Using Multimodal OER Resources in Composition Courses

Steven Bookman, Pace University - New York
Gabe Levine-Justicia, Pace University - New York
Gabe Levine-justicia, Pace University

We will have students presenting as well. We will get you their information once they are confirmed.

Description

The digital age has had an unprecedented impact on academia. However, technological development has outpaced education because many educators have not yet adapted their pedagogical practice to use open education resources (OER) materials in the classroom. This means that the digital age and its potential impact on learning goes unrealized by many. Most textbooks do not utilize all the academic and educational technologies available, thus, there is an urgency to begin to revamp content materials, and to incentivize OER multimodalities in the classroom to augment learning.

Students like the multimodal aspects of writing. Multimodal assignments motivate students, especially the younger generations. These assignments are more challenging, novel, and fun, and they offer different skills from normal writing assignments; these skills include combining words and images, condensing information into fewer pages, using alternative library sources, and using multimodal platforms. With the power of multimodal assignments comes the responsibility from a critical user to distinguish which sources are OER and which are not. It is imperative for students to understand copyright laws, so they do not risk any potential legal issues against them.

The purpose of this presentation is to offer an alternative way of using OER resources as a substitute for textbooks, and by incentivizing OER Multimodalities and creating fun, multimodal composition assignments. Students will also share their experiences with these assignments. Attendees will learn how to incorporate text and words into multimodal OER assignments. They will also learn what OER sites are great resources to use for composition assignments.

 
Apr 14th, 10:00 AM Apr 14th, 10:45 AM

Using Multimodal OER Resources in Composition Courses

The digital age has had an unprecedented impact on academia. However, technological development has outpaced education because many educators have not yet adapted their pedagogical practice to use open education resources (OER) materials in the classroom. This means that the digital age and its potential impact on learning goes unrealized by many. Most textbooks do not utilize all the academic and educational technologies available, thus, there is an urgency to begin to revamp content materials, and to incentivize OER multimodalities in the classroom to augment learning.

Students like the multimodal aspects of writing. Multimodal assignments motivate students, especially the younger generations. These assignments are more challenging, novel, and fun, and they offer different skills from normal writing assignments; these skills include combining words and images, condensing information into fewer pages, using alternative library sources, and using multimodal platforms. With the power of multimodal assignments comes the responsibility from a critical user to distinguish which sources are OER and which are not. It is imperative for students to understand copyright laws, so they do not risk any potential legal issues against them.

The purpose of this presentation is to offer an alternative way of using OER resources as a substitute for textbooks, and by incentivizing OER Multimodalities and creating fun, multimodal composition assignments. Students will also share their experiences with these assignments. Attendees will learn how to incorporate text and words into multimodal OER assignments. They will also learn what OER sites are great resources to use for composition assignments.