Location: AZ

I have been earning my living as a storyteller for the past 12 years, and am interested in adding digital storytelling to my program options. Although I live and work in Arizona, my programs have also taken me to many other states over the years. I believe the stories people tell help us connect, and that these stories have the power to make changes in the world.

I am a student in Languag Reading and Culture.
I work on a video podcast series that reports on the Sonoran Desert from the pt of view of citizens, scientists and students.
I will be working with youth and digital stories

I'm part of Digital Stories team at Pima Community College, working with adult students and staff to create Digital Stories.

Cheryl Colan teaches Digital Multimedia and Computer Graphics courses at Scottsdale Community College and at Phoenix College. She began her career in multimedia working at the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, where she produced video and audio components for permanent exhibitions. Cheryl teaches Digital Storytelling as a semester-long class for students, and as a week-long workshop for faculty. She founded Node101 Phoenix in 2006 to bring on-demand videoblogging workshops to her local community.

Sites/Projects:

• hummingcrow: one squall voice - personal videoblog
• Bringing Digital Storytelling to the Classroom - LearnShop for Faculty
• Celebrating Cultural Identity through Digital Storytelling - ESL Learning Cooperative Project
• Digital Storytelling at Phoenix College - student work
• Node101 Phoenix - Free videoblogging classes in Phoenix
• Phoenix Media Makers - Monthly gathering of media enthusiasts in Phoenix
• PodCampAZ - New Media Unconference