Digital Storytelling Course going fully online! Free

Rhodes University is running a Digital Storytelling Course to move online

Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gGMYgBz

During this period of social distancing, finding ways of connecting with others and strengthening bonds in communities has become even more pressing. By its nature, digital storytelling is a tool to facilitate closeness over physical distances. To continue its pursuit of community cohesion, the Social Innovation Hub will launch an online version of its main digital storytelling course.

Digital storytelling can be used to facilitate innovative approaches to various aspects of social life, from individual healing, to community engagement to academic research. It’s a malleable and interpretive process that aims to stimulate reflection and empathy. Practically, creating a digital story involves a process of group story-building, introspection and digital skill development. In this workshop, participants are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences to create a meaningful story using video editing software. The aims of this is to help the group produce a story and also adapt the method to their own needs and potentially train others. 

The course pilot will run from 13 July - 4 September with participants averaging 2 to 2,5 hours of engagement per week. 

Should you wish to take part in this (FREE) pilot please contact Anna (a.talbot@ru.ac.za). Participants welcome on a first-come-first-served basis.