Composing and Teaching in Digital Environments
 Increasingly, the kind of composing that we are asked to do as students, professionals, and citizens involves not just words, but a variety of media components, including photographs, illustrations, design elements, sounds, and even animations and video. The writing center supports this kind of new media composing. Digital Writing Consultants (DWCs) help composers make effective choices about all aspects of their projects, including the integration of words, visuals, and their elements.
Our "creation stations" are equipped with a full spectrum of multimedia authoring tools. To make an appointment with a DWC, call 432-3610 and let the receptionist know what kind of project you're working on.
DWCs can help you:
Examples of Software available at the Writing Center:
Faculty and Instructors
The Writing Center offers a package of services to help faculty and instructors as they compose and teach in digital environments. The Center invites instructors to meet with David Sheridan (sherid16@msu.edu) to develop course materials and syllabi that integrate new technologies in pedagogically effective ways. Examples of projects that the Center can help you develop include:
- student-produced webzines
- electronic portfolios
- chapbooks of student writing
- digital video essays
- websites for non-profit organizations
- multi-genre research projects
- digital storytelling projects (PowerPoint or video based)
- electronic family histories
- PowerPoint-based interactive games
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