“Embracing Digital Literacies: A Study of First-Year Students’ Digital Compositions”
by Bay VanWagenen | Xchanges 10.2/11.1
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About the Author
Bay VanWagenen graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 2013 with a Master’s degree in English Composition. She currently teaches in the Merritt Writing Program at the University of California, Merced. Her research interests include genre studies, digital literacies, and first-year composition.
