Digital Decameron

This week curated by: Bill Shewbridge – Media & Communication Studies, New Media Studio, UMBC Every year, UMBC students work on a variety of media production projects on campus and in the surrounding communities of the  Baltimore area – but this has been an unusual semester.  The need to move instruction online on short-notice presented … Read more

This week we feature stories submitted by the group: Cristina Blendea – VR Stories from Unga Berättar – Stockholm, Sweden This VR experience is part of a project where Unga Berättar from Stockholm School of the Arts explore how digital storytelling can benefit from using VR technology. Digital storytelling is a compelling and emotionally engaging … Read more

This week curated by: Michael Meimaris – Professor Emeritus of New Technologies in Media, Communication and Education, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Evika Karamagioli – PhD, Scientific Associate, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Effie Giannou – MSc, PhD(c), Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, … Read more

This week curated by: Bill Shewbridge – UMBC Media & Communication Studies, New Media Studio For over a decade we have used digital storytelling at UMBC in many ways on campus and in the community. I am still surprised how the power of these personal stories can resonate with an audience. While the projects bring … Read more

This week curated by: Tania Lizarazo – Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication; Global Studies Program, UMBC How we find ourselves As borders closed and physical distance became essential to protect each other, we confirmed that we are inevitably connected. This week’s selection of stories is about crossing physical and symbolic … Read more

This week curated by: Sara Bachman Ducey, Chair of Integrative Studies and Paul Peck Humanities Institute Director at Montgomery College Jamie Gillan, Associate Professor of English and Reading and Collaborative Interdisciplinary Projects Coordinator at Montgomery College Matthew Decker, Assistant Professor of English and Reading and Special Projects Coordinator for the Paul Peck Humanities Institute at … Read more

This week curated by: Pip Hardy & Tony Sumner – Patient Voices, UK At the Patient Voices Programme we’ve helped many people create stories of strength and resolve over the 17 years we have been facilitating reflective digital storytelling – and we’ve even made some of our own. So we agreed to curate ten stories … Read more

This week curated by: Mike Wilson and Antonia Liguori – Loughborough University, UK This playlist includes some examples of digital stories created during a variety of research projects led by members of the Storytelling Academy at Loughborough University, UK. The first 5 stories focus on environmental issues (in particular climate change), the other 5 share … Read more

This week curated by: Charlotte Kenniston – UMBC Shriver Center Peaceworker Program Two weeks ago, the US Peace Corps made the unprecedented decision to immediately evacuate all 7,000+ volunteers from their posts in 60 countries all around the globe. Peace Corps volunteers leave homes, families, and jobs in the hopes of building cross-cultural friendships and creating … Read more

Grete Jamissen Norway Many things give me strength in these strange days, not least all the creative examples of the Norwegian «dugnad» where people do their best to keep their fellow citizens safe and help them get through various challenges. This story, made a couple of years ago, illustrates some of the things that give me … Read more