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Digital Interference: Challenges in Teaching Multimodal Projects in First-Year Composition

by Greg Gillespie | Xchanges 19.1, Spring 2025

About the Author

Greg Gillespie (he/him) is a PhD student in Rhetoric, Writing, & Linguistics and teaches first-year composition at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He also tutors and coaches at the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center. His research interests include multimodal composition pedagogy, L2 writing, and technical/professional communication. He draws on 15 years of prior experience in the government and corporate sector to incorporate innovative pedagogy into the classroom in addition to building supportive networks among newer GTAs and instructors.