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Virtual Reality (VR) and Multimodal Communication

By Kelly D. Williams April 14, 2026 April 16, 2026 Brittain Fellowship, Feature, Reflections on Teaching, Research, Technology, Tools & Methods

We share how we integrated VR into the course, including activities and assignments we used, research methods and results, and insights for instructors who are interested in using VR for educational purposes. Ultimately, we argue that giving students access to emerging technologies helps them become better multimodal communicators. Specifically, VR encourages students to engage in the high impact practice of “learning by doing” as they translate difficult written texts across modes. Furthermore, utilizing VR can enable students to share their research with broader audiences as it promotes leadership skills. In becoming early adopters of VR, students can guide others in leveraging technology for effective communication, research, and collaboration, ensuring transference of multimodal communication skills Continue reading

ProfHacker: A Better Blogging Assignment

By Diane Jakacki July 3, 2012 July 3, 2012 Further Reading

Nominations Now Being Accepted for Student View Exhibition at the Ferst Center!

By Doris Bremm October 5, 2011 October 20, 2015 Arts Initiatives

One of the pleasures of being a teacher is seeing the often surprisingly varied, original work that students produce—particularly on projects that may seem challenging to us (“Will they grasp the assignment’s complexities? Is this too much to ask of freshmen?”), and to them (“How will I get this done?!”). Often in LCC courses, we ask our students to “Think Big,” and encourage them to do so with assignments that are creative, challenging, and broadly conceived (that is, we don’t spoon-feed them a specific essay topic or conventional, straightforward assignment outline). Continue reading