Digital storytelling as public history a guidebook for educators /
Christina Fisanick and Robert O. Stakeley.
- xvi, 144 pages ; 21 cm
The art and practice of digital storytelling -- Teaching the personal digital story -- Digital storytelling and public history -- Forming strategic partnerships -- Mapping the course -- Working with historical resources and artifacts -- Analyzing public history digital stories -- Site visits and team building -- Site exploration and story ideas -- The seven steps of digital storytelling for public history -- Digital storytelling software and equipment -- Sharing the digital stories -- Ongoing reflection and assessment.
"This book provides a practical methodology for teaching public history in the digital age. Fisanick and Stakeley examine how and why educators in all arenas should adopt digital storytelling as a means for encouraging interest in local and regional history. They show how to implement the strategies necessary to help storytellers create short films that showcase the collections at local and regional historical societies and museums. Supported by online handouts and offering a comprehensive methodology for educators, it is the ideal guide for those teaching public history in the digital age across a range of educational settings, including the classroom, museum and community"--