Multimodal Composition
Linguistic Mode
. . .there have been professors. . .adopted some avant garde techniques to incorporate multimodal learning. . .
The linguistic mode focuses on the use of alphabetic texts to convey messages. My linguistic essay aimed to examine scholars' pressures to create a multimodal classroom as seen by my experiences.
The synthesis in my essay was not as strong as I would have liked, but I think that it was an overall success.
A Sullivan-DeVoss Perspective on Multimodal Degrees
Taylor Swift's "I Know Places" Through Space
Spatial Mode
The spatial mode looks at arrangement throughout space. I worked with a partner to create a video that emphasized the spatial aspect of the message in Taylor Swift's song "I Know Places."
I think some of the technical limitations of our software interrupted a little bit of the experience, but overall it was a lot of fun and an insightful way to explore the lyrics of this song.
The visual mode considers linguistic, spatial, sometimes gestural, and purely visual elements to create a message meant to be taken in through the eye. My visual infographic was an attempt to visually represent my work process for preparing for an oral presentation.
I think that I may have had too much of a textual presence, but I really liked the use of the asterisk and "Pro tips" for a quick one liner that encompassed the main point of each section. I also really liked how the background of each section was sized to represent the length of time spent in that phase of preparation.
Oral Presenting Made Easy
Visual Mode
...consider if they're academically different and . . . educate others about their interactions with people about ethics...
The aural mode captures the messages that enter the audience through their ears. For this project, my partner and I created a podcast that discussed the relationship between ethics, morality, and information.
The podcast went well overall. I think I would have liked to have more of a conversational style than we ended up using (and maybe a slightly longer game), but it was a solid presentation full of information on our assigned topic.
The Interchangeability of the Terms Morals and Ethics
Aural Mode
Gesturing On-The-Go
Aural Mode
Can automobiles be
used as a gestural tool
for other drivers?
The gestural mode can be considered in more layman terms as nonverbals or body language, the way that a communicator uses their body to send messages to someone else. My gestural Sway document explores a theoretical extension of the human body by thinking about how a vehicle can be used to gesture.
While I wish I had used more aesthetically consistent images, I think that my project asks an interesting question and presents the different types of gestures in a logical method.