Digital Multimodal Composition, Infographics

Why Students Should Analyze Infographics Before Creating Them

The Problem: Jumping Straight to Creation Imagine asking students to write a persuasive essay without ever reading one or trying to solve quadratic equations without seeing examples first. It sounds ridiculous, right? Yet many of us do this with infographics all the time without considering that another step may be necessary. The solution is simple: start with analysis, not creation. In my recent post titled, How I Design Infographics for Multimodal Learning Projects in Canva, I shared how infographics support student learning by functioning as instructional tools and a

Canva, Digital Multimodal Composition

Canva for Emergent Bilinguals: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Multimodal Assignments

Why Canva Works As educators, we're constantly seeking ways to support our emergent bilingual students in demonstrating their understanding while navigating language barriers. Canva offers a powerful solution by enabling students to express their knowledge through multiple modes of communication: visual, textual, audio, and design elements. Canva is a free graphic design platform that enables users to create many different types of genres. This guide will walk you through creating assignments that leverage Canva's features to support language development while maintain

Canva, Digital Multimodal Composition

Designing Narrative Presentations with Canva: Bringing Stories to Life Through Digital Composition

As its centrality in both academic and professional settings grows, Digital Multimodal Composition (DMC) is increasingly recognized as an integral component of a teacher’s pedagogical toolkit. Consequently, students' learning experiences are improving as they navigate meaning using multiple modes, not just written text. Educators and learners alike are discovering that narrative presentations allow them to merge visuals, sound, and storytelling into powerful expressions of understanding. Whether it's a personal story, a cultural narrative, or a reflective project, narrativ