Moving Towards Media Text

In our current society, we are moving more towards media text. The article expresses how we can do this and how we can become comfortable doing so. As the author of the article states, "Faculty may limit their teaching in this way because they lack familiarity with a range of new media texts that they consider appropriate for study in composition classrooms." I have noticed in my semesters at Clinicals that some teachers are not comfortable with presenting media texts to their students. They are often naive on how to show their students these new means of education.

Unfortunately, this prevents teachers from helping studens create examples of media text even though students are eager to do so. This could definitely add motivation for a student that is bored. For example, we are currently creating a piece of media text in Dr. Bishop's class. It allows me to express myself in a different way. I can physically show how I feel and what things are meaning to me.

Unfortunately, according to the article, teachers are not willing to break the barrier of new material being inserted in their instruction time. Some teachers tend to stray away from things that they are not familiar with. If teachers are not familiar with certain media texts it will take extra work and many people are not willing to do so. This can cause many students from expressing their selves rather than just express themselves in writing. This form of text is unique and completely entertaining and a different way to address things.