TY - GEN
T1 - Design and evaluation of an online digital storytelling course for seniors
AU - Kaufman, David
AU - Silva, Diogo
AU - Schell, Robyn
AU - Hausknecht, Simone
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Purpose. The purpose of this proposed project was to develop and evaluate an online version of a digital storytelling course delivered through the university’s Canvas learning platform. Background. In digital storytelling, participants write their personal stories in a clear and linear structure, and then create short movies using relatively simple video editing software. This provides an opportunity to share life lessons, leave a legacy, and engage socially with their peers. Method. We adapted the content and activities from the earlier face-to-face course into weekly online modules. The target audience comprised 15 older adults between 60 and 75 years old. A Research Assistant (RA) provided online assistance when requested using Skype. A qualitative approach was employed to collect data, including a demographic questionnaire, module questionnaires, a course evaluation survey near the end, and individual interviews. Results. The findings of our evaluation showed that 9 of the 15 participants were able to complete the online course in varying timeframes. Participants’ feedback was very positive and all participants who completed the course reported that they would recommend it to a friend. Conclusion. Two key suggestions emerged for improving the course. First, make the time and workload requirements clear during the recruitment process. Second, investigate ways for reducing the time required to complete the course in future offerings. Despite these suggestions, the results appear to provide support for offering the digital storytelling online course to a wider audience of older adults.
AB - Purpose. The purpose of this proposed project was to develop and evaluate an online version of a digital storytelling course delivered through the university’s Canvas learning platform. Background. In digital storytelling, participants write their personal stories in a clear and linear structure, and then create short movies using relatively simple video editing software. This provides an opportunity to share life lessons, leave a legacy, and engage socially with their peers. Method. We adapted the content and activities from the earlier face-to-face course into weekly online modules. The target audience comprised 15 older adults between 60 and 75 years old. A Research Assistant (RA) provided online assistance when requested using Skype. A qualitative approach was employed to collect data, including a demographic questionnaire, module questionnaires, a course evaluation survey near the end, and individual interviews. Results. The findings of our evaluation showed that 9 of the 15 participants were able to complete the online course in varying timeframes. Participants’ feedback was very positive and all participants who completed the course reported that they would recommend it to a friend. Conclusion. Two key suggestions emerged for improving the course. First, make the time and workload requirements clear during the recruitment process. Second, investigate ways for reducing the time required to complete the course in future offerings. Despite these suggestions, the results appear to provide support for offering the digital storytelling online course to a wider audience of older adults.
KW - Digital storytelling
KW - Online course
KW - Seniors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055901309&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-02686-8_84
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-02686-8_84
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85055901309
SN - 9783030026851
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 1133
EP - 1141
BT - Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2018 - Volume 1
A2 - Bhatia, Rahul
A2 - Arai, Kohei
A2 - Kapoor, Supriya
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - Future Technologies Conference, FTC 2018
Y2 - 15 November 2018 through 16 November 2018
ER -