tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post7216874696881822315..comments2023-10-30T08:40:14.835-07:00Comments on SHU - Blogucause07: ARGs and library orientationLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862547505995881387noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-80474635884646876112007-11-01T11:53:00.000-07:002007-11-01T11:53:00.000-07:00I think Smodge has a good idea (shock) - but exten...I think Smodge has a good idea (shock) - but extending it how about involving some City Campus students in designing a Welcome ARG that would engage wacky Art studs? It could then be reused on Open Days or incomers.Andrew Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513551117158154679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-67246212152950133572007-10-31T04:22:00.000-07:002007-10-31T04:22:00.000-07:00Great to hear of somewhere that has tried it succe...Great to hear of somewhere that has tried it successfully. <BR/><BR/>The social aspects in their model must help a lot with uptake. We should think how to build that in.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037031181745437472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-73122559267624962222007-10-30T13:29:00.000-07:002007-10-30T13:29:00.000-07:00the papier mache snake on the video is - what's th...the papier mache snake on the video is - what's the word? - oh yes, "special". but i like the look of the activity itself, particularly as it is defined in terms of time, and links with group and specific real world activities.<BR/><BR/>brian - i don't agree that the treasure hunt took a lot of work. people can run with it in their own time, and the only additional time required in terms of managing it is checking for new submissions on the bb site, then inviting them to facebook - everything else is self-managed. if people want to run it themselves with students, we can easily hand over control of the later stages by getting them to set up the final steps in their own bb site. i think the individualistic and opt-in nature of it, as well as the timing, contributed to the low completion rate, and that would maybe be something to revisit if we launched something similar again?gshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798200376001011617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-35384154430201150422007-10-30T09:09:00.000-07:002007-10-30T09:09:00.000-07:00Excellent - they have posted the link - check out ...Excellent - they have posted the link - check out the video... its "special"<BR/>Full slides at: <A HREF="http://www.educause.edu/upload/presentations/E07/SESS098/NSOppt.ppt" REL="nofollow">Slides on Educause resource space</A>Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862547505995881387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-57958331861071191072007-10-30T08:30:00.000-07:002007-10-30T08:30:00.000-07:00You're right Brian, one of the things that struck ...You're right Brian, one of the things that struck me about their game was that it was quite intensive face to face followed by some opt in activities rather than fully asynchronous - I think this was a major factor in making it manageable.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862547505995881387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-72397050321555896242007-10-30T04:14:00.000-07:002007-10-30T04:14:00.000-07:00It sounds like a good way of getting the students ...It sounds like a good way of getting the students involved in something. The amount of work does seem a concern. We set up a sort of ARG with the Treasure Hunt, and it did take a fair amount of work, especially considering the number of participants. Making use of existing resources and channels sounds like the best idea.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016616022200636929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-41079970816343406562007-10-26T09:15:00.000-07:002007-10-26T09:15:00.000-07:00they do re-use each year but it is still early day...they do re-use each year but it is still early days so they are still iterating: Re time I'd say it was quite short and a bit crude - although I think that added to the charm and the familiarity. So I don't think it was a lot of work and they made smart use of existing support and marketing channels.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862547505995881387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904635875997007675.post-91267376116454427082007-10-26T07:45:00.000-07:002007-10-26T07:45:00.000-07:00Sounds like something that could be tried out on t...Sounds like something that could be tried out on the Psalter lane lot when they come down - actually they're probably not the most appropriate group. But it's worth looking at as a model useful to the DF agenda.<BR/>Do you know how long it took them to develop and whether the game is generally re-usable year after year?smodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06711101523907210440noreply@blogger.com