One of the major challenges of creating story experiences or learning resources using 360 video footage is how to direct the viewers’ attention when you need to. This post won’t try to answer the the question of why you might want to use 360 video. I’ll assume for now you’ve made that decision. Part of […]
If you haven’t already read part 1, start there. It’s important context to what follows. The session led by Peter Bryant, Donna Lanclos and Lawrie Phipps on the fictional University of Banford was a little bomb of chaos detonated at the heart of the RIDL conference! I mean that in a positive way, something done […]
One of the problematic areas of using storytelling as a tool for understanding ourselves and our world is that the relationship between story and truth is often fuzzy and unreliable. But what if we went all in on creating imaginary worlds and situations as a way of understanding and changing the real world? What if […]
Jisc’s Digifest conference has wrapped for another year. It was as enjoyable, challenging and informative as it’s ever been. The Community Hub area was a new feature this year; a space for the groups that Jisc supports to come together for some rare face to face time. Having launched in January, it seemed a good […]
Last week, Adobe ran the latest of its Creative Campus Collaboration events at Bath Spa University. I’d been invited to run a session so this is a brief summary of some of the main points. Assessing the process, not the product I’ve been thinking a lot about assessment recently from the point of view of […]
Chris reflects on this year’s ALT C conference at the University of Warwick, sharing some of his personal takeaways.
Chris experiments with ChatGPT’s abilities as a storyteller to see what we can learn about creativity.
Chris looks at the fundamentals of digital storytelling and how it can play a part in effective online learning and assessment.
In a world of ubiquitous data and increasing analytical power, we mustn’t forget the power of stories and narrative in making sense of the world. Chris explores what the impact of this on understanding the student experience and the lessons for leaders.