Title:	THE MOBILE DIGITAL NARRATIVE TOOL
Author(s):	Inmaculada Arnedillo-sánchez
ISBN:	978-972-8924-54-6
Editors:	Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2008
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Mobile learning, collaboration, creativity, digital narrative, seamless transition
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	77
Last Page:	83
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The Mobile Digital Narrative Approach (mobileDNA) is a methodology to support collaborative creativity among a group of distributed participants engaged in the creation of a collective multimedia Digital Narrative (DN) entirely shot on mobile phones. The approach encompasses the entire process from idea generation to final production. It utilizes devices such as mobile phones, laptops, public displays, and interactive whiteboards and proprietary applications such as a concept-mapping tool, the mobile phone’s native media capture and transfer tools, a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) gateway, a file explorer and a movie editor. While the mobileDNA successfully scaffolds and enables the creation of a DN, in approximately four hours, and brings about collaborative creativity among participants, the alternation of and transition across disparate applications is a somewhat cumbersome endeavour. This paper presents the design of the Digital Narrative Tool (DNT), a single shared integrated application, mobile and PC versions, encompassing the suite of tools required to support the mobileDNA. The integration of the various tools, the mobile and PC versions, the automation of tasks such as data transfer and file management, and the shared information and resources contribute towards further enhancing the learners’ experience by supporting seamless transitions within and across dimensions of mobility when creating DNs. The design presented is the result of a series of case studies conducted over two years with more than 200 participants.
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