Multimodal Composition in Writing Centers: The Practical, the Problems, and the Potential (2020)
Writing centers have long struggled with their relationship to multimodal, particularly digital, composition. As the “writing” in the name implies, writing centers most frequently focus on written alphabetic texts; historically, consultants not only work with traditional mediums, but are trained to work primarily on research papers, essays, shorts writings, cover letters, etc. However, when it comes to multimodal composition, writing centers are divided on how to approach it.