Stephen Downes

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"In a multimodal learning environment," write the authors (141 page PDF), "educators aim to move beyond text-dominant formats, and instead incorporate and combine a variety of communication forms to better support student learning." See for example Gunther Kress on Multimodality, which forms the basis for this guide. At a basic level, educators could use AI to generate images, posters or videos. Or they could co-create multimodal media with students. At a deeper level it "can also be used for prompting critical thinking and metacognition, prompting deeper reflection and learning." It can also play a role in assessment and feedback. In chapter 8, the authors propose and briefly describe "a Unifying Model of Multimodal Learning Design with Generative AI (MMLD-AI)" (illustrated). 

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