We’ll use Perusall to annotate and read together. Questioning Kress by Liz Picard
What is a Mode?
1. What is a mode and how does it function in communication of meaning? How does this change in different cultures/environments?
2. What role do different parts of a mode (signs, semiotic resources) play in understanding?
What is Multimodality?
1. What is the focus/end goal of multimodality and how does can it change depending on the audience and author’s participation?
2. How can the “weight” or “specialization” of a particular mode employed change how an idea is received?
Why Adopt a Multimodal Approach?
1. What is the connection between identity and language? By what other means are individual identities formed? How does this relate to multimodality and how it communicates an idea?
2. How do different “toolkits” related to learning function to understand a multimodal presentation of information? Is it important to maintain several “toolkits” for different areas of study or would a universal toolkit be more beneficial in all areas of learning?
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The use of Mode in communication.
– How can Modes be useful in communication? Why is it necessary to have different Modes?
Multimodal approaches
– What are some ways Multimodal approaches are used in today’s society? Or today’s classroom?
– Is it important to the learning of a student to have several modes used in the classroom or is only one approach needed?