Title of Presentation
Presentation Type
Presentation
Conference Track
Technology Trends
Description
Video games can be an excellent conduit for delivering and retaining information literacy concepts. Their capacity to motivate the student to accomplish a particular goal, their ability to provide instant feedback to the student/player, and their capacity to grasp student's attention make them a unique tool for delivering information literacy concepts. The presenter will talk about the process of learning, developing, and implementing simple video game/quizzes in one-shot library instruction sessions, as well as the possibility of using them in online-only literacy instruction.
Learning Outcomes
Integration of small video games in library instruction.
Frameworks for video game development in the library.
Use of video games as classroom activity.
How to use these video games for online-only library instruction.
Start Date
29-3-2019 2:15 PM
End Date
29-3-2019 3:00 PM
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28024
Subjects
Information services -- User education, Library orientation for college students, Information literacy -- Study and teaching, Video games in education
Video Games in One-Shot Library Instruction
Video games can be an excellent conduit for delivering and retaining information literacy concepts. Their capacity to motivate the student to accomplish a particular goal, their ability to provide instant feedback to the student/player, and their capacity to grasp student's attention make them a unique tool for delivering information literacy concepts. The presenter will talk about the process of learning, developing, and implementing simple video game/quizzes in one-shot library instruction sessions, as well as the possibility of using them in online-only literacy instruction.
