Good writing in 2017 cannot be only an individual performance. Because of the advent of collaborative platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and podcasts, the idea of text has been expanded. Not only into the visual and oral but also to include many voices as authors/producers of any one text. To reflect our communal society, good writing must encompass a variety of interactive and synergistic methods. So it is necessary to transform composition in the classroom to reflect the realities of every day written discourse. This 50-minute presentation will demonstrate how to move a topic from the standard research essay format to one which incorporates blogs and podcasts as well as traditional research and writing techniques. This transformation creates a new and vibrant take on the idea of the essay, making it relevant to modern students. The outcomes of our presentation will reflect Cranton's (1992) framwork of three types of change: assumptions, perspectives, and behaviors. This will be demonstrated through the realization of the expanded definition of "an essay" which in turn changes students perception and execution of the transformed essay.

Good writing in 2017 cannot be only an individual performance. Because of the advent of collaborative platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and podcasts, the idea of text has been expanded. Not only into the visual and oral but also to include many voices as authors/producers of any one text. To reflect our communal society, good writing must encompass a variety of interactive and synergistic methods. So it is necessary to transform composition in the classroom to reflect the realities of every day written discourse. This 50-minute presentation will demonstrate how to move a topic from the standard research essay format to one which incorporates blogs and podcasts as well as traditional research and writing techniques. This transformation creates a new and vibrant take on the idea of the essay, making it relevant to modern students. The outcomes of our presentation will reflect Cranton's (1992) framwork of three types of change: assumptions, perspectives, and behaviors. This will be demonstrated through the realization of the expanded definition of "an essay" which in turn changes students perception and execution of the transformed essay.

"Blogging is the New Persuasive Essay" by Shelley Wright 

"Personal Narrative Journalism and Podcast" by Mia Lindgren

"Using Blogging to Enahcne the Initiation of Students into Academic Research" by Eddy K. M. Chong

"A Golden Age of Podcasting? Evaluating Serial in the Context of Podcast Histories" by Richard Berry

"Blogging Thoughts: Personal Publication as an Online Research Tool" by Torill Mortensen and Jill Walker

"Serial, Seriality, and the Possibilities for the Podcast Format" by Mariam Durrani, Kevin Gotkin, and Corrina Laughlin

30-Minute Roundtable Session

Communicating Transformative Learning