Research
The earliest research that can be considered part of media theory involved the use of computers as word processors. However, with the advent of applications like HyperCard for the Apple Macintosh, the focus in media research shifted to hypertext’s implications in the writing classroom.
Much research has been done regarding technological literacy, and questions of literacy in general. Richard Ohmann, as early as 1985, questions the focus on technological literacy appearing in schools at the time. Insisting that technological literacy is tied to socioeconomic class, Ohmann, and others like him began to research the possibility for educational ostracism because of a lack of access to technological tools. This contrasts starkly with much of the utopian visions of the technological classroom that others exhibited.
Current research is being conducted multimodal composition, broadening composition to encompass video, video games, music, and other interactive media Digital Media.
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