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Course Description

This course aims to equip teachers with strategies to help students critically analyse and engage with multimodal texts. It focuses on developing students' abilities to interpret texts by understanding various modes of communication and their intended effects on the audience.



Audience

English teachers in the early stages of their career.  Non-subject specialists who are teaching a Year 7-10 English class.  


Teaching Standards

2.1.2 Proficient Level - Know the content and how to teach it - Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area:  Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities



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Participant Feedback


"This was a great course with excellent resources to use in the classroom."



" A helpful course that confirmed strategies that I was already using and a good reminder of some things that I have forgotten."



"Really found the resources useful and will be adapting for my classes."

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1 – Introduction to Multimodal Texts

    • Understanding Multimodality: Definition and Introduction

    • Relevance of Multimodal Texts

    • Understanding the Five Modes of Communication

    • Integrating Modes for Effective Communication

    • Class Activity

    • Reflection Question
  • 3

    Module 2 – Reading and Interpreting Visual Modes

    • Developing Skills to Critically Analyse Visual Elements

    • Theoretical Frameworks for Visual Literacy

    • Class Activity

    • Exploring the Relationship between Visual Elements and Written Text in Conveying Messages

    • Class Activity

    • Reflection Questions

  • 4

    Module 3 - Understanding and Creating Audio Modes

    • The Role of Sound in Multimodal Texts

    • The Components of Sound

    • Implementation in the Classroom

    • Class Activities

    • Suggestions for Collaboration

    • Reflection Question
  • 5

    Module 4 – Analysing and Producing Video Texts

    • The Role of Video in Multimodal Texts

    • Camera Angles and Their Impact

    • Class Activity

    • Editing Techniques and Storytelling

    • Integrating Sound and Visuals

    • Class Activity

    • Reflection Question
  • 6

    Module 5 – Engaging with Digital and Interactive Text

    • Understanding Digital and Interactive Text

    • Interactive Texts and Hypertexts

    • Incorporating Interactive Texts in Classroom Activities

    • Class Activity

    • Reflection Question
  • 7

    Module 6 – Implementing Multimodal Text Analysis in the Classroom

    • Implementation in the Classroom

    • Class Activity

    • Suggestions for Collaboration

    • Reflection Question
  • 8

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

Do you teach in NSW? If so, this is relevant to you:

Completing Engaging Years 7-10 Students in Multimodal Text Analysis  will contribute 2 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework, addressing Standard Descriptor 2.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher in NSW.

 

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