Just back from Austin, where I gave a flash talk on Transmedia Storytelling and Learning through Narrative Engagement Out of Time. I was humbled to participate on a panel with 12 amazing women who are literally cracking the code of educational technology, and laying the ground work for coming generations of STEM-smart women to lead … Continue >
http://edtechwomen.com/blog/2014/2/23/announcing-the-edtechwomen-sxswedu-lightning-talk-series-at-the-helm-womens-impact-in-edtech ANNOUNCING THE EDTECHWOMEN SXSWEDU LIGHTNING TALK SERIES – AT THE HELM :: WOMEN’S IMPACT IN EDTECH February 23, 2014 by Margaret Roth The experiences of women working in EdTech are stories of community, inclusivity, visibility and impact. They are stories that are transforming the industry as we know it. This year at SXSWedu, EdTechWomen has … Continue >
Creating a Story Tweeting Adventure I am a consultant in social marketing specializing in education and health. I am also parent to three great kids. I drove a lot of carpools back in the day and relished spying on the candid conversations playing out in the back of the car. My passion is storytelling and, … Continue >
37,166. That’s how many words Word tells me I have written, sweated over, researched and edited so far writing Out of Time. My guess–I’m a little about one-third of the way through the storytelling. I choose the words carefully, inspired by some master storytellers: Mark Twain for time travel, humor and social satire (A Connecticut … Continue >
In presenting at last weekend’s amazing CO14 MOOC (for Connecting Educators Online 14) about my multiplatform storytelling for learning project, I was asked by several people to explain how tweet storytelling works. I must admit this from the outset: I have no idea. Why? ‘Coz this is such a new form of interactive storytelling that … Continue >
To begin to answer that question, I’m leading a class called “Expanding Learning via Interactive Online Storytelling, Out of Time” as part of an online learning series called Connecting Online 14 (CO14), coming up this Saturday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. ET. And frankly, I need your help. Because this whole idea–that the characters, plot and … Continue >
I am not an artist. I always start my introductions with that fact firmly stated. A writer, yes, but I don’t draw, paint, sculpt or otherwise do representational art. My mother, Dorothy Stevens, is a widely recognized painter and sculptor with decades of pieces to show for it. She has studied and taught. Her paintings … Continue >
I recently came across a delightful poem, “Fictional Characters[1]” by Danusha Laméris, in which the poet wonders this about the great characters in fiction: “Do they ever want to escape?/Climb out of the white pages and/enter our world?” As the author and creator of a teen time travel adventure story that crosses over from film … Continue >