Games carousel for PG Researchers at Newcastle UniversityKaren Crinnion & Susan Millican, Liaison team Philip Robinson Library

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Background – Science, Agriculture & Engineering Postgraduate Research Programme – The Informed Researcher

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• Series of 3 hour workshops: • Research information essentials• Writing your literature review• Making an impact with your research• Unlocking your research

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/research-support/informed-researcher/

Background – Science, Agriculture & Engineering – using games

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• Singapore Overseas Immersion Programme• Blended approach to learning (online VLE,

lectures, group work, self-guided activities) • Based around games

Crinnion, K. (2015) In-depth induction for our international students using a board game, SCONUL Focus, 64, pp. 57-59. Available at: http://www.sconul.ac.uk/publication/in-depth-induction-for-our-international-students-using-a-board-game

What we did

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• A ‘carousel’ of games/activities (3 games at 3 tables)• Related to information literacy:

information sources, evaluation, referencing• Limited time – 5 minutes per game• Prizes for best team/good contribution• A total of 228 students (2015/16)

Why we did it

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• To replace the traditional welcome talk/presentation• To engage the students with some of the

topics that are covered in the Informed Researcher workshops• So the students could meet the library

team• And to make the welcome event fun and

interactive!

Would you like to try it?

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Any questions?