Multimodal Text?

"In the 21st century, the definition of literacy has expanded to refer to a flexible, sustainable command of a set of capabilities in the use and production of traditional texts and new communications technologies, using spoken language, print and multimedia."

Curriculum Leadership Journal

So, I'm a keener, and I've been trying to get a head start on my lesson redesign assignment. In doing so, I came across an article that I found particularly helpful, so I thought I would share with my wonderful classmates! :D Enjoy, and share your thoughts!

Multiliteracies Assignment

This post is an assignment for my Pedagogy of Multiliteracies class, which is a supplemental English course at the Intermediate/Senior level. I feel that my survey is a mix between questions borrowed from my instructor's survey (Danika Barker) and ones I have come up with on my own. I intentionally made portions of my survey reflective in nature, hoping that students will look at their previous experience in the English classroom and work towards making a change. I also chose to refer to the class as "ours" quite often, with the hope of setting a specific tone right away: we are both experience this class for 75 minutes everyday, I want to enjoy it as much as you do, so what can we do to make it so? Given the fact that English is the only compulsory course throughout all four years of high school, you know right away that not everyone wants to be there. It's a fact that needs to be acknowledged. Therefore, with my survey, I would strive to begin the school year by learning about my students as individuals, with the hopes of reaching them as a student through the use of this information: guiding them to a successful school year.

Oh the irony...

In my many musings to think of a witty name for my beloved blog, “Pen to Paper” popped into my mind. The irony did not escape me, and the obvious choice was made. As someone who only recently started using her laptop instead of a notebook for taking lecture notes, this concept of the electronic pen and paper is seeming to creep into my life from all angles now. Instead of letters, we e-mail. Instead of invites, it’s now e-vites. Instead of the good ol’loose leaf and ink, it’s power cords and keyboards. So! Seeing as I am writing this blog for a course which has the intention of exemplifying the ever changing techno-realm in which we are to educate our students, I saw this namesake as a chance to pay homage to the way things were. And it made me giggle :)

Long time follower, first time blogger

Well, here I am. Blogging. I really never thought I would have a blog. A few of my friends have been writing and sharing their lives via blogs for years and I read them from time to time, but I never thought I would be sitting here writing my own. I suppose I have always been a bit timid about expressing myself through an online source. You know, since anyone, anywhere, at any time can see it. But! I will push past my timidness and give this “thing” a try! So here we go. This will be interesting…