FKIP – Master Program (S-2) of English Education Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) Sebelas Maret University (UNS) Surakarta held a Multiliteracy Workshop from Wednesday to Thursday (10-11/5/2023) offline at UNS Tower and online through the Zoom Meeting application. Carrying the theme “Multiliteracies: Theory, Research, and Practice”, the workshop presented experts from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Dr. Victor Lim Fei.

The Dean of FKIP, Dr. Mardiyana, M.Sc, opened the workshop. In his remarks, he invited workshop participants to work and conduct research on multiliteracy in education.

“This workshop is one of the efforts to support UNS to become a world-class university by bringing together local and global experts to facilitate students and alumni to gain better knowledge and establish cooperation with international parties. I am sure this workshop will be a source of innovative ideas, concepts, and breakthroughs in developing multiliteracy in the future, especially in the field of education in Indonesia. Through this workshop, let us expand our network and cooperation as academics to work and conduct research in multiliteracy in education,” said Dr. Mardiyana.

On the first day of the workshop, Dr. Victor presented material on the theory of multiliteracy, system typology by Michael Halliday, digital and multimodal change, semiotic technology, multimodality, fashion, multimodality premise, to pedagogy as design. Furthermore, Dr. Victor also delivered material on multiliteracy in research, multiliteracy in practice, and how to learn by design.

“Multiliteracy in research is discussing the study of multiliteracy and its application in English classes. Multiliteracy in Practice places greater emphasis on the teacher’s role as a designer of learning, connecting learning to the world of students’ lives, creating opportunities for students to make meaning, designing collaborative learning to build social knowledge, making use of digital devices, practicing reflective pedagogy, focusing on thinking, feeling, and doing, and valuing student voices. Then learning by design means exploring the learning process, reflective pedagogy, epistemological learning theory, building teacher capacity, and design-based research approaches through case studies and projects,” explained Dr. Victor.

Meanwhile, on the second day, Dr. Victor explained material about learning in the new normal or post-pandemic era based on digital technology. He also explained the advantages and disadvantages of online learning.

With the implementation of this workshop, it is hoped that the quantity and quality of global-academic peers who are active at UNS will increase to accelerate international academic reputation. In addition, this workshop is also expected to be able to increase the scientific insights of lecturers and students in the field of multiliteracy in terms of theory, practice, and research, expand UNS networks with universities abroad, and become an entry point for research collaboration and scientific publications between UNS lecturers and top scholar.

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Reporter: Rosantika Utami
Editor: Budi Suseno

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