Research on Teaching & Learning Summit
Kennesaw State University
February 7-8, 2014
After completing the research for my dissertation, I began to see how multimodal assignments could be used early in the writing process as a way of engaging students with their topics and helping establish a sense of community in the classroom. I think multimodal assignments can be used for this purpose for any class, any discipline, and at any level! In this presentation, I will explain why my research led me to start using multimodal assignments for each major unit in my class. I will explain what multimodal actually means, and I will also share some exciting examples of the creative projects my students have created over the past several semesters.
You can take a look at the Multimodal Assignment Requirements and Multimodal Presentation Guidelines and and also look at previous posts on this blog to get a better understanding of both the theory and practice of using multimodal texts in the classroom. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments you may have, and please consider trying an assignment like this in your own classes. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with the potential that multimodal assignments have in store for your classroom. I’d love to hear about your results!
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