Event Title
Digital Media: An Extension of Writing
Start Date
29-5-2014 3:45 PM
End Date
29-5-2014 4:45 PM
Session Type
Interactive Session
Description
We will present on the success of using the social media site Tumblr as a tool in the classroom for students to engage in visual mind mapping, image farming, video and sound sharing, personal and group design, e-portfolios, and digital composition. We will discuss the use of these digital tools as important components to writing personal and academic essays in the 21st Century classroom. We will also discuss issues of access, equity, literacy, and agency, when engaging digital media in the classroom, using both experience and theory in the discussion.
Topic Designation
Teaching & Learning, Technology
Presenter Bio(s)
Laura Marie Marciano, M.F.A.
Adjunct Professor, Core Writing Program
Fairfield University
Michael DeStefano
Adjunct Professor, English
Fairfield University
Digital Media: An Extension of Writing
We will present on the success of using the social media site Tumblr as a tool in the classroom for students to engage in visual mind mapping, image farming, video and sound sharing, personal and group design, e-portfolios, and digital composition. We will discuss the use of these digital tools as important components to writing personal and academic essays in the 21st Century classroom. We will also discuss issues of access, equity, literacy, and agency, when engaging digital media in the classroom, using both experience and theory in the discussion.