Audio from GLLS2007: Information Literacy through Unique Education Gaming Application
Posted on 08/22/2007 at 12:31:13 PM by Jenny Levine
By Annie Downey and Kristin BoyettPresented July 24, 2007
"The University of North Texas Libraries is planning a unique, online educational
game to develop information literacy among its students. This presentation will
include information on the entire development process of this single player
online role-playing game.A brief introduction into the current state of gaming, including studies regarding gaming as an educational tool and the potential of gaming to teach information literacy will be presented. Educational gaming is a field that is growing quickly, and will potentially have tremendous impact on the future of how we teach and learn." More info....
Listen to an MP3 audio file of this session (39MB, 42:46)
tags: glls2007, gaming in libraries
Posted in Gaming and Libraries, Gaming and Libraries Symposium, Podcast
1 Comment
I agree that education through gaming is effective. However, I wonder how it impacts on psychology... Is there a way to prevent addiction?
