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Overcoming Future Professionals’ Fear of Digital Storytelling

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ID11957552
AuthorsNaomi Sunderland (0000-0002-6589-3968, Griffith University, corresponding author), Karen Robinson (0000-0002-1506-4977, Griffith University), Ashley Burgess (0000-0003-4680-2837, Griffith Film School, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)
Year2020
Volume74
Issue1
Pages13-28
Publication date2020-06-18
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0312407x.2020.1762098
OpenAlexW3036858661
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

Digital storytelling assessments at university can develop emerging human service and social workers’ skills in contemporary social media production and related advocacy. Despite growing interest in digital storytelling in these disciplines, there is little support for developing the technical sides of the practice. This article shares key learnings from an Australian teaching and learning project used to develop a digital storytelling module for social work and human services students at university who are not filmmakers. Students across a range of courses undertook digital storytelling assessments using the module. A key finding was that students still experienced considerable fear but were able to turn that into significant personal and professional development. This article explores these and other key learnings from the project and offers tips for others wishing to implement digital storytelling.IMPLICATIONS Emerging social work and human services professionals studying at university often exhibit fear and resistance to new tasks such as digital storytelling. Such students need to be supported to navigate that discomfort to achieve learning.Students can be supported using online modules that support the technical and creative sides of digital storytelling.This project found that students were able to develop confidence and skills in digital storytelling after completing this module and assignment

Digital Storytelling · Key (lock · Multimedia · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · Storytelling · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Storytelling and Education · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Psychology · Subtitles and Audiovisual Media · Social Work

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Citations per year0.67
Citation span2023 - 2025 (3)
Highly citedNo

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