Multimodality - Reddit, Gifs and Multimodal Representations

The post references below was created as part of the course e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age

 The original post is on CGScholar here https://cgscholar.com/community/community_profiles/e-learning-ecologies-mooc/community_updates/50123 and explores possible use of learner created augmented video clips in education using the example of gifs posted on link sharing site reddit:

Image from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Reddit.svg/1024px-Reddit.svg.png

Mark

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