Publication Date

8-2013

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Image use, Multimedia use, Undergraduate, Literacy

Abstract

The digital environment provides an abundance of images and multimedia and offers a new potential for using resources in multiple modes of representation for teaching and learning. This paper reports the findings of a case study that investigated the use of image and multimedia resources in an undergraduate classroom. The study assumed a contextual approach and focused on different class contexts and students’ literacy practices. The class, which took place in a resource-rich, multimodal environment, was perceived by students as a positive learning experience. The distribution of resources and their role in teaching and learning varied and depended on the context of use. The findings indicate that images fulfilled important descriptive and mnemonic functions when students were introduced to new concepts, but their role was limited in practices that required students to analyze and synthesize knowledge.

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Rights Holder

Krystyna K. Matusiak

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

37 pgs

File Size

565 KB

Publication Statement

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Publication Title

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volume

64

First Page

1

Last Page

37

Comments

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Matusiak, K. K. (2013). Image and multimedia resources in an academic environment: A qualitative study of students' experiences and literacy practices. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 64(8), 1577-1589.,

which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.22870. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.



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