Re: [xmca] Call for Proposals and Reviewers

Yes, I understand what multi-modality refers to. So the planned symposium is
on learning as a multi-modal process, studied using multi-modal forms of
qualitative research? The conference theme is multi-disciplinarity, so
that's a lot of 'multi' in one session! :)

Martin

On 7/16/08 8:11 AM, "Monica E. Nilsson" <monica.e.nilsson@bth.se> wrote:

> I am presently doing research on Digital Storytelling applying Kress
> (Literacy in the new media age, 2003) and Kress & van Leeuwen
> (multimodal discource, 2001) in combination with Vygotsky's
> "Imagination & Creativity". Thinking of presenting a paper at AERA...
>
> Multimodality is about making meaning with a diversity of
> communicative modes: language, image, music, sound, texture and
> gesture -- how they differ and how they can be combined. Kress says:
> "the world told is a different world than the world shown"...
>
> MOnica
>
> 16 jul 2008 kl. 01.41 skrev judithg@id.iit.edu:
>
>> In addition to whatever Michael will send, I attended a quite
>> wonderful conference on MultiModality and Learning in June,
>> sponsored by the Institute of Education, University of London.
>>
>> See http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=16841
>>
>> Best,
>> Judith
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Martin Packer <packer@duq.edu
>>> Michael,
>>>
>>> I'm always interested in qualitative research, and I'm a
>>> developmental
>>> psychologist. Does 'multi-modal' in this context mean mixed
>>> methods? Is
>>> there a more specific form emerging for this second topic?
>>>
>>> best
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>>
>>> __
>>> Martin Packer, Ph.D.
>>> Associate Professor
>>> Psychology Department
>>> Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15282
>>> (412) 396-4852
>>>
>>> www.mathcs.duq.edu/~packer/
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/15/08 4:29 PM, "Michael A. Evans" <mae@vt.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> Wanted to submit one more inquiry regarding interest in the
>>>> following two
>>>> themes for possible AERA symposia:
>>>>
>>>>> Second life, WoW, and Other Virtual Environments for education
>>>>
>>>>> The role(s) of qualitative (multi-modal) research in the
>>>>> conduct of research
>>>> on learning and development
>>>>
>>>> There¹s room for 1-2 more abstracts on either topic if you¹re
>>>> interested in
>>>> joining otherwise, I¹ll close this call and get working with
>>>> those who¹ve
>>>> already expressed an interest...
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Michael~
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> Judith Gregory, Ph.D.
>> Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
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>> Chicago, IL 60610 USA
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