intentional edutainment: a pedagogically and theatrically sound approach to information literacy...
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Intentional Edutainment:A Pedagogically and Theatrically Sound
Approach to Information Literacy Instruction
Joshua Vossler & John WattsCoastal Carolina University
Who the #$%& are We?
Josh Dislikes
• Twilight
• Pants
John Fears
• Going to the gym
• Dying alone
Purpose
• Argue the importance of entertainment• Provide a basic formula for generating
entertaining content using self-disclosure• Suggest methods for assessing students’
emotional states
Breakout
Turn to someone next to you and share with them at least one thing you hate, and one
thing you fear.
…and now, a short video on learning domains.
Theory
• Higher education emphasizes the cognitive.• So where does motivation come from?• Authority is not a useful motivation.• Knowledge is useless if not applied.
Theory
• Too much of a good thing.• There’s a play named I Hate Hamlet for a
reason.• Library instruction is not special.
Boolean Logic
Hating LibrariesAND
LibrariansOR
Information LiteracyNOT
Jersey Shore
What to do?
Be more entertaining
The Affective Continuum
IGNORANCE
RECEIVING
RESPONDING
VALUING
ORGANIZATION
CHARACTERIZATION BY A VALUE COMPLEX
Humor
Humor Funny
Practice
Walmart
BreakoutMatch your fears or hatreds with an information literacy concept
• Search Strategies• Narrowing Topics• Locating Books• Getting Help• Selecting Appropriate Sources• The Information Cycle• Evaluating Sources• Citation• Other/your choice
Dos and Don’ts of Affective Assessment
• Don’t use this to evaluate students. • Do communicate to students that their replies
will not be factored into their grades. • Don’t freak out if your results point in scary
directions. • Do use these data for self-reflection and
revision of instructional materials.
Dos and Don’ts Continued
• Don’t ask general questions.• Do ask students to report their emotional
states in relation to specific events or concepts• Don’t ask a bunch of questions. It wastes time
and splits your focus.
Assessment Example
Did you enjoy the humor in this video? YesNo
Assessment Examples
I enjoyed the way the instructor explained _____________
strongly agreeagreeneutral disagreestrongly disagree
Assessment Examples
I enjoyed the instructor’s self introductionstrongly agreeagreeneutraldisagreestrongly disagree
Problems?
The instructors’ introduction was:
Questions?