“According to Leslie Rule’s oft-quoted definition, ‘Digital storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights.” I enjoy this quote. I feel that this quote describes how I understand the definition of Digital Storytelling to be. They are simply stories told in a more modern way. Stories that were once given life by drawing pictures are now given life in a way that used to be saved only for the movies. We add music, pictures and first account information to our stories to help the audiences believe what we are trying to portray. I strongly agree with this quote from Leslie Rule.
“According to the definition of media literacy provided by one of the two national media literacy organizations, The Alliance for a Media Literate America, “media literacy is seen to consist of a series of communication competencies, including the ability to ACCESS, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, and COMMUNICATE.” This approach attempts to expand the notion of literacy to include popular culture and multiple forms of media (music, video, internet, advertising, etc.) while still working within a print literacy tradition.”
I compare these two quotes by looking at the expansion of media literacy into popular culture. They both agree that digital storytelling is a modern expression of storytelling, so therefore one article verifies the other articles opinion. The reading discusses the importance of digital storytelling pedagogy in the college classroom. These two quotes from both articles tell us the importance and re-affirm the idea that we are simply making regular stories more interesting and appealing to all audiences. These are two fantastic reasons to add them in our curriculum.
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