Scalar and Current

AcademiaJordan Williams

February 5, 2016

Abou

t Me

• BA: English and Women’s, Gender,

& Sexuality Studies• AA: Humanities• English tutor• Experience in publishing and

editorial work• Interested in graduate coursework

in mass communications,

journalism, English, marketing/advertising, and library

science

Wha

t is S

cala

r? • Scalar is an online publishing platform that allows users to construct and publish multimedia projects

• Can be used by educators, reference staff, and students

Why

Use

Sca

lar?

• Allows visual, auditory, and

kinesthetic learners to interact with academic texts• Composition professors

who have assigned multimedia projects report

that students of all backgrounds and interests

become more engaged in

their work when they have

more freedom with the mediums they choose (Shipka)

Libra

ry Fa

culty

and

Sca

lar

• Internal and external communications• Digital archives

• Multimedia promotions

Students and Scalar

• Multimedia projects

• Alternative to the five-

paragraph essay

• Increased understanding

of interacting with texts

Works CitedRyerson, Rachel. English 3270: Queer

Rhetoric and Writing. Ohio University, Athens. Lecture.

Shipka, Jody. “A Multimodal Task-Based Framework for Composing.”

College Composition and Communication 57.2 (2012): 277-306. Print.