Overview
This multi-week workshop will guide you through the development of your own digital story: how you came to your research, what motivated you to become a researcher, and where your research is taking you.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the seven steps of the digital storytelling process
- Develop a narrative script that reflects your experiences as a researcher
- Design and create a 2-3 minute digital story using a cloud-based video editing tool
Our cohort is a safe space for open discussions. We embrace and support diversity and inclusiveness within this course and at the UW Libraries. We hope to foster unique representations of ideas and experiences. This online course and the synchronous meeting sessions will remain welcoming and supportive to allow each of you to thrive creatively as a researcher.
Deliverables
As a participant in this workshop, we are asking that you attempt to produce the deliverables below. Note that we are flexible with these requirements and understand that not all participants will have the capacity to produce every deliverable as part of this workshop. We encourage you to make your best attempt as bandwidth allows.
- Introduction video (aka the World’s Fastest Video assignment)
- Story proposal
- 200-word script
- 1st draft video composition with audio recording
- Final video composition with a transcript
Live Sessions
A detailed view of the lesson plans are available on the site.
Learner Expectations
During the workshop, learners will share their progress and questions regarding their digital stories with the Coaching Team and fellow participants. Learners are expected to attend weekly workshop sessions.
Learning Environment
Participants will be asked to participate in live, synchronous, virtual discussions via Zoom. This workshop also utilizes a real-time collaboration and communication tool known as Discord. Participants will join a Discord community server for this workshop and are encouraged to use this tool for discourse and discussion.
Learners will use video editing software to produce their videos. We recommend ClipChamp if you are interested in using an online video editor and iMovie if you are using a Mac computer, but we encourage you to use any editing platform you have access to and and comfortable using for this workshop.
How does the Storytelling Fellows workshop work?
Communication
Your main mode of communication with the Coaching Team and other workshop participants will be Discord. Get acquainted with Discord as soon as possible and check for updates regularly throughout the workshop. Consider enabling alerts and notifications to stay on top of the latest updates in Discord. We recommend using the desktop or mobile apps.
Meetings
In synchronous meetings, you are expected to fully participate and engage with the content. It is preferable to connect using both video and audio. Use a webcam or microphone if you have access to one, or consider joining us using the Zoom smartphone app. During the workshop, the Coaching Team is open to holding drop-in hours and consultations via Zoom. These sessions can be organized in Discord.
Materials
You can find all learning materials on this website in the menu tabs. Additional instructional material may be provided through other platforms.
Assignments
Deliverables are due by each workshop session noted in the lesson plans. We do hope that you will join us even if no progress has been made from session to session. We just want to connect with you and hear about your stories. Coaching Team members will instruct you where to upload materials for assignments during the workshop if necessary.
Workshop themes
Diversity and Inclusion
Our workshop is a safe space for open discussion. We embrace and support diversity and inclusion within this workshop and at the UW Libraries. We hope to foster unique representations of ideas and experiences. This online workshop and its synchronous meeting sessions will remain welcoming and supportive to allow participants to thrive creatively as a researcher and online learner.
Access and accommodations
The UW Libraries makes a commitment to provide accessible accommodations for workshop participants. If you have already established accommodations with Disability Resources for Students (DRS), please communicate your approved accommodations to us (libstory@uw.edu) at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course. If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations (conditions include but not limited to; mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), you are welcome to contact DRS at 206-543-8924 or uwdrs@uw.edu or disability.uw.edu. DRS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and/or temporary health conditions. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you, your instructor(s) and DRS. It is the policy and practice of the University of Washington to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law.
Open access
We are celebrating the spirit of open access by providing this workshop content outside of the traditional learning management system. As such, we are working in the open web. This workshop will provide information on Creative Commons licensing, how to obtain free music and visuals to include in your production, and how you can contribute to the spirit of Open.
Digital safety and privacy
Working openly can also give way to more vulnerability of your digital safety, privacy, and identity. As you increase your propensity to share more about yourself and your work online, you become increasingly exposed to personal risk. In this workshop, we will talk about ways to safeguard yourself from some of these risks and how you can start incorporating privacy-enhancing tools and practices into your daily routine.
Preservation
Identifying proper metadata is an important aspect of preserving your productions and helping to “future-proof” your content so that it can live well beyond the shelf life of your audio files. This workshop will touch on aspects of metadata, help you arrangement your files with naming conventions, think through some hosting options, and provide strategies for preserving your work for the long haul. Check out Preserve This Podcast for more on the importance of preservation.