Gamification

Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco holds an MLIS from San Jose State, an MAT from the University of San Francisco, and a BA from UC Berkeley. She works as an Instruction Librarian at UC Merced. The author of “If You Build It…: One Campus’ Firsthand Account of Gamification in the Academic Library,” published in C&RL News, and co-author of “Think Like A Researcher: Integrating the Research Process Into the Introductory Composition Curriculum,” a chapter in The New Information Literacy Instruction: Best Practices from Rowman & Littlefield,she has long had an interest in using games to connect with students.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Why Games?Chapter 2. PersonalizationChapter 3. Setting Goals and ObjectivesChapter 4. Designing Your ProjectChapter 5. Identifying Partners and Making a CaseChapter 6. Types of GamesChapter 7. Using Games in InstructionChapter 8. Game AccessibilityChapter 9. Games AssessmentChapter 10. Themes and PredictionsIndexAbout the Author

I would recommend it for those non-game player teacher librarians out there who are intrigued, but want to get their head around this concept before launch. So, spend a couple of hours with this author; then, get a group of students to have a discussion about gamification, and then ask them if they would be your team of selectors and testers. Better to enter this strategy prepared than face a disaster and try to back up. You won't go wrong with this author's guidance.