFR.

Credits

References, online resources an further reading:

Bruner J. (2003). Making Stories: Law, Literature, Life. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
Bruner, J. (1996). The Culture of Education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bruner, J. S. (1987). Life as narrative. Social Research, 54: 1-17.
Dodge, B. (1995a). "Some thoughts about Webquests". Retrieved November 16, 2012 from About WebQuests at webquest.sdsu.edu.
Dodge, B. (1995b). "WebQuests: A technique for Internet-based learning". Distance Educator, 1(2), 10–13.
Robin, B. R. (2012). The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling, http://digitalliteracyintheclassroom.pbworks.com/f/Educ-Uses-DS.pdf, last accessed 29.06.2012.
Council of Europe (2001). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Lambert, J. (2012). Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community, Berkeley, CA: Digital Diner Press.
Lowenthal, P. R. (2009). Digital storytelling: An emerging institutional technology? In K. McWilliam & J. Hartley (Eds.), Story circle: Digital storytelling around the world (pp. 252-259). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Lowenthal, P. R. y Dunlap, J. C. (2010). From pixel on a screen to real person in your students' lives: Establishing social presence using digital storytelling. Internet and Higher Education, 13 (pp. 70–72).
Rex, L. Al, Murnen, T., Hobbs, J., y McEachen, D. (2002). Teachers' pedagogical stories
and the shaping of classroom participation: “The Dancer” and “Graveyard Shift at
the 7–11”. American Education Research Journal, 39 (3), (pp. 765−796).
Serra Cámara, B. & Sevilla Pavón, A. (2012). El relato digital como herramienta de aprendizaje en la educación superior. Paper presented at Jornadas de innovación educativa de la UPV. Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. July 2012.
Sevilla Pavón, A.; Serra Cámara, B. (Upcoming). Fostering the development of non-linguistic skills by using digital storytelling in an ESP course for engineers. In C. Gregori Signes & M. Alcantud Díaz (Eds.). Experiencing Digital Storytelling. "English in the World Series". Editorial de la Universitat de València.
Sevilla-Pavón, A.; Serra-Cámara, B.; Gimeno-Sanz, A. (2012). The Use of Digital Storytelling for ESP in a Technical English Course for Aerospace Engineers. The Eurocall Review, 20 (2), September 2012, 68-79.
Sevilla-Pavón, A., Martínez-Sáez, A., & Siquiera-Rocha, J. M. (2011). Self-assessment and Tutor Assessment in Online Language Learning Materials: InGenio FCE Online Course & Tester. In S. Thouësny & L. Bradley (Eds.), Second Language Teaching and Learning with Technology (pp.45 – 69). Dublin: Research-publishing.net.
Shank, R. C. (1990). Tell me a story: Narrative and intelligence. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Process.
Zull, J. (2002) The Art of Changing the Brain. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.

Other

The authors of this WebQuest would like to thank Rafa Seiz for the original ideas for the WebQuest, Ana Gimeno for her support, Laura Cardona and David Perry for their contributions to the project, and the students for their enthusiasm and constructive criticism in the previous edition of the project.