information literacy game

The Information Literacy Game

Lesley Thomson

game phases

1. describing the situation

2. choosing the cards

3. planning action

4. presenting the solution/discussion

1.describe situation

1. real situation

2. fictitious scenario

3. pre-prepared scenario

“you have been asked to develop an Information

Literacy training programme for your

organisation”

“you have been asked to develop an Information

Literacy training programme for your

organisation”

“you have been asked to develop an Information Literacy eLearning tutorial for

your organisation”

“you have been asked to develop an Information Literacy eLearning tutorial for

your organisation”

2. choose the cards

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title and description

title and description

3. plan action

1. who to engage

2. methods to use

3. tools to use

4. roles and resources

4. present solution

• each group presents their conclusions

• opportunity for discussion

"really encouraged discussion - I don't think it will be the next Monopoly, but it succeeded in getting everyone talking and thinking seriously about the practical implications of info lit work.”

"a great game not only as an ice-breaker but also in ensuring people consider lots of important issues in a stimulating, participative

and positive way."

"a great game not only as an ice-breaker but also in ensuring people consider lots of important issues in a stimulating, participative

and positive way."

"useful but was complicated by the number of cards produced making the decisions quite difficult."

"useful but was complicated by the number of cards produced making the decisions quite difficult."

"not a big criticism, the Scottish Government ladies didn't really give us any feedback on the choices we'd made during the game - that would have helped solidify the learning."

"not a big criticism, the Scottish Government ladies didn't really give us any feedback on the choices we'd made during the game - that would have helped solidify the learning."

want more?

Creating an Information Literate Scotland community of practice

http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk/c/1571693/home.do

Scottish Government Library training blog

http://blogs.scotland.gov.uk/sglibraryservices/

Social by Social Gamehttp://www.socialbysocial.com/game

David Wilcox and Drew Mackie’s Useful Games

http://usefulgames.co.uk/

keep in touch!

Lesley.Thomson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/lesleythomson

http://twitter.com/lelil

http://mea-mea-culpa.blogspot.com/