7:3 Transmediation

Where and when did I find this word?
This word was in a scholarly article, Imagining the Possibilities in Multimodal Curriculum Design by Peggy Albers.  This article discusses the possibilities that multimodal lessons bring to the classroom.  The word was found in a section on sharing and organizing learning.  Transmediation is a strategy pre-service teachers use to organize and share their learning.

What does this word mean?
According to the author of the article, Peggy Albers, transmediation is a literacy strategy in which learners retranslate their understanding of an idea, concept, or text through another medium.  The mediums used are literature studies, exit slips, class discussion, written and artistic responses to literature, PowerPoint presentations, journals, Internet researchers, critical analysis, cultural heritage projects, and focused studies.

Do I want to know this word?
Even though this is a strategy used by students to demonstrate learning, transmediation is also an assessment tool that can be used in classrooms in place of a traditional assessment.  It's good for differentiation of assessments which are useful in all classrooms.
It is important that I know this word because I am a teacher.  It's another useful strategy to put into the teacher toolbox.

Do I want others to know this word?
It is important for all teachers to know this word.  The concept of multimodality is so important in education that a strategy such as transmediation should not be overlooked.  It offers such a wide choice of opportunity to gauge student learning.