Digital storytelling and multimedia projects

Описание: In this session, Mary explores how digital storytelling can enhance learners' language skills, creativity and engagement through multimedia projects such as videos, podcasts and digital narratives.

You will:
look at the fundamentals of digital storytelling
explore practical examples of how multimedia narratives can create meaningful communication opportunities in the classroom.

Suitable for all experience levels!

Mary Rose Banaag is an experienced teacher from the Philippines, with over 15 years of training and development experience. She has taught both face-to-face and online and has worked extensively with business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients, crafting tailored training programmes to meet their needs. Mary Rose was mentored by TeachingEnglish in 2024 and spoke at our Multimodal classrooms webinar event in a panel discussion called How do we integrate digital tools?

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00:01:23 – Welcome & introduction
00:04:12 – Overview of digital storytelling
00:06:05 – Types of digital stories
00:09:54 – Example story: “Mia and the Park”
00:13:16 – Seven elements of powerful digital stories
00:20:57 – Language learning benefits of storytelling
00:22:22 – Multimodal story creation
00:26:24 – Digital tools for storytelling
00:27:17 – Activities for young learners (Six-word stories, object description)
00:36:12 – Story spine framework
00:37:51 – Multimodal story creation (Voice, podcasting, AI speech)
00:39:10 – Exporting & sharing stories
00:41:50 – Accessibility & inclusion tips (Low-tech, SEN learners)
00:42:36 – Q&A Session
00:45:00 – Closing remarks & next sessions