Department
Digital Writing and Media Arts
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-7-2015
Abstract
This article traces a brief history of multimodal composition practices in the field of writing studies. It frames writing instruction through the theoretical lens of democratic pedagogy and presents the works of key composition scholars. The author then describes a mixed methods research study, conducted with first-year students on the STEM campus of a state comprehensive university. Students participated in a survey that asked their attitudes towards multimodal writing assignments, digital literacies, and learning outcomes. The author draws conclusions about the effectiveness of multimodal composition based on students’ responses and provides supplemental information on the types of assignments and examples of student work.
Journal Title
Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature
Journal ISSN
2013-6196
Volume
8
Issue
2
First Page
33
Last Page
47
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.5565/rev/jtl3.631
Included in
Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons, Social Media Commons