More Than A War : remembering 1914-1918

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Donaghey, Sara
Berman, Sue
Seja, Nina

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2016-05-31

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Unitec courses
Bachelor of Communication (Unitec)
digital literacy
digital storytelling
oral history
World War 1
2014 Auckland Heritage Festival
collaborative research
transmedia storytelling

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Donaghey, S., Berman, S. and Seja, N. (2016). More Than a War: Remembering 1914-1918. Unitec ePress. ISBN 9781927214190 Retrieved from http://www.unitec.ac.nz/epress/

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More Than a War: Remembering 1914-1918 presents a creative juxtaposition of digital platforms—a combination of audio, video, archival images, soundscapes, and social media, among others—to tell the stories from 1914–1918 in 2014. It features a collaboration between Unitec (academics and students enabled in digital storytelling technologies and methodologies), oral historians, heritage researchers, and community archivists from Auckland Libraries and Auckland Council. The project More Than A War brought a unique digital voice to the historical record in ways that allow the user to engage interactively with the content. This is a novel direction for digital storytelling in New Zealand, demonstrating the innovative quality of this work. Furthermore, the project significantly enhanced student engagement and learning; their creative responses not only contributed to the practice of transmedia and digital narrative but also to the historical record. Finally, the project exemplified the benefits of successful collaborative partnerships. Visit www.morethanawar.com to see the project in its entirety.

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