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Goals for Module 1 - Active Reading & Multimodal Text

  1. You will implement Active/Rhetorical Reading techniques.Picture of students using books
  2. You will recognize Multimodal Texts
  3. By the end of this module, you will design and create a multimodal artifact (brochure, bookmark, poster, flyer) to illustrate the concept of Active Reading to their classmates. You will then annotate the designed document explaining the design choices they made to create it.

Examples of Multimodal Texts

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Mitri, Daniele Di, et al. “From Signals to Knowledge: A Conceptual Model for Multimodal Learning Analytics.” Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, vol. 34, no. 4, 2018, pp. 338–49. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12288.

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Active Reading

DEFINITION

Active Reading is reading with determination to understand the text, not to finish reading the text, so it is about engaging with the text, almost having a conversation with it in order to absorb the content. That “conversation” between the reader and the text takes place not only during reading but also before and after reading the text.

BENEFITS

There are multiple advantages to reading actively:

  1. More efficient study time
  2. More efficient reading time
  3. Improved retention and absorbing of material
  4. Improved concentration while reading
  5. Improved writing skills

ACTIVE READING SKILLS

  • Annotating the text
  • Outlining the text
  • Questioning the text
  • Slowing down, pausing to review
  • Previewing the text
  • Looking up definitions of words