Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #storytogo, aggregated by home.social.
Fed up with US marketers trying to pitch me stories on US brands as "Canadian travel gear". That is all kinds of "ick".
Just had Dream Pairs in New York try to pitch me on a 'Fall Travel Shoes Canadian Travelers' story featuring NORTIV 8 hiking boots as "Canadian travel gear".
There is nothing Canadian about NORTIV 8. Pitching me by trying to paint a Canadian flag on an US product is just going to make me distrust you and leave me with a bad impression of the brand.
I've been experimenting with creating an interactive travel map on #Roamancing of stories from our #travels, utilizing the Open User Map #Wordpress plugin: https://roamancing.com/world-map-of-our-travel-stories/
There are many things I like about it, so will likely buy the lifetime license, but am particularly pleased to see that they are not changing place names to appease a want-to-be dictator.
#OpenUserMap #GulfOfMexico #LakeOntario #TravelMap #WordPressPlugin #StoryToGo
Enjoyed my 1st session of the #Neurodiverse #Entrepreneur Summit (https://neurodiverseentrepreneursummit.com/) over coffee, & am very glad I signed up. It's free & well worth my time.
Took in Selling Within Your Spoons with Annie P. Ruggles (https://www.anniepruggles.com/), & kept thinking, "Wow! Someone who actually understands me, & sees my strengths & struggles, & has non-sleazy solutions to #sales that I'd actually feel good about."
The Summit is online, now until July 30th, in case you wish to join me.
#HikingGuides do more to get people thinking about the environment, than environmental publications, as hiking guides are read by the non-converted. We protect what we love. ❤️ 🏔️ 🍁❤️
~ Nicola Ross at the #CanadianTrailSummit
Highly recommend checking out Hey.Cafe. It is run by Creator Anthony Lee, an awesome Canadian & tech nerd, focused on doing good & who is super responsive.
Why continue supporting tech giants, only to complain about algorithms, have your data mined, & no access to those managing the platform. Here's a novel idea: stop that cycle by supporting smaller platforms that demonstrate an interest in social good & help build the culture on that platform.
As I am teaching a course at present on #storytelling, I decided to use Prime Minister Mark Carney's World Economic Forum speech as an example to my students on how a simple story, told cleverly with heart, can change the world.
Have a read:
Updating the Social Media Storytelling Examples for the students to analyse in my course this term. Looking for examples that are Canadian, from countries outside the US, or if in the US are part of the Resistance. Would love to include at least one example from Greenland.
Want a mixture of business, creative endeavours and social good projects. Suggestions?
Definitely adding in @tod and Brittlestar.
Mulling this morning on how destructive it is in our perceptions when we use words referencing disabilities, ethnicity, skin colour and spiritual believes as insults. Added to that society now uses some women's names as insults. None of that is okay. We need to start thinking more about our words.
This looks like a worthwhile and necessary event in our current times. I've signed up.
#Storytelling #DisabilityStorytelling #StorytellingForChange #StoryToGo
This is an interesting read, and I'd say a must read in these concerning times of polarisation, especially for #journalists and other #storytellers.
https://thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/complicating-the-narratives-b91ea06ddf63
Reading through my #BCIT #SocialMedia Storytelling students' reflections on their #LifesSimpleJoys campaign, and getting teary eyed at this reflection on finding a community of shared understanding.
This is when the magic with social media happens, when you find your #community.
Such a relief to wake up this morning knowing that #Canada has leadership that will protect our sovereignty and #DEI
... now back to our previously scheduled program of adding #Canadian businesses to MadeInCanada-eh.ca, nerdy #StoryToGo / #edtech musings, #Roamancing #culture and #travel, and mom to a wee #tortie who is exploring life as an otter.
Updating a lesson on #Copyright and #CreativeCommons Licenses, and found this most excellent video from the University of Guelph Library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srVPLrmlBJY They crafted a well thought out explanation, beautifully illustrated with #DEI.
Seeing heartwarming and funny stories like Nikaela Adrias' get crafted and shared in this world are why I love to teach at places like #BCIT.
It made me smile to read the #LandAcknowledgement on #ZeroTheCat's Website.
I've been so impressed by some of the websites that my British Columbia Institute of Technology students built this past Term, a wonderful mix of creative, funny, thought provoking, and forward thinking.
For a smile and a little more light in your day, go for a ramble with Zero: https://zerothecat.ca/
Happy to share that we've incorporated #StoryToGo as a #NotForProfit society designed to reflect #storytelling today with a focus on community, #education, #mentorship, media experimentation, #socialgood initiatives, #accessibility, and the creation of #media in its many forms. https://storytogo.ca
Have yet to update the StoryToGo.ca, but in the meantime, join me in welcoming our first board of Directors of Lori Yearwood, Kevin Ribble, Kelly Conlin, Eva Prevost, Bjorn Yearwood and myself.
Enjoyed editing this #Roamancing article of Pamela Pascal's on the history of Alcatraz Island. I did not know about its history in the struggle for Indigenous rights. It's an interesting read.
https://roamancing.com/2024/07/alcatraz-island-history-and-legacy/
We need to remove the notion of 'followers' in how we approach #SocialMedia, and think in terms of #Community and #CommunityBuilding. This may seem like a subtle difference, but it makes a profound impact in terms of approach, respect, and connectivity.
