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Videotelling is a technique which combines traditional storytelling devices with narratives derived from a variety of the new media, especially from online video.

Initially created as a teaching tool used to facilitate learning in a foreign language classroom, it can be applied in a wide range of educational contexts, ranging from primary education to corporate training. As such, videotelling is aimed at engaging participants (learners) in the development of a storyline rooted in an online video clip.

Participants (learners) are encouraged to interact with the videoteller (teacher/trainer), who uses a pre-planned script-based sequence of storytelling devices and memory-enhancing techniques to transform an otherwise passive tale-telling session into a fully communicative videotelling event. In doing so, the videoteller (teacher/trainer) works towards achieving the educational goals of his/her choice and maintains the complete freedom of modifying these aims as a result of his/her interaction with participants (learners).

A videotelling event culminates when the video clip, whose storyline has already been projected in their imagination, is displayed to participants (learners).

The videotelling principle was first laid down in 2010 and the videotelling technique is being further developed by Jamie Keddie, a Scottish educator, teacher trainer, writer, founder of Lessonstream.org, author of Images (published in 2009 by Oxford University Press in the Resource Books for Teachers series), winner of the 2009 British Council ELTon award for innovation for his online project TEFLclips, TEDx presenter and international ELT conference speaker.

To date (as of March 2012), the following online video genres were exploited by Jamie Keddieto design videotelling sessions:


 * viral humour: Speechless, Videotelling, The wrong guy
 * viral marketing social campaigns: Love 146
 * music and song: Dream sequence, Fairytale of New York
 * general interest documentary: Wallet mystery
 * wildlife documentary: Breathing holes
 * advertisements: Mr W.

Sources/References:

 * 1) Jamie Keddie`s resource site: http://www.lessonstream.org
 * 2) Jamie Keddie`s e-portfolio: http://www.jamiekeddie.com
 * 3) 2011 TESOL Greece BIG SIG Day interview with Jamie Keddie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gilkHXF3c
 * 4) British Council & BBC Teaching English article by Jamie Keddie - Video for the English classroom: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/video-english-classroom
 * 5) Mike J. Harrison` blog posting about Jamie Keddie`s videotelling seminar for British Council London: http://www.mikejharrison.com/2011/12/videotelling-criminal-penguins/
 * 6) British Council ELTon award homepage: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-eltons.htm
 * 7) British Council`s 2009 ELTon award winners announcement: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/top-stories/winners-eltons-2009
 * 8) 2012 TEDxWarsaw official site: http://www.tedxwarsaw.com/2012/03/01/this-years-speakers