Internet Detective

I've been thinking a lot lately about instructional approaches to information literacy. Although there are many avenues of thought that need exploration, and I detailed map that I have yet to construct, one such road involves the use of games as an engagement strategy for learners. Today, I stumbled across an interactive site for the instruction of Internet evaluation for academic research at the following URL: http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/.

While this site hits upon some of the features of gaming that I would like to explore in my own style, it feels like there is a foundational piece of the puzzle missing from this design. The learner is positioned into the narrative as a detective, which is good because a gamer needs to have a character to play. The iconography is present to set the tone and mood of the playing environment. There are interactive components such as web navigation and quizzes, but these elements feel more like restrictions than keys components to progressing through a narrative. Nonetheless, an interesting site to explore when you're feeling adventurous.

Beginning Again

Since I haven't posted to this blog in over a year and a half, I could easily delete the presence of this blog, but I've decided to give it another shot. Instead of maintaining a tight focus of investigation as I had originally intended to do, I will be using this space as a general platform to write my thoughts as they arise from some of the readings that I pursue. The object of inquiry will be information, but looked at through a wide-angled lens. I also hope that these notes will be entertaining, because if I can't entertain myself in this space, I don't see how I will get any enjoyment out of returning to these pages to type out my thoughts.