If you, like me, don’t want META (ie #Facebook) using your personal date to train #AI, you need to opt out by today (June 26th, 2024).
META has buried how to opt out, but the attached post gives you an easy to follow set of instructions.
https://deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/11-steps-to-opt-out-of-metas-data
#ProtectYourData #DataPrivacy #DigitalMedia #StoryToGo #Support4Local
The Anangu people and Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia have been creating some interesting immersive and interactive storytelling around Uluru in the heart of Australia's Outback, bringing together both new and ancient forms of storytelling, inclusive of #OralTraditions, #DroneLightShows, and #CulinaryArts.
Join Liz Campell in experiencing Wintjiri Wiru.
https://roamancing.com/2024/05/uluru-discovering-the-sacred-rock-solid-centre-of-australias-outback/
#IndigenousStories #IndigenousTourism #InteractiveStorytelling #ImmersiveStorytelling #StoryToGo #Roamancing
Closed a chapter today.
It had its ups & its downs, but I am glad I did my #MasterOfEdTech. It allowed me to set myself new challenges, prioritize goals with #StoryToGo (including building our own #lms explore #SustainableFunding Pathways, speak on new topics internationally, explore how to shape #disability within my #storytelling & how we can be more #accessible in our storytelling, & dream up new ways of merging stories & education with technology (from #podcasting to #XR).
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Als ich - begleitet vom hellen Klang einer kleinen Glocke - durch die Tür trat, vernahm mein Geruchssinn eine wahre Explosion intensiver Gerüche. Und der Laden, mit seinem auf den ersten Blick kaum überschaubaren Warenangebot, erschien mir ebenso unordentlich und durcheinander wie die auf mich hereinstürzenden Aromen von Kaffee, Kakao, verschiedener Gewürze und Tees. Bei näherem Hinsehen jedoch entpuppte sich alles wohlsortiert und folgte einer beinahe peniblen
Ordnung #FotoVorschlag
#photography #fotografie #wednesday #mittwoch #storytogo
#ThroughMyLenses it is such a lovely pat on the back, on the storytelling and digital strategy work we do, when we discover one of our stories in the first listing on a search engine search, as the case was today, when typing Leilani Kai Resort into a Google search. Even better when it happens with a place close to our heart, like Leilani Kai Resort is.
Here's the article in question: https://roamancing.com/2023/12/leilani-kai-resort-home-in-kihei-on-maui/
#ThroughMyLenses it is such a lovely pat on the back, on the storytelling and digital strategy work we do, when we discover one of our stories in the first listing on a search engine search, as the case was today, when typing Leilani Kai Resort into a Google search. Even better when it happens with a place close to our heart, like Leilani Kai Resort is.
Here's the article in question: https://roamancing.com/2023/12/leilani-kai-resort-home-in-kihei-on-maui/
#ThroughMyLenses I am thrilled to see #hashtags mature on Bluesky Social and newsmast, following Mastodon’s model.
Means I can remove X (Twitter) from the hashtag activity in my next #SocialMedia Storytelling Course at #BCIT and replace with a hashtag chat activity suited to #Mastodon, #Bluesky and #newsmast.
Still giving students options, but without having to include a platform that in my opinion has become problematic on a number of levels.
#ThroughMyLenses I am thrilled to see more and more #CanadianTV where we are unapologetically #Canadian and not pretending to be the US. To name a few current examples: #Allegiance, #SonOfACritch, #WildCards, #RunTheBurbs.
#HappyDays! Last of the marks for my Master of Educational Technology from UBC is finally official.
Just did the cha cha around the house with Linus the Golden Retriever & Ella the Tortie Terror in tow! A little excited as they took a few weeks to process the final grade on my last directed studies course.
I now have my MET with a focus in #ImmersiveStorytelling, #SustainableFunding, #OpenEducation & #Accessibility.
In Part 2 of my 'final reports' for my @Interledger Ambassadorship, I dive into Building Educational Assets, and Troubleshooting Pathways to Share Those Assets. This part holds two things that bring me delight. Bjorn Yearwood's first educational post for our motley crew at Ahimsa Media and my discovery of the #awesomesauce that is @Castopod
I am pleased to share that with the start to the New Year, comes both an end & a beginning, an end to my Master of Educational Technology & a beginning (& continuation) to the research, experiments & production that MET started in #ExtendedReality (& in #SustainableFunding Solutions for Creatives & Educators).
Below is a bit of a roadmap to where I am headed in terms of #XR (https://storytogo.ca/2024/01/conceptualising-an-extended-reality-open-education-guide/
I share thanks with those who helped guide & support me on this journey.
Some of the most interesting examples of #AugmentedReality that I've seen have been in #art. We explore one such #AR Art Exhibition in the #StoryToGo #ExtendedReality case study on Seeing The Invisible.
This exhibit demonstrated the thought provoking magic that a curated location based AR walk can created, but also the importance of user testing in ensuring the best possible experience.
https://storytogo.ca/2023/12/seeing-the-invisible-augmented-reality-art-exhibit/
Here's the first case study in our new #StoryToGo series on #ExtendedReality. Nadia Lupi's original vision for Parco Archeologico di Tremona-Castello's #AugmentedReality Experience shares similarities to the magic and ghostly echoes from the past that I wish to create around natural and cultural history storytelling.
https://storytogo.ca/2023/12/parco-archeologico-di-tremona-castello-ar-experience/