Implementing digital storytelling has been primarily of emphasizing the primacy of the written script. As we look at the models of digital storytelling that are out there, it's mostly focused on the written word. But, perhaps, in our rush to seize the power of technology to enhance storytelling, have we forsaken a more primal connection to what it means to be human? Have we, in our rush to adopt the written word, pushed aside oral storytelling tradition that has a greater appeal to younger learners? As adults teaching digital storytelling, is it wrong to emphasize written scripts to young learners who haven't quite learned to write?

This audiocast is a conversation that consider the composition process of digital stories, the difference between oral and written approaches. What is fascinating to me is that oral storytelling tradition seems a greater part of our heritage as human beings, yet it has been pushed aside in the drive to compose digital stories that depend on a written script. One of the key points is that oral storytelling actually IMPROVES student writing more than if you were to just start writing.

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