Week 3 : New Literacies in the Classroom Setting
The topic of multimodal pedagogies and multimodal play really sparked my interest. Multimodal play refers to the concept that popular culture, media and digital technologies are integrated in ways that work to promote student learning. The authors use their article to explore how through multimodal play, “educators are better able to make pedagogical connections with adolescents’ evolving literacies” (Vasudevan et. al., 2013, pg. 24). I found this topic specifically interesting because I love to find new ways to promote student learning in modern ways. These ‘multimodal’ spaces are something that most of us are very familiar with. Have you ever played a game where you communicate via instant messaging through your avatar in a virtual world? Do you utilize “microblogging sites like Twitter” or “online video services like Hulu” (Vasudevan et. al., 2013, pg. 25). These can be examples of multimodal play spaces - mainly used outside of school. How can we integrate these spaces ...