Week of 9/1

What is your understanding of "multimodality" and its influence in the teaching of writing? What challenges do you think an instructor faces in designing and executing writing assignments that integrate a multimodal approach?

What is your understanding of digital literacy and why should it be a concern of writing teachers? How might teaching digital literacy enhance more traditional skills of writing, reading, and research?

Were you familiar with the term Web 2.0 prior to these readings? What is your understanding of it? How many of the Web 2.0 technologies mentioned are you familiar with? How might you see them being integrated into a writing classroom?

What is your understanding of Prensky's labels "Digital Native" and "Digital Immigrant?" What are you? Why are these terms significant in understanding how to teach students in general and writing in particular?

Caveat: Don't limit your blogging just to my questions alone. I don't mean for this to be an inclusive list of topics.