I led our general education team in the development of a tailored “breakout” game using the “escape room” concept as a vehicle of learning and assessment.An escape room is defined as “a physical adventure game in which players are locked in a room and have to use elements of the room to solve a series of puzzles and escape within a set time limit. The games are physical versions of ‘escape the room’ video games”(Escape Room). Summer 2016 served as the beta test period by inviting incoming students participating in summer classes and special programming to participate and provide feedback.
Breakout UT Libraries is an interactive learning experience targeted toward incoming freshmen. They will be asked to use the skills that learned via flipped library instruction and review before having to “break out” of the libraries.
Select links to the right to view instructional teaser videos for Breakout UT Libraries.
**The instructional portion of the videos are only 2 minutes and 27 seconds long. The last 30 minutes are a timer for students.**
Fall 2017 Alien Invasion Trailer
Fall 2016 Apocalypse Hodges Trailer
Fall 2016 Apocalypse Pendergrass Trailer
Learning outcomes include, but are not limited to:
- Become familiar with the spaces, services, and resources of the UT Libraries
- Learn to effectively work and communicate as a team
- Become comfortable with the UT Libraries, librarians, and library staff
- Learn where to ask for research assistance
(Developed in collaboration with UT Libraries General Education Team)
Assessment Tools:
- 5 question assessment of learning
- Discussion of experience
- How well students completed the quest
- Librarian observations
Works Cited
Escape Room. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved July 13, 2016 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_room
Instruction and Engagement Portfolio for Ingrid Ruffin 