UNLOCK Library Literacies: game-based learning leads to critical reflection
Teacher Candidates (TCs) in the BEd program at UBC Vancouver experienced an interactive session in the Education Library as part of their orientation to the library and to library and information literacies. The Education Librarians developed a series of questions and delivered these questions to students working in groups via a randomized qualtrics survey. The […]
Scavenger Hunts, BINGO games & more: get your students moving!
“…challenge and learning are a large part of what makes good video games motivating and entertaining. Humans actually enjoy learning, though sometimes in school you wouldn’t know that” (Gee, 2007). An increasingly large body of work supports the notion that game-playing can promote engagement and and deepen student learning. By playing games, an activity deeply […]
