Presentation
Building the Deck: Creating a Library Card Game for Outreach to Transfer Students (poster)
Libraries
Publication Date
8-17-2016
Document Type
Poster
Abstract
University librarians and staff drew upon previous experience with game-based learning to develop an orientation activity for transfer students. A card game was selected due to the large number of students expected and lack of computers in the available space. Apples to Apples-style cards were created using a free online card generator. Multiple decks were printed to accommodate up to 150 players. The game exposed transfer students to information about the campus library system in a low-key way that allowed players with different knowledge levels to socialize and compete against one another on an equal basis.
Disciplines
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
Citation Information
Giles, K., Shuyler, K., Evans, A., & Reed, J. (2016, August). Building the deck: Creating a library card game for outreach to transfer students. Poster presented at Games+Learning+Society 12, Madison, WI.