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Formats:
Live Online
Note: Register by July 29, 2022, and get an instant $50 rebate off the registration fee. Use code WEB50.
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Duration:
36 hours
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Registration Fee:
$450
Start Date
Live Online 
Part Time: August 17, 2022 – November 02, 2022
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Overview
Our storytelling course assists students with new and emerging platforms such as video games, virtual reality and internet or mobile apps by exploring how storytelling allows us to make connections. Students will learn fundamental concepts related to interactive storytelling, such as the structure of interactive digital narratives from multiple genres, and the practical applications of utilizing storytelling techniques.
Course Prerequisites
None. However, previous experience in networking, OS administration or virtualization is an asset.
Topics Covered
This course looks at the development, production, and use of digital stories. Digital stories are used in social media, networking, VR, AR and other emerging technologies. This storytelling course will explore convergent communication technologies, particularly consumer-grade technologies such as those in smartphones and tablets. The widespread use of these technologies means that new writing and producing skills and techniques are necessary to adapt to computer screen conventions and other parameters of these new media forms. The course has a practical component, which will encourage the production of new forms of narrative through exercises and the use of skills developed in class.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, successful students will be able to:
- Demonstrate developed knowledge of the principles and concepts of framing, sound, composition, visual storytelling, digital storytelling, and culture
- Showcase a sense of aesthetics and skills in communicating through both static and moving images
- Display creativity and originality in effectively developing and managing a visual story production
- Demonstrate critical thinking around interactive digital storytelling, online media production, and the social and cultural media environment
- Develop linear and nonlinear digital stories
Instructor*
Brittany Campbell
Brittany Chung Campbell comes to Ashton College with an extensive background in storytelling using various forms of media. As a book editor and self-publishing consultant based in Toronto, Ontario, her goal is to teach storytellers how to turn their ideas into a compelling story that builds communities. After her graduation, Brittany interned at CTV.ca and became obsessed with digital storytelling. Since then, she has worked as a corporate copywriter across many different industries, performs at storytelling events, has been published in anthologies and has transitioned into entrepreneurship by helping writers become authors.
Christopher Mines
Christopher Mines brings an extensive multimedia background to his teaching practice. He is a radio broadcasting graduate with additional coursework in political science and journalism. He has furthered his formal education with practical workshops and freelance opportunities in creative writing, current affairs, stand-up comedy, voice acting and more. He has worked as a desktop publisher, PA announcer, webcast director, livestream producer and storyteller. His goal is to showcase the ins and outs of the media industry and to help make the abstract become concrete.
*Subject to change without notice
Who Will Benefit From The Course
This course provides additional, supplemental training for those already in careers working with development, production, and use of digital stories.
Dates
Live Online
Part Time:
- August 17, 2022 – November 02, 2022
- Students must devote at least 3 hours per week to attend live webinars
- Webinars will be held on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 8:00 pm PST
- Outside of live instructional periods, students will be expected to take part in various independent and/or group activities
Fees
The registration fee for this course is $450.
Technical Requirements
Live Online Students
Ashton College uses web conferencing tools for conducting online classes and online learning management systems for managing resources, assignments, and grades. These tools help instructors and students connect live online as well as asynchronously. The basic requirements for online learning include a computer, webcam, speakers, and a microphone or a headset and headphones, along with a reliable internet connection. Though online learning can be pursued using smartphones and tablets, the use of laptops or desktop computers is encouraged for an enhanced learning experience.
This course does not require approval by the Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training. As such, it was not reviewed.
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