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Teaching Students Scholarly Research With a Video Game

By james_fudge

Colleges and libraries are using a new educational video game to teach students what "scholarly research" is all about. A team of researchers lead by Professor Karen Markey and associate Professor Victor Rosenberg at the University of Michigan's School of Information developed a game that teaches "university-level scholarly research skills."

The game is called BiblioBouts, and is described as an online social activity game that teaches players the skills they need to research academic papers. The game has generated a fair share of enthusiasm among both students and educators for its ease of use and educational value. In 2010, the game earned its creators the University of Michigan Provost's Innovation in Teaching Award.

The developers are encouraging instructors and librarians to use the game in classes where research and writing projects are at the core of the course at hand. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on January 11, 2011 (boomark / email).