IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Implementation of a Multimodal Academic Literacy Resource at a South African University: A Critical Autoethnographic Reflection

Implementation of a Multimodal Academic Literacy Resource at a South African University: A Critical Autoethnographic Reflection
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Kristien Andrianatos (North-West University, South Africa)
Copyright: 2021
Volume: 13
Issue: 4
Pages: 20
Source title: International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: David Parsons (The Mind Lab by Unitec, New Zealand)and Kathryn Mac Callum (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand)
DOI: 10.4018/IJMBL.2021100105

Purchase


Abstract

As a lecturer at a higher education institution in South Africa, the author is conscious of an emphasis placed on multimodal resources as part of the globally experienced shift to teach remotely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. In this autoethnographic study, she critically reflects on her experience in planning and executing the implementation of a custom-made multimodal resource called WIReD. WIReD is an acronym for writing, information literacy and reading development. She situates academic literacy and WIReD within the theoretical framework of multiliteracies, and thereafter provides background in terms of the study context and gives a brief description of WIReD. The methodology section includes the data used, a brief discussion on validity, reliability, and the reflexive process. The data analysis led to two broad categories of implementation inhibitors, namely inadequate resources and collaboration. These hindrances highlight broader issues with regard to institutional management, lecturers, and the needs of students in the South African higher education context.

Related Content

W. A. Piyumi Udeshinee, Ola Knutsson, Sirkku Männikkö-Barbutiu. © 2024. 21 pages.
Shatha Mohammed Almalki. © 2024. 19 pages.
Lin Wang, Muhd Khaizer Omar, Noor Syamilah Zakaria, Nurul Nadwa Zulkifli. © 2024. 19 pages.
Daniel Biedermann, Patrick Oliver Schwarz, Jane Yau, Hendrik Drachsler. © 2023. 12 pages.
Almed Hamzah, Sergey Sosnovsky. © 2023. 16 pages.
Qiwei Men, Belinda Gimbert, Dean Cristol. © 2023. 17 pages.
Olga Viberg, Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Ward Peeters. © 2023. 15 pages.
Body Bottom