This gallery includes a collection of digital storytelling examples from UMBC’s community of practice. Gathered over the past decade, here you will find community-engaged projects and classroom applications of DST. Many projects have been facilitated by UMBC’s New Media Studio.
Maryland Traditions
Maryland Traditions is the folklife program of the Maryland State Arts Council. Since 1974, state-employed folklorists have worked to identify, document, support, and present Maryland folklife through grants, awards, festivals,…
A Walk Down West Baltimore Street
Baltimore Traces Project Highlights SOWEBO Neighborhood A part of UMBC’s ongoing Baltimore Traces Project. A Walk Down West Baltimore Street features historical research and fieldwork on the 1000 to the…
The Digital Decameron
Global Digital Story Festival – Where I Find Strength “In 1348 a party of wealthy young patricians take refuge from the plague that is raging in the city in a…
Project PLASE – Our Stories
“Project PLASE: Our Stories” is a compilation of the stories of PLASE clients and is a collaboration between Project PLASE and the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Media and Communication…
Wall Stories
During the fall semester of 2019, students in three UMBC classes (MCS 495, GERM 301 and GERM 319) collaborated in creating digital stories commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall…
UMBC Service Awards Profiles
In what has become a UMBC tradition, the New Media Studio works with the office of Human Relations to create video profiles of service award recipients. More than 100 stories…
Intercultural Communication & Video Ethnography
MCS MLL 406/606, 495/695 These courses introduce the history and practices of the field of intercultural communication, including its diverse theoretical and conceptual approaches; its analytical and methodological tools of…
The Charlestown Project
The Charlestown Digital Story Project teams UMBC students with residents of Charlestown Retirement Community to create digital stories. Drawn from the life experiences of the residents, the stories combine narration,…
Mill Stories
SPARROWS POINT STEELWORKERS AND COMMUNITY SPEAK Mill Stories is a collaborative project bringing together UMBC students to help preserve stories from the Sparrows Point community. As the project develops, we…