Praxis

Colleen Reilly and Joyce Walker, Editors

Deleting Teachers' Fears: Audio/Visual ICTs and the Classroom

Achariya Tanya Rezak
"I would argue that often the definition of technological literacy is presented as anarchic, a threat to the status quo of the classroom. This definition might inspire resistance in classroom teachers, especially teachers who are already daunted by the learning curve presented by new technology. On the other hand, teachers possess innate skill in the use of multimodal texts in the classroom. If the rhetoric surrounding technological literacy became less politically charged and couched more in terms of multimodal literacy, and if teachers were introduced to technological tools that closely resembled the classroom itself (such as audio/visual Information and Communication Technologies), teachers could more easily allay their fears about including technology in the classroom."
 

Call for Contributions

Have an exciting class this term? Conducting  interesting research you'd like to share? Working on an interesting project? Have a reflection, response, or idea concerning the webbed writing classroom? Interested in talking with Kairos authors?  Praxis is the section for you!  Contact Praxis Editors Colleen Reilly and Joyce Walker ( kpraxis@technorhetoric.net ) to talk more about the possibilities.