Table of Contents

1. A Gap to Bridge 2. Multimodality and Neurobiology 3. The Neurocognitive Model of Multimodal Rhetoric 4. Framing Cognition with Media 5. Historical Case Study: Twi Training Practices 6. New Media Applications: Slide Shows and Simulators 7. Instructional Machinima 8. Comparative Neurorhetorical Analyses 9. Research Implications 10. Conclusion Directions for Future Growth Appendix A: Challenges in Historical Research of Multimodal Rhetoric and Cognition Appendix B: Interview Questions Appendix C: The Arsenal of Democracy Speech: December 29, 1940 References

About the Author

Dirk Remley has taught business writing and technical writing courses for over 20 years at Kent State University, USA where he also earned a PhD in rhetoric and composition. His publications pertain to literacy practices and writing pedagogies, particularly those connected to workplace communication. He has published work in the Community Literacy Journal, Across the Disciplines, Computers and Composition Online, Computers and Composition, and Writing and Pedagogy, in addition to multiple handbook chapters. He has also made presentations at numerous national conferences.