MEDIA LITERACY: DIGITAL STORYTELLING FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

 Storytelling

Foligno (Italia)

27 - 31 Marzo 2023

Reflexiones sobre el curso

Ana Ramos
Lucía Gil
Adrián Domínguez

Day 1:- An introduction to storytelling

Origin: therapeutic intentions to find one’s own voice and identity

Foster critical thinking

The structure of a story is based on ancient archetypes . Ex.: Plato’s The Cave

Different examples of DS

Aim of DS: share experiences and values, educate, entertain

DS term coined by Joe Lambert in the 1990s in San Francisco. https://www.storycenter.org/history

Golden rule of DS: show, don’t tell

Ice breaking tools: Dixit board game

7 elements: 

• Stories must be personal and authentic; it should be interesting; content must be engaging; use your own voice; importance of soundtrack; importance of rhythm; use metaphors and do not exaggerate.

How can I use it in my classes:

• Focus more on storytelling than on technical skills

• Media literacy

• Emotional involvement facilitates memorization

• Encourage collaborative exchange of knowledge

Day 2: origins of Ds. Focus on imaging

DS is deeply embedded in our daily life

Sharing images to share experiences has always existed: Grotta di Lascaux

Visual representation is part of our DNA.

Creation of symbols that become archetypical.

Standardised symbols are democratic because everyone understands them

Gestalt theory: Gestalt theory 

Presentation of the European project CRAL: cral-lab.eu

How can I use it in my classes:

• Too theoretical to apply. Useful as framework to get ideas for possible DS projects

Day 3: the narrative structure

Archetypes: original images and models in contrast with stereotypes, copies

The hero’s journey in 3 acts: set up, confrontation, resolution

Hero’s fatal flaw; the Achilles’ heel

Basic elements of a story:

- Setting: when and where. Cultural conditions

- Characters

- Plot

- Conflict (challenge, problem)

- Theme: idea, conviction, insight

- Style: word choice, structure, tone.

The Pixar storytelling formula: write about feelings you know. A good story is emotional. Look around you.

Start with the world of the character

How can I use it in my classes:

• Prepare a project for my C2 monographic in which students will have to apply all these techniques in order to tell a story.

Day 4: story board

Day 5: video editing

Collected pictures and video previously taken

Matched the images to the script

Decided if there were actors, voice over, soundtrack, etc…

Edited video