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Makes Leading in Literacy and Tech Possible
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ associate professor Annette Vee specializes in literacy and technology research, with a focus on computer code as a distinct type of writing. Her primary research takes a holistic view of the technological, legal, and social factors that shape digital composition environments.
The author of Coding Literacy: How Computer Programming is Changing Writing, Vee analyzes technologies developed through computer programming within the longer historical lens of writing and literacy. Through her research, she identifies that the increasing prevalence and relevance of software in everyday life is fundamentally shifting what it means to be literate.
Vee teaches writing at the ÌÒ»¨ÊÓƵ, from first year composition to graduate dissertations, and helps students explore digital modes of composition at all levels. Many of her courses include the development of creative and critical thinking projects using computation.
Additionally, Vee co-designed the popular undergraduate course, Digital Humanity, which asks students to consider what it means to be human in an age of ubiquitous computing and AI. She also contributed to the design and launch of the Digital Narrative and Interactive Design undergraduate major at Pitt, bridging interdisciplinary insights across English and computer and information science disciplines.