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This project will develop an urgently needed multimedia writing pedagogy to prepare students to be effective authors in a world where communication is increasingly digital, multimedia and online. It provides radical re-thinking of literacy pedagogy essential in globalised knowledge-based economies mediated by digital multimedia literacies.
3D multimedia authoring pedagogy, emphasizing playful innovation and explicit knowledge of multimedia design, will increase digital-age student engagement in learning. The ACTF’s Kahootz is uniquely effective, highly motivating authoring software for schools. What is needed is a thoroughly researched multimedia authoring pedagogy to fully realise Australian leadership potential in renovating literacy pedagogy for the digital multimedia age.
The Australian Research Council Linkage Project “Teaching effective 3D authoring in the middle school years: multimedia grammatical design and multimedia authoring pedagogy” (LP0883563) is funded for 2009-2011.This project was featured on the ABC catalyst program on February 17, 2011
A day conference Creating multimedia texts and the Australian English curriculum: literacy, technology and multimodality is planned for Monday May 28, 2012. The venue is in the Melbourne CBD. For further information and registration, please see here
http://www.actf.com.au/education/professional_development/education/professional_development /creating_multimedia_texts_and_the_australian_english_curriculum