I’m about to set off for a week long residential where I am running two digital storytelling workshops at the Riding Lights Summer Theatre School. I am particularly excited about this event because five Palestinian students from Bethlehem will be joining us. A month ago I was cycling round the Yorkshire Dales on a sponsored […]
Helping families keep in touch
July 18, 2008 by
Helping families keep in touch – nebusiness.co.uk The official launch saw five African families take part in a three-day digital storytelling workshop as part of Changing Perspectives – a project which aims to create a multimedia archive to celebrate the heritage of African and Caribbean families living in the North East. The launch event saw […]
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. […]
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 – […]
International Day for Sharing Life Stories – May 16, 2008
April 11, 2008 by
International Day for Sharing Life Stories – May 16, 2008 We invite you and/or your organization to endorse our joint call for Listen – International Day for Sharing Life Stories, on May 16th 2008. The day will be an opportunity for people around the world to gather in community halls, classrooms, public parks, theaters, auditoriums, […]
