Chapter 13
Applications of Digital Storytelling
The chapter discusses and highlights the potential of stories found in every context of one’s life, regardless of status or demographic. It correlates the differences and similarities of narratives that are found in a professional environment such as industries of public service. It extracts more in-depth focus from protective classes such as individuals of disabilities and their struggles, implying that everyone has a story to share, they just need to know where to look.
Chapter 14
Silence Speaks: Interview With Amy Hill
Amy Hill is the director of the Silence Speaks, a non-profit organization dedicated to human rights issues. The interview shares her in-depth perspective on how important storytelling and sharing experiences impact and assists individuals to regain their confidence and self-worth after a traumatic experience or event. The participants are placed in a non-threatening environment with peers, encouraging them to connect, relate and share their stories.
Chapter 15
Listening to Change: Stories from Alaska's Native Health Communities: Interview With Laura Revels
Laura Revels is a health worker in Alaska, she facilitates digital storytelling workshops. She firmly believes that storytelling is a strong forum for a voice to be heard, working with clients that have had hardships and obstacles, impeaching their lives; She encourages them to be their own bacon of hope by constructing their narratives as learning experiences that made them stronger, and see a brighter outcome because of it.
Chapter 16
Humanizing Healthcare: A Conversation With Dr. Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner
Dr. Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner are part of the Patient Voice program of Pilgrim Projects in Cambridge England. They discuss the therapeutic advantages of how storytelling can be to the health of a patient. Their experiences in the project have resulted in better behavioral status for their participants to the point of describing the therapy as spiritual experience.
Chapter 17
Transforming Education through Story Work: A Conversation With Dr. Brooke Hessler
Dr. Brooke Hessler is the director of writing and learning center at California College of the Arts. She is a strong advocate for storytelling, both engaging within a classroom setting as well as a community outreach forum. She encourages participants to not only tell their stories but listen to the stories of others and find the similarities as well as what is significantly genuine, that can compliment their experiences. She offers a viewpoint which shares the narratives in a more collaborative direction, gaining resources and perspectives from peers who have shared common experiences, and can view an alternative perspective based on their behaviors and backgrounds.