Assigning and Assessing: Multimodal Composition and Classroom Practice

[Patricia Freitag Ericsson]

Materials and discussion for the following workshop will appear here.

Session: MW.4 on Mar 11, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Cluster: 101) Practices of Teaching Writing
Type: Workshop: Wednesday Morning

Assigning and Assessing: Multimodal Composition and Classroom Practice

For over a decade, composition scholars have been wrestling with the challenges of assigning and assessing multimodal texts. In recent years Paumier and Spehar, Meeks and Ilyosova, Sorapure, Warner, Whithaus, and others have proposed a variety of assigning/assessing approaches. Unfortunately few teachers have the time and opportunity to give these proposals a test-run. In this half-day workshop, we will provide that opportunity.

Guided by presenters who will provide a variety of approaches, participants will explore, practice, and interrogate different multimodal assigning/assessing strategies. A variety of multimodal assignments and texts will be presented, and participants will critique both assignments and texts via different assessment strategies. Our goals are fourfold: 1) to encourage composition teachers to confidently incorporate multimodal texts into their classrooms, 2) to practice assessment of those texts, 3) to address intellectual property, copyright, and fair use issues inherent in such assignments, and 4) to question how we all understand the value of non-traditional texts.

[Dickie Selfe]

I'm hoping that if I respond to your discussion Patty, Ning will add it to my list of discussions. Also here is three of the files I'll use at the workshop.

[Dickie Selfe]

New PP on Fair Use

[Dickie Selfe]

If anyone is interested in hosting a "Everybody has a literacy story ... Tell us yours." event at their school, department, class, here are the files that will support such an effort.

[Kimberly Cooney]

I was just browsing the NING and came across your materials on literacy stories. Unfortunately, the files are password protected. Would you please post the password or repost the files. You can contact me through [e-mail] if you would prefer to do so privately.

[Kristin Arola]

Howdy ya'll. Joyce and I are now collaborating on the Neo-Aristotelian/Burke one, fyi.

I don't know if we talked about this, but I'm curious: how are we going to do the hour for breakout groups? Will each group try any/all assessment strategies they desire? Or will we just leave it up to the group to decide? ALSO, this means we all for sure will need to bring handouts or something that the groups can use when assessing. I'm assuming we're individually in charge of our own handouts, yes?

[Patricia Freitag Ericsson]

I kinda thought that each group could look at all three examples and decide how to critique the assignment and the results? Or is this too loosey-goosey?

Yes, I think the participants need handouts. Maybe brief ones that have more support in online ones?

[Dickie Selfe]

Yes, I hope they have a good bit of time to report out of their groups so we can hear all the smart things that they noticed and thought of. By the way, here is rubric for assessing media work put together by our e-learning people in case someone wants to throw it into the mix.

[Patricia Freitag Ericsson]

Files for the workshop:
Jody's assignment and student response.
The workshop program.

[Patricia Freitag Ericsson]

My conference presentation - draft.

[D. Alexis Hart]

Is it too late to sign up for this workshop if I get there in the morning?

Thanks!

Alexis

[Patricia Freitag Ericsson]

I'm not sure about signing up now. Maybe go to the registration desk early Wed. Hope you can!