Graphic Production
JeopardLabs is and online game template allowing the use of graphics in educational settings especially appeals to the visual learner. The website is located at https://jeopardylabs.com/. For most students, the use of graphics enhances thinking skills and makes the learning more memorable. When used for assessment purposes, graphics have the potential to make the process less stressful for students. Some possibilities for graphic production assessment tools include graphic organizers, info-graphics, comics, and gamification.
Gamification is the term that is used to describe the integration of fun into the seriousness of learning, in order to boost students’ motivation, creativity, and productivity. A game provides a better learning environment, because it is not only fun, but entertaining and captures students’ attention, along with providing almost immediate feedback. Assessment may occur within the game and outside of the game. An instructor who designs an assessment game may assign assessment tasks for the students to complete, in addition to playing the game. These assessment tasks may seem like extra work for the instructor, but they unlock valuable instructional power. The tasks may seem to be extra work for students, but they also can be very engaging. JeopardyLabs.com is a website where students and instructors may access an online Jeopardy template to be use as an assessment tool. Benefits of utilizing the Jeopardy game is that a template is already available for use without PowerPoint, pictures and other multimedia may be added to the template, thereby customizing it, and the points awarded for correct answers may be adjusted as desired.
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Cynthia Koons
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