The quick pivot to online teaching due to COVID-19 pushed many college campuses into a reaction mode. Delivering instruction in the traditional modes that we were used to was not possible. And we were not prepared. But, without knowing the…
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Multilingual and Intergenerational Digital Storytelling
Building a community learning laboratory, not as an official place or space, but rather as a mission for teaching and learning, has been at the forefront of our digital storytelling projects. This year we focused on merging two groups; our…
Building a Community Learning Laboratory Through Digital Initiatives
How can digital initiatives help to build a community of life-long learners? How can we build partnerships that create opportunities that lead to new methods of teaching, learning, and digital collaborations? It begins with creativity, trust, and some play! About…
You Might Be A Badass Mom If…
I’ve said it before, the term ‘working mother’ is redundant! Between making sure your kids, the house, your work, and your partner are all taken care of, there’s little time to reflect on every thing you’re doing right. I’m not…
(Not) Too Complicit: Owning My Love of Rap Music
I recently read Anne Helen Petersen’s book Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of Unruly Women. At times I felt empowered and other times I was filled with frustration. The book is a set of profiles…
It’s here! The Digital Storytelling Guidebook!
After nearly a decade of implementing digital storytelling into 18 different disciplines including study abroad courses and facilitating a range of community-based projects, I created the Digital Storytelling Guidebook. It is filled with information and best practices for faculty…
Raising the Parent Digital Comfort Level
Recently I joined the amazing staff from the Parent Education Center for the Whittier City School District to give a workshop on creating digital storybooks using iPads. My goal is to help parents become familiar with the technology tools their…
Digital Literacy For Parents
Last Saturday I joined an amazing group of educators and parents for a one-day conference that focuses on how students are learning in the 21st Century. The “Parent Academy” is an annual event organized by the Whittier City School District.…
Finding Community Through Digital Literacy
“Que viva la mujer! Que viva Whittier!” exclaims Maria de la Luz while speaking about her photo featuring a group of women who have bonded over hikes in Turnbull Canyon. “We leave our troubles on the trail and we like…
PhotoVoice: Participatory Photography as a Digital Storytelling Tool
This semester students from the paired course “Medical Sociology and the Science Behind Obesity” are engaging in a new way to do digital storytelling. The method known as PhotoVoice is borrowed from a movement that aims to use participatory photography as…
