I decided to film myself going through the contents of my bag, explaining the rationale of items, and answering the guiding questions as a way of redesigning my first task. The process was quite simple, and I surprised myself because I wanted to do a practice run and it ended up being the actual take I used, first try and everything (I usually require multiple takes for these kinds of things). There was no script that I followed besides the guiding questions that I read off of my computer screen. I felt that this would be more natural for viewers, as well as provide different and more detail compared to the text that I typed out for the initial first task.

The New London Group (1996) discusses two key concepts on the topic of redesigning: “the increasing multiplicity and integration of significant modes of meaning-making”, as well as “multiliteracies” (p.64). I think that my redesign of my first task is able to provide another mode of consumption as it includes audio and enhanced visual cues for the learners, as opposed to static images and text. This can be beneficial for people who struggle or are too lazy to read text and/or want a more engaging mode of delivery.

However, there is a lack of consideration for the multiliteracy part of that discussion, as people with linguistic or cultural differences may still have difficulty understanding my tasks. If I were able to, I would also redesign my task by typing it out or speaking in a different language to try and include other language speakers.

References

The New London Group. (1996). A pedagogy of multiliteracies: Designing social futures. (Links to an external site.) Harvard Educational Review 66(1), 60-92.