Learning Communities and Digital Storytelling:

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Learning Communities and Digital
Storytelling New Media for Ancient Tradition
Sandra A. Lathem College of Education and Social
Services University of Vermont Sandra.Lathem_at_uvm.e
du SITE 2005, Phoenix, Arizona March 2,
2005 Presentation Online at http//www.uvm.edu/sl
athem/salsite05.htm VT3 Web Site
http//www.uvm.edu/pt3/vt3
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Tell me a fact and Ill learn Tell me a truth and
Ill believe Tell me a story and Ill remember
Digital Storytelling Overview and
Webography Pottruck Technology Center Simmons
College
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Digital Storytelling

• combines personal narrative with multimedia and
  telecommunications technologies.
• enriches our stories and makes them come alive.
• provides a catalyst for creating communities of
  common concern on a global scale.

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Education and Digital Stories

• Apple Learning Interchange (http//ali.apple.com)
• George Lucas Educational Foundation
• (http//www.glef.org/)
• Knowledge Loom (http//knowledgeloom.org)
• inTime (http//www.intime.uni.edu)
• enGauge
• (http//www.ncrel.org/engauge/resource/stories/ind
  ex.html)

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Staff Development Research

• National Staff Development Council (2004)
• Communities support adult learners and
  collaboration
• Successful programs include --
• Teacher awareness of effective applications
• Teacher-mentors or other peer support
• Opportunities to communicate with peers

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Teachers I Know

• VT3 --
• Vermont Teachers Teaching with Technology
• http//www.uvm.edu/pt3/vt3

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Meet Donna Sullivan

• Donna Sullivan Macdonald
• Orchard School,
• South Burlington School District
• http//www.uvm.edu/pt3/vt3/dsullivan/dsullivan.htm

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Higher Education Teachers Too!

• http//www.uvm.edu/pt3/casestudies/uvm/casestudy.h
  tml

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Creating a Learning Community

• How can we collect new stories about Vermont
  teachers who use technology?
• How can we an engage a community of VT3 teachers
  online?
• How can we provide statewide resources for new
  professional development programs?
  http//www.uvm.edu/pt3/VIP/

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Your Stories and Questions!

• Sandy Lathem
• University of Vermont
• slathem_at_uvm.edu
• 802-656-0481