LLED 7420: Teaching Writing: Digital Storytelling Question #1: Now that we've considered some strategies and methods for teaching memoir writing, how do you see digital storytelling fitting into poss...
Well, certainly pictures can enhance a story. Inexperienced writers often assume the reader understands what the story depicts since they (the writers themselves) are intimate with the experiences of which they are writing. That being said, I think this medium--for all the good it may accomplish for those who are in love with so-called "technology"--encourages mediocrity in the realm of rigorous examination of the most enlightening and complex texts of our Western civilization. Wouldn't our time as citizens be better spent in reading more and writing coherently, thoughtfully about what we read? Hey, we had videos, tv's, etc. when I was a young student, but never had to rely on move-making in order to read and write better. I am a simple man. Hence, I must be too unenlightened to see the utility of this method of teaching.
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