The Benefits of Integrating an Information Literacy Skills Game into Academic Coursework: A Preliminary Evaluation

Markey, Karen; Swanson, Fritz; Leeder, Chris; Peters, Gregory R.; Jennings, Brian; Rosenberg, Victor; Rieh, Soo Young; Carter, Geoffrey V.; Packard, Averill; Frost, Robert L.; Mbabu, Loyd; Calvetti, Andrew; Jean, Beth St.

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“…Players can view one another's stories and vote on their favorites. In the University of Michigan's BiblioBouts (Markey, 2010), which is played over several weeks, students submit articles into the game, then go through a series of “bouts,” each with unique goals and mechanics. Just as social networking games like What to Wear depend on the votes of other players for the scoring, students earn points and virtual badges by rating and commenting on each other's submitted articles.…”

Section: Video Games For Library Instructionmentioning

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“…BiblioBouts is incorporated into the class at a much more complex level. While students do not have to be working within the game at the same time or in the same place, the game system allows for asynchronous competition, and students can see each other's work, which in turn influences their own (Markey, 2010).…”

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“…BiblioBouts gets away from trivia entirely (Markey, 2010). These designers have found a way to combine computer programming and social voting to score students as they go through the regular process of building a bibliography.…”

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“…Commercial games provide feedback through rewards, losing life, points, adjustment in difficulty level, hints, and sound or visual effects. In BiblioBouts' first implementation (Markey, 2010), they found that feedback needed to be improved so players had a clearer idea of which actions accumulated more points. In Blood in the Stacks , teams' scores were posted in a highly visible place (Donald, 2008).…”

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Digital games in academic libraries: a review of games and suggested best practices

Broussard

2012

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of available online library games and offer six suggestions for best practices based on the available games.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a thorough review of the literature on online games in libraries as well as an analysis of the games freely available online. Further information from some game designers was sought by e‐mail as needed to enhance the published literature.FindingsA total of 17 online library games have been mentioned in the literature, 11 of which are at least partially available online. They vary greatly in type of game, technical sophistication, cost of development, and visual appeal. Some have been successful (designers report being satisfied), some have been less successful, and some have been abandoned before completion. Suggestions for development of future games include keeping it simple; having a plan to use it in class or market to faculty; “gating” key concepts; making it fun; giving feedback; and play testing throughout the development process.Originality/valueWhile previous articles have mentioned three or four online games in libraries, no one has attempted to make a comprehensive overview or to suggest similarities among what has worked well in these projects. Analyzing the key traits of the more successful games will help librarians develop games in the future.

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Section: Video Games For Library Instructionmentioning

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Section: What Can We Learn and Where Can We Go From Here?mentioning

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Section: What Can We Learn and Where Can We Go From Here?mentioning

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Digital games in academic libraries: a review of games and suggested best practices

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2012

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“…However, the results of having students play games developed by libraries have been mixed (Broussard, ). Funding problems, graduation of game designers, students lack of interest in ill designed games had plagued game projects sustainability (Cohen, Nishikawa and Miner 2009, Gallegos & Allgood, and Markey, ).…”

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Designing games in the classroom: Learning benefits

2014

Proc of Assoc for Info

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The purpose of this study is to determine if the introduction of game design has an impact on the learning of information literacy concepts among undergraduate students. The study proposes a descriptive case study which draws upon the theories of social constructivism and motivation to explore the phenomenon learning by game design. The study was conducted in an online one credit information literacy class. Preliminary findings offer insight into the use of game design in learning scenarios.

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Using Games to Make Formative Assessment Fun in the Academic Library

Broussard

2014

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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The Benefits of Integrating an Information Literacy Skills Game into Academic Coursework: A Preliminary Evaluation

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Digital games in academic libraries: a review of games and suggested best practices

Digital games in academic libraries: a review of games and suggested best practices

Designing games in the classroom: Learning benefits

Using Games to Make Formative Assessment Fun in the Academic Library

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