Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 2017 OA PDF

Wearable Writing

Jason Chew Kit Tham

Abstract

As technology continues to become more ubiquitous and touches almost every aspect of the composing process, students and teachers are faced with new means to make writing a multimodal experience. This article embraces the emerging sector of wearable technology, presenting wearable writing strategies that would reimagine composition pedagogy. Specifically, the article introduces Google Glass and explores its affordances in reframing student peer-review activities. To do so, the author presents a brief overview of wearables and writing technology, a case study of how the author deployed Google Glass in a first-year writing course, and a set of tips for using wearable technology in general and technical writing courses.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
2017-01-01
DOI
10.1177/0047281616641923
Open Access
OA PDF Bronze
Topics
first-year composition writing pedagogy qualitative research multimodality technical communication race and writing

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