Hi again,
I have found my notes. The software is called Comic Life. People
presenting about it were from Japan and used Macs:
http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Life-Deluxe-Strip-Creator/dp/B000BGZHD8.
The link below gives you samples of student work that facilitated
academic reading on communication
http://homepage.mac.com/sylvanjpayne/comic/

Unfortunately I cannot find anything on PC version of this software,
which is aparently VERY simple to use.

One example of a class activity I have is a handout with a text on
Nonverbal Misinterpretations which contains also a cartoon with empty
speech bubbles - students are asked to fill the balloons with the info
from the text (they need to summarise, quote, paraphrase and interpret
to do so).

Is Zimmerman something similar and can it be used for PC?

R