Presenters: Beth Kramer and Rick Cole (Boston University), Naomi Silver (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), and Eric Rawson (University of Southern California) In examining the liminal spaces surrounding the “digital turn” in writing pedagogy, presenters in this session interrogate the tensions between pre- and post-turn pedagogies, between traditional and multimodal forms of composing. In particular, panelists share strategies for integrating multimodal composition in writing classrooms, with a focus on podcasts, embodied composing, and sound objects. Beth Kramer and Rick Cole, “Pedagogy with Podcasts: Navigating the Digital and Textual in College Composition Classes” As Beth Kramer and Rick Cole express in…
Author: Ruth Li
Ruth Li
Ruth Li is a Ph.D. student in the Joint Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research focuses on college students' writing development, composition pedagogy, and digital literacies and rhetorics.
On October 20, I attended the 21st Annual Great Plains Alliance for Computers & Writing pre-conference event entitled “Exploring Embodied Technologies: Interdisciplinary Collaborative Workshop,” held at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. Hosted and organized by the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Workshop faculty and the Wearables Research Collaboratory, the sessions enabled participants to “experience multiple studio spaces as a means to explore the intersections and juxtapositions of embodied technologies as studied across multiple disciplines that include art, science and engineering, design, education, and composition and technical communication” (Pre-Conference Program). In the spirit of discovery and inquiry, in the following, I venture into…