Carers digistories The stories made in one of my recent workshops have just been published. I introduced them to the audience at the Kirklees Carer of the Year Awards in Huddersfield last week. Now you can watch them here.
Archives for 2008
No – Wi Fi, t-mobile broadband or live blogging
June 6, 2008 by
Here on the west coast of Wales at the UKs only digital storytelling festival I have connection to the outside world only through my iPhone. Access to the university’s wifi network is denied to all but staff and students, t-mobile supplies no signal to my broadband 3g dongle and the nearest public wifi point is […]
What a long journey
June 5, 2008 by
I am in Aberystwyth after a train journey that was late and then became a coach tour. Regulars on the line from Shrewsbury to the coast didn’t seem to be suprised when the train terminated several stations before the destination. The coach journey was ultimately more enjoyable. We were closer to the villages and each […]
Going West
June 4, 2008 by
Carers stories in Huddersfield, memories of The Sixties in York. Just two of the workshops that have kept me busy in the past month. I’ve also written an article about digital storytelling for a writers magazine called Lapidus and now I’m on my way to Aberystwyth for DS3. I will be blogging from the festival […]
DS3 Digital Storytelling Festival – Wales
April 22, 2008 by
Details have just been posted for the third Digital Storytelling Festival – DS3 – at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in West Wales. 5/6th June 2008 This is the main festival in the UK and it’s well worth booking. It’s cheap too. I’ll be there along with many of my former BBC colleagues from Capture Wales. […]
Jason Ohler's new book
April 22, 2008 by
Jason Ohler : Education and Technology :: Art, Storytelling, Education and Technology Art, Storytelling, Technology and Education Resources for educators, parents, innovators Announcement: Jasons new book about digital storytelling and new media narrative in education – Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning and Creativity, is now available for advance purchase: […]
Aperture – Aperture BorderFX
April 22, 2008 by
Apple – Downloads – Aperture – Aperture BorderFX An Aperture export plug-in that allows you to add borders to images as you export them. If you are an Aperture user this free plugin is just brilliant. Add borders, text, and watermarks with a wide range of options. How did I live without it?
Training Trainers Digital Storytelling Workshop – New dates
April 21, 2008 by
I am planning the next workshop for trainers who want to run their own digital storytelling projects It will be held at a retreat and conference centre near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It’s beautifully situated in the Yorkshire Pennines and just off the M62 so access is easy. The provisional dates are June 17th – […]
Big birds still worry me
April 17, 2008 by
Another true story inspired by an object in the Magic Story Bag Once a year we used to walk from school to Debden village church for a special service. On the way we passed a lake where a few swans swam. The teacher, Mrs Firth, told us not to annoy the swans because they might […]
