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dc.contributor.author | Jerrett, Adam![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel)![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | De Beer, K.J.W. (Koos)![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-10T06:53:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-10T06:53:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE : Teaching students/library patrons twenty-first century literacies (such as information and library literacies) is important within a library setting. As such, finding an appropriate manner to teach these skills in a practical manner at tertiary level is important. As vehicles for constructivist learning, games provide a unique opportunity to teach these twenty-first century literacies in an engaging, practical, format. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implementation of an alternate reality game (ARG) to teach these literacies through gameplay. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : An ARG was designed and developed where the core gameplay tasks taught and exercised twenty-first century literacies. The game, once completed, was then analysed as a case study to determine the effectiveness of the game-based approach to literacy learning. FINDINGS : Throughout the play of the game, players spent increasingly more time in the library, often using it as a common meeting point during play. Players reported that they learnt or exercised the skills that each game task focussed on, additionally noting that the game-based context made the process of learning and exercising these skills more enjoyable. ORIGINALITY/VALUE : The findings suggest that the creation of games, whether real world or digital, may be useful in engaging students/patrons with twenty-first century literacies as well as with their local library. The documentation of a successful ARG to teach twenty-first century literacies provides a model for future research to follow when designing engaging library-oriented games. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Information Science | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | hj2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/ajim | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Adam Jerrett, Theo J.D. Bothma, Koos de Beer, (2017) "Exercising library and information literacies through alternate reality gaming", Aslib Journal of Information Management, Vol. 69 Issue: 2, pp.230-254, https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-11-2016-0185. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1758-3748 (online) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2050-3806 (print) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1108/AJIM-11-2016-0185 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63466 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Emerald | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Information literacy | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Library | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Game-based learning | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Twenty-first century literacies | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Constructivist teaching | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Alternate reality game (ARG) | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-04 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-04: Quality education | |
dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | |
dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-17 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals | |
dc.title | Exercising library and information literacies through alternate reality gaming | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |