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Digital Interference: Challenges in Teaching Multimodal Projects in First-Year Composition

by Greg Gillespie | Xchanges 19.1, Spring 2025


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Contents

Introduction

Complicating Multimodality

Trouble with Training and Professional Development (PD)

Self-Reliance

Institutional Barriers

Recommendations

Conclusion

References

About the Author

References

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“CCCC Statement on Preparing Teachers of College Writing.” NCTE, Nov. 2015. https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/resources/positions/statementonprep

Chen, C. (2021). How can we better support teaching multimodal composition? A national survey of institutional professional development efforts. Writing Program Administration, 45(1), 70+. https://link-gale-com.utk.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A687753893/AONE?u=tel_a_utl&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=f2767b0e

DePalma, M.-J., & Alexander, K. P. (2018). Harnessing writers’ potential through distributed collaboration: A pedagogical approach for supporting student learning in multimodal composition. System (Linköping), 77, 39–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2018.01.007

Eidman-Aadahl, E., & O’Donnell-Allen, C. (2012). Digital directions in professional development. Language Arts, 89(4), 279-.284.

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Pedzinski, S., & Stecher, G. (2024). Centers for teaching and learning: Investing in your teaching as a Graduate Student. Xchanges, 18(1/2), Retrieved August 11, 2024, from https://xchanges.org/centers-for-teaching-and-learning-18-1-2?page=4

Shipka, J. (2011). Toward a composition made whole. University of Pittsburgh Press.

Stewart, M. K., & Stewart, A. K. (2024). Personalizing first-year writing course design and delivery: Navigating modality, shared curriculum, and contingent labor in a community of practice. Computers and Composition, 72, 102847-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2024.102847

Stockman, A. (2022). Demystifying multimodal composition. In The Writing Workshop Teacher’s Guide to Multimodal Composition (6-12) (1st ed., pp. 11–18). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003216957-3

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Posted by nicole_oconnell on Apr 17, 2025 in Issue 19.1

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