I thoroughly enjoyed this week's topic of digital storytelling. Digital storytelling is the integration of music, videos/stills, with creativity to tell a story. In class, we watched a video about a love story made from scenes from World of Warcraft. When I think about all of the videos that I watch on YouTube that people take the time to put together, I do not always appreciate the amount of time that it takes. Digital I had the opportunity to use Animoto to create a 30 second video using pictures from my trip to Australia. Through this, I realized that there is power when you put pictures and music that mean something to you together. This week's class as well as our homework and presentation made me think about how much I appreciate the stories that others have to tell. Digital storytelling allows people that don't have programs on their computers to use free applications online and share their memories.
Digital storytelling is something that I can use as an audiologist because I am put instructional pictures together on how to use a hearing aid, change your environment, etc. I think it would be a creative way to educate my clients and is untraditional yet professional. I look forward to using different free applications to share stories of other clients to inspire those that are more resistant.
I perused YouTube to find a video that demonstrates how audiology has a place in digital storytelling. I found a video that uses images and short video clips to explain Central Auditory Processing Disorder. It was posted by nowtohear.com on February 22, 2010.
This week we learned about Visual Literacy. According to visual-literacy.org, visual literacy is defined as the ability to evaluate, apply, or create conceptual visual representation. At first, I did not quite understand the topic because we were just looking at pictures and our goal was to use Photoshop to create an image. I did not think that this has any specific term associated with it. After completing my visual literacy project, I can see that there are underlying themes that some pictures convey and photographers are displaying their concept of something through their artwork. Even after researching the topic independently, I do not fully understand the concept.
I looked for a visual representation of the visual literacy concept. I found this image on a Purdue website and feel that it helps to add an organization to the idea.
When thinking about visual literacy in the field of audiology, I feel that it is important to portray a good visual image as a professional and a service. The environment that I work in after receiving my doctorate will create a perception for my future clients. It is important to associate my office with good service and this will be done through my good clinical experience and the other visual images that I portray. The clothes that my employees and I wear as well as the cleanliness and organization of the office will provide a more legitimate and respectable atmosphere. As with a former post, the website that I create for my office must also have a purpose that can be understood by the youngest and oldest of populations.
