Merging Personal and Academic Identities

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Keywords:

education, academic identities, scholarly identities, developmental literacy, academic community building

Abstract

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36896/2.2pp2

In this article, we describe rationales and processes of using a tableau theater model for student engagement in a developmental education literacy course. Tableau theater is an instructional technique in which students physically reenact moments in texts they read. Asher's (1969) total physical response (TPR), and constructivist and theories of embodied literacies (Cope & Kalantzis, 2009; New London Group, 1996) informed the development of this technique. Repeated use of this instructional model in a variety of class contexts and with different texts and instructors demonstrated the value of using classroom time to allow students to engage physically with the text and create their own meaning, thus putting them in control of building their own academic identities.

Author Biography

  • Tamara Harper Shetron, Texas State University

    Tamara Harper Shetron is a doctoral candidate in developmental education at Texas State University with a concentration in literacy studies. Her research includes inclusive post-secondary education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and active and engaging teaching pedagogy. She is committed to supporting diverse and non-traditional students in higher education and life-long learning settings. Tamara is also an accomplished musician and fine arts consultant. She is actively engaged in the creative arts special interest group sponsored by the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and she is a the past board president of the Austin based inclusive performing arts company, TILT.

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Published

2020-02-01

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): J-CASP: Volume 2, Issue 2 (Fall 2019/Winter 2020)

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Promising Practices

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Merging Personal and Academic Identities. (2020). Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2(2), 2. https://jcasp-ojs-txstate.tdl.org/jcasp/article/view/132

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