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ACRL DOLS Instruction Committee Virtual Poster Presentations

Digital poster, resources for further reading, and contact information for 2025 ACRL DOLS Instruction Committee Virtual Poster Session.

Digging Deeper: Designing an Interactive Research Adventure to Deepen Student Engagement

Virtual poster created by Amy Scheelke (Copyright & Liaison Librarian, Salt Lake Community College) April 2025.

Explore how an innovative, asynchronous “choose your own research adventure” tutorial was designed to foster engagement and autonomy for online geology students learning research skills. Learn how the interactive design leveraged skip logic to create a learning experience where students move through content based on perceived research needs.

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Digging Deeper: Research for the Geology Field Trip Assignment

Resources for Further Reading

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Explore examples of "choose your own adventure" tutorials:

Hurrell, C. (2021). A “choose your own adventure” recipe for teaching scholarly communications concepts. In B. Buljung & E. Bongiovanni (Eds.), The scholarly communications cookbook (pp. 229-232). Association of College and Research Libraries.

Kiles, T. M., Hall, E. A., Scott, D., & Cernasev, A. (2021). Enhancing student knowledge of diabetes through virtual choose your own adventure patient case format. Pharmacy9(2), 1-7.

Long, J. H., & Hicks, J. L. (2015). To Google this, turn to page 42: Building a "choose your own research adventure" game. LOEX Conference Proceedings 2015, 179-181.

Sewell, A. (2022, April). Choose your own instruction adventure: Giving students agency and choice with Twine [Poster session]. ACRL DOLS-IC Virtual Poster Session.

Stiwinter, K. (2013). Using an interactive online tutorial to expand library instruction. Internet Reference Services Quarterly18(1), 15-41.

Find select readings on student engagement and autonomy in online learning:

This is not meant to be a comprehensive review of this topic.

Cui, Y., Zhao, G., & Zhang, D. (2022). Improving students' inquiry learning in web‐based environments by providing structure: Does the teacher matter or platform matter? British Journal of Educational Technology53(4), 1049-1068.

Gorbunova, A., Lange, C., Savelyev, A., Adamovich, K., & Costley, J. (2024). The interplay of self-regulated learning, cognitive load, and performance in learner-controlled environments. Education Sciences, 14(8), 1-15.

Wright, T. B., & Weible, J. L. (2024). Current attitudes on digital interactive fiction and text adventure games within learning contexts: A systematic literature review. Journal of Research in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education7(1), 23-51.