Multimodal Learning

“The term multimodal literacy describes communication practices that use two or more modes of meaning…is dynamic and able to be modified by users, rather than being a static code”

                                                                                           (Mills & Doyle, 2019 p. 521-522)

 


Connecting with the Five Rs

  • Relevance: How is this multimodal learning relevant to Indigenous ways of knowing and being?

  • Respect: How is this multimodal learning in alignment with Indigenous ways of learning?

  • Reciprocity: How is this multimodal learning mutually beneficial to both the student and learning community?

  • Responsibility: How is this multimodal learning giving space for students to express their understanding in meaningful ways?

  • Relationships: How will this multimodal learning provide opportunities to engage and cultivate relations?

 


 

Reading: 

Mills, K. & Doyle, K. (2019). Visual arts: a multimodal language for Indigenous education, Language and Education, 33:6, 521-543, https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2019.1635618

 

Pedagogical Example: 

Brown, A. & Begorary, D. (2017). Using a graphic novel to Engage Indigenous Youth in Critical Literacies. Language & Literacy. 19(3), pp 35-55. https://doi.org/10.20360/G2BT17