scil works 2013: the peer review process as performance art
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The Peer Review Process as Performance Art
Mary Ann NaumannResearch & Reference LibrarianPepperdine University Libraries
Peer Review Play
• What my hack is• How you can do it too• What I’ve learned so far
Two interests collide …
… or perhaps happily
converge
Open Peer Review
• Reviewers' names are included on the peer review reports
• If the manuscript is published, the reports are made available online along with the final version of the manuscript
BioMed Central’s Definition
Reviewer Delia West’s Comments
The Peer Review Play Hacks Three Things:
• Repurposes something freely available (the article, reviewers’ comments, authors’ responses) into a unique teaching tool
• Shifts the tempo of my class • Changes up my and my students’ roles in the
class
Creating a Peer Review Play
• Find an open access, open peer review article (try BioMed Central and BMJ Open)
• Print out copies of the abstract, reviewers’ comments, and authors’ responses
• Consider what commentary you, as the narrator, would like to interject during the play
• Highlight and number the printouts to create a script• Research the authors and reviewers to create mini-bios for
use as introductions to your play• Create a PowerPoint presentation with images from the
script so the audience can easily follow along
Performance of the Peer Review Play
• Solicit volunteers from class to form your cast• Provide a brief description of what your play is
about and what your cast will be doing• Introduce the characters (using bios with an
emphasis on credentials)• Let the action begin!• Follow play with discussion of what has been
learned
What I’ve Learned So Far
It’s fun!
Students got it & were engaged
Unexpected & insightful student comments and questions
For more information and links to resources:infoguides.pepperdine.edu/peer-review-play