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Multimodalities MultipliedTeaching Comics in an Active Learning Classroom
- Pedagogy
- Duke University Press
- Volume 18, Issue 3, October 2018
- pp. 540-546
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract:
Teaching the graphic novel in English and literature courses can be a challenge, because some of the most commonly used techniques for analyzing literature are not entirely compatible with the analysis of a multimodal form like comics. Additionally, the traditional classroom can be a problematic context for the graphic novel, especially in large lecture spaces, with their unimodal, instructor-centered design. The experience of teaching graphic novels in an active learning classroom suggests that a multimodal approach placed in a learning space designed for multimodal approaches can enhance and improve the experience of teaching the graphic novel in undergraduate courses.