Developing a Critical Multimodal Literacies Pedagogical Framework | 2022 Literature Symposium

It is of vital importance that educators continue to question and explore the various ways critical literacy, theories of multimodality, and new literacies frameworks are brought together to inform classroom instruction. Working within and across these theoretical terrains involves expanding not only our own thinking as literacy educators, but also the pedagogical approaches we enact daily in our educational settings. Educational theories and instructional approaches need to acknowledge the shifts from critical thinking to critical literacies, from autonomous to ideological models of literacy, and from text-dominant to multimodal conceptions of representation and communication to rethink the types of experiences offered in today’s schools. This talk will explore the components of a Critical Multimodal Literacies Pedagogical Framework to envision a way forward in literacy education.