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"Multimodal Composition & the Rhetoric of Teaching"

November 26, 2011 Interviews One comment

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Mahon, Wade. (2011). Multimodal composition & the rhetoric of teaching: A conversation with Cheryl Ball. Issues in Writing 18(2).

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Cheryl Ball is an Associate Professor of New Media Studies at Illinois State University where she teaches courses on multimodal composition as well as digital media, composition theory, and digital publishing. She gives talks and workshops on these topics around the country and has published and collaborated on a number of articles, edited collections, book chapters, and webtexts as well. She has also co-authored with Kristin Arola a textbook, Visualizing Composition. In addition to her research and teaching, she is also the editor of the electronic journal Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. IW editor Wade Mahon spoke with Ball by phone on June 23, 2011.

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Quoted in "Take 20: Teaching Writing"

October 27, 2009 Interviews Comments Off on Quoted in "Take 20: Teaching Writing"

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Taylor, Todd. [Writer/Director]. (2007). Take 20: Teaching writing [DVD]. Boston: Bedford-St. Martin’s.

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A one-hour documentary film that interviews 22 rhetoric and composition specialists about the top issues in writing studies and the teaching of writing. This resource is freely available as a professional development resource through Bedford-St. Martin’s Press.

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  • trailer (I’m the second headshot)

"Visiting Scholars in Digital Media: Cheryl Ball"

October 27, 2009 Interviews Comments Off on "Visiting Scholars in Digital Media: Cheryl Ball"

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McCorkle, Ben [Producer]. (2007, June 5). Visiting scholars in digital media: Cheryl Ball [Video]. Ohio State University. http://tinyurl.com/dmac-interview-ball

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Short interview (12:29) with Cheryl Ball (Illinois State University), part of the ongoing series featuring Visiting Scholars in Digital Media and Composition at the OSU Department of English. Outline: I. On a digital tenure portfolio. II. Defining the terms in digital writing studies. III. Explaining this work to students. IV. Why I attend the DMAC institute. V. Advice for new multimedia teacher-scholars.

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"Documenting the Process of Building a Digital Tenure Binder"

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Interviewed by Genevieve Critel. (2008, February). Documenting the process of building a digital tenure binder [Video]. Intro to Digital Media [course assignment]. Ohio State University.

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This hour-long video, in which I was interviewed by Genevieve Critel for her Intro to Digital Media graduate class at OSU, discusses how and why I am preparing a digital tenure portfolio.

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"Digital Media and Digital Scholarship"

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by Doug Dangler. (2008, February). Digital media and digital scholarship [Podcast]. Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing: Ohio State University.
http://cstw.osu.edu/podcasts/mp3/ball.mp3

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A 60-minute audio podcast interview by Doug Dangler (Associate Director for the Center of the Study of Teaching and Writing at OSU) about my work with digital media scholarship.

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Quoted in "On Texts, Tech, and Teens"

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Guess, Andy. (2008, April 25). On texts, tech, and teens. Inside Higher Ed.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/25/teens

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Screenshot from Inside Higher Education article where I am quoted

Screenshot from Inside Higher Education article where I am quoted

Interviewed for a news article about the Pew Internet and American Life report on “Writing, Technology, and Teens,” which includes statistics of student/teen use of social networking and texting as part of their writing lives.

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Quoted in "Clash of Text Styles"

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Coulter, Phyllis. (2008, May 28). Clash of text styles. Pantagraph [Newspaper]. Life/Education section.

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A local  article about changing writing habits of students due to increased use of digital technology.

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"What is Multimodal Composition?"

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Interviewed by Fred Kemp & Rich Rice. (2008, September 5). What is multimodal composition? [Podcast]. Smarttcast. http://www.smarttcast.com/cheryl_ball.m4a

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This 60-minute audio interview, hosted by Drs. Fred Kemp and Rich Rice of Texas Tech University, contains a Q&A about multimodal composition.

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Quoted in "Writing 101: Visual or verbal?"

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Lupton, Ellen. (2009, January 13). Writing 101: Visual or verbal? Voice: AIGA Journal of Design. http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/writing-101-visual-or-verbal

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Interviewed by renowned graphic designer and teacher, Ellen Lupton, on the role of design in first-year writing classes. Voice is the online newsletter of the professional association for design.

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