Using Puentedura’s (2011) SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) framework as a guide, let me take you on a four-part journey through my adventures in digital storytelling over the last fifteen years. At the first school I taught in, every studentRead more…
DSP Tools – Reflections from Module 4.2
Why incorporate digital texts and storytelling into your programs? As Bjorgen (2010) mentions, the most important ‘why’ for incorporating digital texts and DSP into programs at a primary level is the potential for boundary crossing. The transference of cultural codesRead more…
Digital Storytelling – Reflections from Module 4.1
What questions (or answers) have formed in your mind in relation to digital storytelling? The concept of digital storytelling appearing to be promoted as an entity that is non-linear (Handler Miller, 2020) was problematic to me at first. I wonderedRead more…
Bridging The Gap: Digital Literature vs Print Media
A decade ago, the research was dominated by papers demonstrating that students (generally in higher education) did not retain as much information from reading digital non-fiction as they did print. Is the broadening of research in this field to examineRead more…
BookTok, Bookstagram, and GoodReads In My Practice
Can you think of any ways you could incorporate social networking sites for literature organisation and access, such as GoodReads or LibraryThing, or other online communities such as #BookTok, into your practice? How do you think your students would respond?Read more…
Changes In My Practice
What has changed in your teaching practice over the course of your career with regards to technology use and literature? When I first began teaching, technology was something that was added to the curriculum as opposed to being an integralRead more…
Developments, Directions, and Predicaments
What is an issue that has emerged for you in terms of developments and new directions for digital literature? One of the elements specific to digital literature that has been cited as an advantage is the inclusion of auditory ANDRead more…
What are some of the key elements involved in evaluating digital narratives?
A summary of my thinking after Week One… I think the overarching question to guide this discussion in my mind has been, how well do readers ‘know’ the information they consume instead of just ‘remembering’ it? It is possible toRead more…