Congratulations to Putri Tieta Antaresti Riska for winning first prize
in the Student Storybird Competition for her submission “My Gift is
You”. Putri, an Advanced Plus student from Indonesia, was awarded a $70
David Jones voucher for her winning story.
Storybird (www.storybird.com )
is a free online service offering users the opportunity to construct
short, art-inspired storybooks in collaboration with digital artists.
In November 2011, the Independent Learning Centre (ILC) at the Melbourne
Language Centre invited students to create their own Storybirds as part
of the competition. Once a shortlist of six finalists was released,
students flocked in their dozens to the ILC to read their classmates’
creative contributions before casting their personal votes. Putri was
the clear winner amongst her competitors.
The Student Storybird Competition has aided in promoting
extra-curricular avenues to improve core macro-skills (reading and
writing) in the ILC. It has also engaged students creatively and
engendered a sense of team spirit and camaraderie. We look forward to
holding similar student competitions in 2012. Watch this space for more!