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Embracing "Techiness"

December 5th, 2009  •  Posted by English 579: Computers & Writing  • 

If you're not a tech-savvy or at least a tech-loving person, the idea of incorporating multimodal assignments into your classroom might seem intimidating at best. However, current research in composition suggests that students can learn a great deal from composing in multimodal spaces, particularly when they collaborate with their peers.

If you're not yet sold on the benefits of these activities, or if you're interested in incorporating multimodal texts and collaboration into your classroom but aren't sure where to begin, use this collaboratively composed site to answer your questions about the use of collaboration and multimodal compositions in the classroom. To create the most effective assignments, you will find it valuable to establish an understanding of the importance of collaborative multimodal composition in student writing.