By ORION BAKER/Multimedia Editor Assistant
On April 21, the UT Tyler Department of Literature and Languages held its annual Multimodal Exchange in the UC Ballroom. Students showcased unique research projects made in different English and Spanish classes.
What is the Multimodal Exchange?
The Multimodal Exchange is an event in which students present their research projects from the past year.
Dr. Zita Husing, assistant professor of digital rhetoric & writing, who also runs the event at the end of every year in collaboration with the department, defines Multimodal.
“Multimodal is a mashup of the words multiple and modes. And so it is about projects that use more than written communication, so more than just a digital essay,” Dr. Husing says.
On the website, the event highlights “the intellectual work of our students, and illustrates how the skills associated with traditional literary studies—such as effective research practices, persuasive writing strategies, and critical thinking skills—can grow or evolve when applied to digital platforms or multimodal genres.”
The Multimodal Exchange’s goal is to showcase student projects so they can be proud of themselves, have them published, and add them to their C.V.
Not Your Traditional Research Projects
A wide plethora of projects were showcased at the Multimodal Exchange. Through essays, infographics, podcasts, and even a video game, students showcased their research in unique ways.
Dr. Husing wanted to emphasize that these are more than just assignments or just projects.
“This is all an event for students […} and just for them to know their work matters,” Dr. Husing notes. “It matters that you believe in your work and creativity. That it doesn’t happen in a vacuum, that their work is amazing.”
Topics of the projects ranged from literary works and music albums to Spider-Man, Carbon Capture, and more.
For more information about the event and to see the projects students created, check out the official Multimodal Exchange website here!
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