Comics in Education

This presentation is part of a workshop on comics and graphic novels in education given occasionally at the University of Michigan's Language Resource Center. Check the listings here to see when/if the workshop is being given, and to register.

Resources

Software and Utilities

Comic Life Pixton Strip Generator Bitstrips Storybird Make Beliefs Comix Xtranormal GoAnimate! Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine

Instructional Materials

Pixton Tutorial Handout (Google Doc, UM access only) UM Library Guide: Comics and Graphic Novels Nick Sousanis' "Comics in Teaching and Learning" course site at Columbia TC.

Articles and Links

Art Spiegelman's MAUS: A Different Type of Holocaust Literature Goethe Institut: Learning German through comics Gene Yang: Comics in Education Ideas for Using Comic Strips in FL Teaching How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom Comics in the Classroom and Beyond (Chronicle of Higher Ed)

Peer Reviewed Publications

James W. Brown "Comics in the Foreign Language Classroom: Pedagogical Perspectives" Dale Jacobs "More than Words: Comics as a Means of Teaching Multiple Literacies" Bill Templer "Graphic Novels in the ESL Classroom" Stephan Cary "Going Graphic: Comics at Work in the Multilingual Classroom" Cognitive Comics (includes link to free eBook)

Creative Commons/Free Image Resources

Set of characters Creative Commons search (If using for coursework or in class, deselect "use for commercial purposes")

Related Media

China Books Presents "Comics in the Classroom" (Youtube) [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] Comic Life in Education (Vimeo) [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] UNO Course Profiles: Language and Comics