After conducting digital storytelling workshop, evaluation panel was formed to evaluate the digital stories developed on five criterions: Theme, Script, Narration, Audio-Visual Content and Overall Presentation. This jury panel included the following personnel.
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Dr. Nomana Amjad |
Assistant Professor Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab |
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Saima Sheikh |
Joint Director, Punjab Information Technology Board, Lahore |
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Saba Zaman |
Producer/Broadcast Journalist, BBC UK |
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Zafar Iqbal |
Professor Multimedia Arts, National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore |
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Tahreem Fatima |
Journalist, Daily Jang, Lahore |
While viewing the digital stories, judges were amazed to see how the workshop participants had meticulously developed or chosen the visuals to aptly depict their experiences. All panelists appreciated the efforts that the participants had put in to learning the technological tools for representing their stories. They also admired the work of women survivors of violence and how each story creator had presented the major social problems in a much focused manner.
Appreciating the art of digital storytelling, one of the panelists mentioned, “It is a very good and effective way to share your hardships with others. It enables them to talk about their problems with others and ponder the attention of people to see that how much life is difficult for women in our society.” Another evaluation panelist added, “Digital storytelling is especially useful for catharsis. It has dual effect on digital story maker and as well as listener of her story.” Especially in the context of using digital storytelling for the survivors of violence, a jury panelist stated,” Violence against women exists everywhere in the world without the classification of developed or underdeveloped. Digital storytelling is a good medium for Pakistani women to access the world’s women who are also suffering similar type of issues in their countries. It is a very powerful tool to convey your message to others.”