Stories+that+Teach+Content

= Teaching Content =

=//Digital stories can be used, not only as personal reflection, but also to teach content.//=

=Songwriting 101= The Elusive Muse, 2009, was designed as a video to support a songwriting course that I've taught at Catonsville Community College. This video was also part of a project for the University of Colorado as I completed my certificate in Digital Storytelling. Even though I was teaching two concepts-sources for songwriting ideas and dealing with writer's block-I decided to take a personal narrative approach to make it more authentic for the learners. This was also the first time I created a soundtrack, with original music, specifically designed as a score for the story. My only regret on this story is finding that, when I show it to local students, they are somewhat distracted by the images of Fells Point as they try to recognize all the vistas. media type="youtube" key="fAG_FaELRbk" height="367" width="460"

= = = = = = = = = = =Baltimore Music History 101= This video, focusing on the music history of Baltimore, was produced as a project for ISTC 633, Instructional Video. At the end of the video I expected learners to be able to identify at least 3 musicians or music sites from Baltimore. Even though it is mainly an instructional video, I also included an attention grabbing question/mystery to the beginning to gain and keep the viewers' attention. I would still like to expand this video into a longer documentary piece on musicians and music history in Baltimore as it is a passion for me-I've given personal songwriter's tours of Baltimore for years. media type="youtube" key="wA1xV2aNWWA" height="367" width="460"

=Kennedy Krieger Site= As part of my work for ISTC 633 I produced this sample video to accompany a website where students would metaphorically aliens exploring earth and earthling behavior. This video was created quickly and with a minimum amount of elements to demonstrate to the client the effectiveness and economy of producing short videos specifically aimed for the students and avoiding inappropriate Youtube content. media type="youtube" key="nzTdngKIzPQ" height="385" width="480"

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Last edited May 2010 ISTC 633, Towson University, Spring 2010 Semester