The role of interactive digital storytelling in media and communication literacy processes

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https://doi.org/10.30827/eticanet.v22i1.24065

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Digital communication, media literacy, data visualization, digital storytelling

Abstract

This paper analyzes the importance assumed by digital narratives in higher education fields, as a way to promote media and digital literacy among students and contribute to the development of skills related to their ability to critically analyze the information they receive from their environment. We consider that, in a context such as the current one, characterized by information saturation and the spread of different forms of disinformation, the development of this type of competencies is especially important.

For this purpose, this study analyzes the capabilities offered by interactive digital stories in the field of education, reviewing in particular the characteristics of ThingLink, StoryMapJS and Flourish, three of the main tools for the creation of this type of content. This analysis starts by considering the possibilities offered by the development and creation of this type of narratives in order to favor a critical positioning regarding digital information and the awareness of students about the importance of developing truthful, reflective and evidence-based forms of communication.

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Author Biographies

Ángel Fernández Fernández, Universidad de Europea

He has developed his professional activity as a multimedia designer doing work for clients such as Fiat, Alfa Romeo, New Holland and El Mundo among others. Since 2005 he has been a professor in various subjects related to graphic and multimedia design and digital aesthetics and culture. His line of research revolves around interactivity, information visualization, and the cultural impact of new technologies. She has done a three-month research stay at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design (USA).

Lucía Andaluz Antón, Universidad de Europea

D. at the European University of Madrid (UEM) under the theme "Involvement of emotions, political orientation, national identity and opinion on immigration as a strategy in the dissemination and viralization of hoaxes on Twitter". She has worked in audiovisual media such as MediasetEspaña, as a news editor, and has been responsible for media in the Royal Spanish Billiards Federation (RFEB) and Inspirasports, a non-profit sports association that helps people at risk of social exclusion. She currently teaches at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication at the University of Barcelona. Social and Communication Sciences at the Universidad Europea de Madrid, and is Director of the MU in Sales and Marketing Management.

Ignacio Sacaluga Rodríguez, Universidad Europea

Ignacio Sacaluga Rodríguez holds a PhD in Communication and an MBA in Business Management. He is currently Vice-Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication (Universidad Europea de Madrid). He has also held other positions in the same institution as Director of the Communication Area or Director of Postgraduate Development.
His main lines of research are framed in the fields of new media, social networks, audiovisual media and cinema.
Professionally, he has written and directed several feature documentaries and television programs, for which he has received numerous awards. He is a member of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.

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2022-07-01

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2022): ETIC@NET

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