Assignments

CUIN 6397/8397: Creating Educational Materials for Digital Storytelling
spring 2009 

Week 1: January 19 - 25, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Review of Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Website
Initial Discussion of Needed Changes to Website
Posting Assignment 1:

Review the two Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling websites (the previous version and the current version), including at least some of the digital story examples and then go to the Course Discussion Blog (http://ds-materials.blogspot.com/) and post a comment to Discussion Assignment One, in which you begin discussing your initial assessment of the current website, In your posting, you may want to include:

- your overall impression of the site;  
- what, if anything, should be changed, added or deleted that will make the site more useful as an educational resource;
- what useful material, if any, is included on the earlier version of the site that is not found on the current site; and
- any other information you think should be discussed.

Then, remember to post at least 2 follow-up comments to some of the other postings on this topic.

Week 2: January 26 - February 1, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss other Digital Storytelling Websites
Assignment 2:

Week 3: February 2 - February 8, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss Articles about Digital Storytelling
Assignment 3:

Week 4: February 9 - February 15, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss Digital Storytelling Workshops and Training Activities
Assignment 4:

Week 5: February 16 - February 22, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss Digital Storytelling Research Activities
Assignment 5:

Week 6: February 23 - March 1, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss other Examples of how Digital Storytelling is being used in other educational ways, such as: different content areas, foreign language learning, teacher education, medical/health care, etc.
Assignment 6:

Dr. Robin out of town all week: March 2 - March 8, 2009

Week 7: March 9 - March 15, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Review Emails Received Regarding Digital Storytelling and Discuss Additions to Website to Deal with Issues Mentioned
Assignment 7:
1. Coming soon...
2. Midterm Project: Determine Final Semester Project
 

UH SPRING BREAK: March 16 - 22, 2009

Week 8: March 23 - March 29, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss Web 2.0 Resources related to Digital Storytelling, part 1: Blogs & Podcasts
Assignment 8:

Week 9: March 30 - April 5, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss Web 2.0 Resources related to Digital Storytelling, part 2: Wikis, Social Bookmarks, Social Networks, etc.
Assignment 9:

Week 10: April 6 - April 12, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss information about Digital Storytelling Software (Traditional and Web 2.0)
Assignment 10:

Week 11: April 13 - April 19, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Find and Discuss information about Hardware Used for Digital Storytelling
Assignment 11:

Week 12: April 20 - April 26, 2009 - Online
Topics:
Final Discussion of Needed Changes to Digital Storytelling Website
Assignment 12:

Week 13: April 27 - May 3, 2009 - Online
Topics:
To be Announced

Week 14: May 4 - 10, 2009 - Face-to-Face Class Meeting?
Topics:
Final Project Submission and Presentation