The Graduate Student Jeopardy Game

Presenter(s) Information

Scott McEathron, University Of Kansas LibrariesFollow
Carmen Orth-Alfie, University of Kansas LibrariesFollow

Start Date

3-17-2020 10:15 AM

End Date

3-17-2020 11:45 AM

Author(s) Bio

Scott McEathron (MA, MLIS) is Head of the Center for Graduate Initiatives & Engagement at KU Libraries. Carmen Orth-Alfie (MLIS) is the Business and Graduate Engagement Librarian at KU Libraries. Carmen is actively involved in open educational practices.

Keywords

Graduate student learning

Description of Proposal

Come test your knowledge and skills to respond to the varied needs of graduate students! Using a jeopardy style game, small teams of participants will be formed to compete for prizes (coffee, books, and other great stuff!). Get new ideas that can meet the changing information needs and support for graduate students. Warning! You never can be too sure what to expect, but from topics could be drawn from categories such as: data; copyrights; intellectual property; search strategies; publishing; research methods; open access; reviews; app crazy; great sources; wellness, and hodgepodge!

This game is designed for graduate students as part of a research immersion program. The game hosts welcome feedback!

What takeaways will attendees learn from your session?

The primary benefit of this game is the engaging dialogue among the participants about the questions and answers. The game hosts will provide access to the game materials: questions, answers, suggestions for going deeper. Pedagogically, the game is a live example of a fun, interactive learning tool. Through a debriefing discussion, participants will consider how they could adapt the game for their own use. The game content has a CC BY license.