Presentation delivered to m-libraries international conference, Brisbane 2011, by Charles Darwin University Library - "Exploring student engagement with mobile technologies at a regional university"
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Exploring student engagement with mobile technologies at a regional university
1. Exploring student engagement with mobile technologies at a remote and regional universityJulie Cartwright, Sally Cummings, Bernadette Royal, Michelle Turner and JoAnne Witt
2. Where is CDU? Photo credits: http://www.australia.com/destinations/states/nt.aspx http://amazingaustralia.com.au and Flickr-Creative Commons
4. Challenges of Supporting Internal and External Students Photo credits: http://www.eightacresofeden.com/2009/12/lighting-for-teenagers-deskstudy.html
5. Orientation For All Group Mascots On campus On campus no phone Online Online no phone Photo credits: Steve Boak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalbarragup_artworks/), Grant Williamson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gjw/) and Sam Fraser-Smith (http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfrasersmith/). Cartoonified using BeFunky.
26. Treasure Hunt Entries 70 on campus (31%) 8 / 70 (11.4%) used QR codes 223 entries 153 online (69%) 15 / 153 (9.8%) used QR codes Comment: “A great way to familiarise my way around the CDU library site. Great fun too, a break from study!”
47. QR code links to video/text/images instructions on how to print
48. QR Code links to tutorial on how to add money to card using card machine and eftpos facility
49. LCD screen in CDU Library foyer. QR code links to video/text/images of Library news, sites and events
50. QR code copies call number to mobile device/maps physical location/more info
51. Wrap Up How do we identify what aspects to adopt and promote? Observations indicated high level of clients using mobile devices within the library. CDU Library policy will ensure mobile compatibility is considered in all future system and content purchases Statistics collected indicate fun, instructional video clips worthy of adopting &promoting CDU Library QR Codes can be used in any promotional arena/campus wide/Territory wide Are they worthy of our time and budget? Yes, increasing library profile to external & internal clients through the use of free software tools such as Animoto & Blabberize clearly demonstrated high level of student engagement. How to overcome difficulties for smaller Libraries who may lack staffing, expertise and resources? We addressed these difficulties by sourcing freeware, self taught play time, drawing upon existing knowledge from within the team and the common goal of providing a fun learning experience for everyone involved.